20-year-old Sporting KC midfielder Jimmy Medranda | Photo by USA Today Sports Images
With today's roster move to waive defender Josh Gardner -- at age 31, the oldest player on Peter Vermes' squad -- Sporting Kansas City ranks third among Major League Soccer's 19 teams with an average age of 25.34 years. Midfielder Jimmy Medranda (pictured above) is the youngest player to appear for the team this season at age 20 and is one of eight players eligible for MLSsoccer.com's "24 under 24" in 2014 along with Christian Duke, Kevin Ellis, Mikey Lopez, Alex Martinez, Erik Palmer-Brown, Oriol Rosell and Soony Saad.
At age 16, Palmer-Brown remains the youngest player in MLS -- born six months before the league's second youngest pro, Chivas USA forward Caleb Calvert.
Team |
Avg Age |
Youngest Player |
|---|---|---|
1. Vancouver Whitecaps |
24.58 |
Marco Carducci (17) |
2. Columbus Crew |
25.30 |
Wil Trapp (21) |
3. Sporting KC |
25.34 |
Erik Palmer-Brown (16) |
4. FC Dallas |
25.41 |
Kellyn Acosta (18) |
5. Philadelphia Union |
25.47 |
Zach Pfeffer (19) |
6. D.C. United |
25.48 |
Michael Seaton (17) |
7. Toronto FC |
25.54 |
Jordan Hamilton (18) |
8. New England Revolution |
25.66 |
Diego Fagundez (19) |
9. Real Salt Lake |
25.80 |
Jordan Allen (18) |
10. Houston Dynamo |
25.84 |
Bryan Salazar (19) |
11. Colorado Rapids |
25.88 |
Charles Eloundou (19) |
12. Chicago Fire |
26.09 |
Grant Ward (19) |
13. LA Galaxy |
26.10 |
Bradford Jamieson IV (17) |
14. Chivas USA |
26.23 |
Caleb Calvert (17) |
15. Montreal Impact |
26.43 |
Maxime Crepeau (19) |
16. Portland Timbers |
26.47 |
Alvas Powell (19) |
17. New York Red Bulls |
26.95 |
Matt Miazga (18) |
18. Seattle Sounders |
27.17 |
Aaron Kovar (20) |
19. San Jose Earthquakes |
27.31 |
Tommy Thompson (18) |
