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If you didn\u2019t know Cavan Sullivan<\/a> was playing on Saturday, you definitely do now.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Just over 24 hours after his midweek red-card suspension was rescinded<\/a>, the Philadelphia Union<\/a>\u2019s 16-year-old homegrown star scored the opener during Matchday 22’s 1-1 draw<\/a> at Austin FC<\/a>, marking\u00a0his second career MLS goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sullivan broke the ice at Q2 Stadium in the 18th minute, nodding home Nathan Harriel<\/a>\u2019s redirected header from close range.<\/p>\n With the tally, he made it 5g\/11a in 25 games across all competitions during a breakout 2026 season that has fans itching for the teenager’s first US men’s national team<\/a> call-up.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2014 Major League Soccer (@MLS) August 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n Sullivan wasn’t expected to play on Saturday, let alone score, until an Independent Review Panel overturned his one-game suspension and accompanying fine that followed Wednesday’s\u00a02-2 draw<\/a> with Inter Miami CF<\/a>.<\/p>\n The wunderkind’s inclusion in interim coach Ryan Richter’s starting XI was a massive boost and provided further evidence of the player’s growing importance for the Union.<\/p>\n Sullivan has started every MLS game for Philly since the 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a>, producing 1g\/3a during that span and helping the club go undefeated with a 4W-0L-2D record.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nOn the rise<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n