"At 18 years and 50 days old, the center-forward became the youngest player in Major League Soccer history to record a hat trick, doing so in Red Bull New York's 3-2 victory over the Columbus Crew Wednesday night at Sports Illustrated Stadium. I'm not gonna lie, I got kind of emotional, Hall said. It kind of makes me think of all the times I was working so hard to make memories like this. I'm just really grateful and thankful for the guys who set me up and put me in great positions."
"He has 12 goals in 15 matches across all competitions this season, scoring at a pace unseen by a player this young in the United States. For comparison's sake, American forward Ricardo Pepi who put together one of the finest age-18 seasons in league history back in 2021 and is now starring for Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven scored 13 MLS goals in 31 matches that season. Jules is a great kid. Nothing is going to his head, head coach Michael Bradley said."
"Nothing is going to his head, head coach Michael Bradley said. He comes in every day ready to work, ready to train, ready to listen. He has a great personality, he has really good starting points as a player, and I've enjoyed every second of working with him. We're going to continue to challenge him, continue to push him, continue to find the right ways to help him improve, but we're really excited for him."
"Hall has never exclusively been a central striker until this season, and his level of play has been so good that it has forced former Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain man Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting to a reserve role. Yet here he is practically carrying Red Bull's goal-scoring duties single-handedly. He has accounted for roughly 41% of his team's goals in MLS play. His game is rooted in instinct a high soccer IQ more often than not has him at the right place at the right time."
Julian Hall scored a hat trick in Red Bull New York’s 3-2 win over the Columbus Crew, becoming the youngest player in Major League Soccer history to reach that mark at 18 years and 50 days old. He expressed gratitude for teammates who set him up and praised the work that led to the moment. Hall has 12 goals in 15 matches across all competitions this season, with a scoring pace unmatched for his age in the United States. His production is notable because he had not exclusively played as a central striker before this season. His instincts and soccer intelligence place him in effective positions, and his form has reduced Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting to a reserve role while Hall accounts for about 41% of the team’s MLS goals.
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