United States Soccer League side FC Tulsa have made history by signing 14-year-old Renan Mendoza to an academy deal and including him in their roster for the upcoming season.
If he plays this season, Mendoza will follow in the footsteps of cult legend Freddy Adu by playing professional soccer in America at the age of 14. Mendoza, who was born in 2008, has been with the Tulsa Soccer Club since 2017 and has been playing with their youth sides ever since.
The teenager also played for the United States under-15 Futsal side last year, and shone at the 2021 Portimao International Cup with six goals and two assists in six matches at the tournament. Now, he will be hoping to make his debut in America's second-tier before he can legally watch a 15-rated film.
