Earlier today, New York City FC signed 14-year-old Maximo Carrizo, making him the youngest player to sign a First Team contract in the history of MLS. In fact, the highly-regarded midfielder turned 14 today: Happy birthday, and welcome to The Show.
Carrizo attended NYCFC Summer Camp in 2017, when he was a nine-year-old. The Manhattan native was invited to join the NYCFC Academy in 2018 as a U-12 player, where he impressed the staff enough to be named to the U-15 squad for the MLS Next Playoffs. Earlier this year, Carrizo joined the first team for preseason training.