| Da'vian Kimbrough | |
| Fullname: | Da'vian Jaleel Kimbrough |
| Birth Date: | February 18, 2010 |
| Birth Place: | Woodland, California, United States |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Sacramento Republic FC |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthclubs1: | North Bay Elite FC |
| Youthclubs2: | Woodland SC |
| Youthyears3: | 2021– |
| Youthclubs3: | Sacramento Republic |
| Youthyears4: | 2023 |
| Youthclubs4: | → New York Red Bulls (loan) |
| Years1: | 2023– |
| Clubs1: | Sacramento Republic |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Mexico U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
| Pcupdate: | July 21, 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | December 9, 2023 |
Da'vian Jaleel Kimbrough (born February 18, 2010) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship club Sacramento Republic FC. He became the youngest professional player in United States history at the age of 13 years, 7 months, and 13 days, when he made a first-team appearance in October 2023. Born in the United States, he plays for the Mexico national under-15 team.
Kimbrough was born in Woodland, California to an African-American father and Mexican-American mother.[1] He began playing youth soccer with North Bay Elite FC and Woodland SC.[2] In 2021, he joined the Sacramento Republic FC academy.[3] In June 2023, he was a guest player with the New York Red Bulls Academy at the Bassevelde U13 Cup, helping them become the first MLS academy to win the tournament and was named tournament MVP.[4] [5]
On August 8, 2023, he signed a professional contract with Sacramento Republic FC of the USL Championship, at the age of 13 years, 5 months, and 13 days, becoming the youngest professional athlete in US sports history.[6] [7] On October 1, 2023, Kimbrough made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute against the Las Vegas Lights, becoming the youngest player to appear in an American team sport at the age of 13 years, seven months, and 13 days.[8] [9]
Kimbrough was born in the United States, and is of Mexican descent, holding dual-citizenship.[10] In October 2022, he was invited to a United States identification camp for 2008 and 2009 born players (despite being a 2010).[11] He was called up to a training camp with the Mexico U16 team in September 2023.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sacramento Republic | 2023 | USL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||