Sporting Kansas City added another teenager to the team. The club announced they have signed 15-year-old forward Tyler Freeman as a Homegrown Player. Freeman is the tenth Homegrown Player signed from the Sporting KC Academy and will be officially added to the roster prior to the 2019 season. Freeman’s contract will run through 2022 with an option for 2023.
At just 15 years and 266 days, Freeman becomes the second-youngest signing in team history and ninth-youngest in MLS. Fellow Academy product, Gianluca Busio was 15 years and 89 days old when he signed last season.
Freeman, a native of Shawnee, Kansas entered the Sporting KC Academy in 2014 at age 11.