Washington, May 14 -- Teenage forward Julian Hall made Major League Soccer history by becoming the youngest player to score a hat-trick in Red Bull New York's 3-2 win over Columbus Crew.
Hall - aged 18 years and 50 days - scored twice in the first half and once in the second at Sports Illustrated Stadium to take his tally to nine league goals in 13 appearances this season.
Former FC Dallas striker Ricardo Pepi was the previous record holder - aged 18 years and 196 days when he scored a hat-trick against LA Galaxy in 2021, according to BBC Sport.
American Hall, who made his MLS debut at the age of 15 in 2023, has been capped by the United States at under-15 and under-17 levels - and is also eligible to represent Poland internationally.
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