Young Red Bull New York star Julian Hall makes MLS history with hat trick

Nypost · May 14, 2026 · 353 words · By Christian Arnold

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Julian Hall’s breakout season continued on Wednesday night as the Red Bull New York wonder kid became the youngest player in MLS history to record a hat trick in the Red Bulls’ 3-2 win over Columbus Crew.

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Why it matters

The 18-year-old Hall now has nine goals this season in MLS play and 12 goals across all competitions for the Red Bulls, who have now won back-to-back games in less than a week.

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The Polish-American dual national now holds the record for the youngest player to score a hat trick in league history at 18 years and 50 days, surpassing the previous record holder, U.S.

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Claim 1: “Hall scored his first goal of the night when he finished on a cross in the box from Cade Cowell in the seventh minute.”

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One news snippet explicitly states Hall scored in the 7th minute and that Cade Cowell assisted his first two goals. No other source corroborates this specific match detail.

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web search NEUTRAL — Cade Cowell assisted Hall’s first two goals. Hall’s goals in the 7th and 40th minutes sandwiched a Max Arfsten score in the 22nd for the Crew (3-7-3, 12 points), losers of three straight, before Diego…
https://fieldlevelmedia.com/mls/teenager-julian-hall-scores-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Cade Cowell sparked to life in the second half, setting up Cristian Espinoza’s 2-0 strike in the 49th minute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dKheAK_4tA

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web search NEUTRAL — Miami should have scored inside the first few minutes when Messi squared for German Berterame. But the Mexico international fluffed his lines with the goal gaping. And the Red Bulls struck first.
https://www.goal.com/en-au/lists/inter-miami-player-ratings-…

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Claim 2: “The Polish-American dual national now holds the record for the youngest player to score a hat trick in league history at 18 years and 50 days”

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The claim about the specific age (18 years and 50 days) is not explicitly corroborated by the provided snippets, though one source mentions him as an 18-year-old record breaker. The other 'Julian' search results are irrelevant (Roman Emperor/California).

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web search NEUTRAL — Julian, whose full name was Flavius Claudius Julianus, was born at Constantinople, probably in 331, into the family of the reigning emperor, Constantine I, [6] and was the first attested individual to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_(emperor)

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web search NEUTRAL — We Invite you to Visit Julian, California A Premier Mountain Getaway, just an hour east of San Diego Julian is located in the beautiful Cuyamaca mountains. Take a step back in time to the days of Juli…
https://visitjulian.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 17, 2026 · Julian (born ad 331/332, Constantinople—died June 26/27, 363, Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia) was a Roman emperor from ad 361 to 363, nephew of Constantine the Great, and a noted scholar and mi…
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julian-Roman-emperor

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Claim 3: “Hall’s success this season has propelled him ahead of Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting in the Red Bulls lineup.”

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Claim 4: “The 18-year-old Hall now has nine goals this season in MLS play”

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While search results confirm Julian Hall is a player for the Red Bulls and has scored goals, none of the provided evidence specifies that he has scored exactly nine goals this season.

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web search NEUTRAL — Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league in North America and the highest level of the United States soccer league system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Soccer

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web search NEUTRAL — It is simple: Julian Hall is playing better. Sure, the New York Red Bulls striker has been given more of a chance to showcase his quality, but Hall has certainly made the most of it. He started the se…
https://www.goal.com/en-ke/lists/mls-winners-losers-julian-h…

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web search NEUTRAL — Hall also became the third youngest player in franchise history to score two goals in a game at 17 years, 334 days old. Along with Hall, Red Bulls midfielder Adri Mehmeti was named to the MLS team of …
https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2026/02/23/mls-player-of-the-…

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Claim 5: “Julian Hall became the youngest player in MLS history to record a hat trick in the Red Bulls’ 3-2 win over Columbus Crew.”

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One web search result explicitly states Julian Hall is the youngest player in MLS history to score a hat-trick. However, other results discuss different games or general records, and there is no second independent source confirming this specific record-breaking event in a 3-2 win over Columbus Crew.

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web search NEUTRAL — Julian Hall’s Record Hat-Trick. Julian Hall, Red Bull New York, Michael Bradley.He's now the youngest player in MLS history to score a hat-trick! History for the 18-year-old!! pic.twitter.com/GULV66EG…
https://www.si.com/soccer/premier-league-bound-youngsters-ca…

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web search NEUTRAL — The two MLS originals played to an incredible, back-and-forth, 4-4 draw at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Wednesday night as Designated Players delivered in a big way, with one scoring a brace and anot…
https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/three-stars-tai-baribo-jorge-…

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web search NEUTRAL — At 17 years, Julian Hall scores in each of his first two MLS matches, setting a record. Watch his incredible journey! #julianhall #nyrb. Julian Hall youngest MLS scorer, Red Bull New York highlights, …
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/julin-hall-clips

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Claim 6: “Poland’s national team has been making a hard push to recruit Hall, with federation president Cezary Kulesza visiting Hall’s mother in New York in April”

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Claim 7: “surpassing the previous record holder, U.S. Men’s National Team striker Ricardo Pepi, who did it at 18 years and 195 days in 2021.”

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Two independent sources confirm Ricardo Pepi was the youngest MLS player to score a hat-trick in 2021, with ages cited as 18 years and 197 days and 18 years and 196 days respectively.

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web search NEUTRAL — Pelé scored 92 hat-tricks during his career for Santos, NY Cosmos and Brazil. As of 2023, Guinness World Records recognised Pelé as the footballer with the most hat-tricks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_footballers_who_achiev…

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web search NEUTRAL — 18-Year-Old American Phenom Ricardo Pepi Becomes Youngest MLS Player To Score Hat-Trick.Pepi, who is 18 years, 197 days of age, increased his season goal total to a team-high eight with his first care…
https://the18.com/soccer-news/youngest-mls-hat-trick-ricardo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Scores first MLS hat trick in 4-1 win against LA Galaxy on July 24, 2021 at Toyota Stadium. At 18 years and 196 days, Ricardo Pepi becomes the youngest player in MLS and FC Dallas history to score a h…
https://www.soccerwire.com/news/teenage-usmnt-prospect-ricar…

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Claim 8: “the Red Bulls, who have now won back-to-back games in less than a week.”

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The provided evidence for the Red Bulls does not mention winning back-to-back games in less than a week; one result discusses a general regular season record and another is a YouTube highlight title.

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web search NEUTRAL — About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVK3W9UNjX0

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web search NEUTRAL — By 2022, Red Bull had expanded its distribution network to over 171 countries and sold more than 11.5 billion cans worldwide, cementing its position as the world's most-consumed energy drink.[10].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_GmbH

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web search NEUTRAL — New York went 5-2-3 after a loss during the regular season, with both of those losses coming during a three-game slide in May – the only time the team lost consecutive games all season. From the start…
https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/still-breathing-rbny-ha…

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Claim 9: “Hall deflected the ball past Columbus goalkeeper Patrick Schulte to give the Red Bulls a 2-1 lead in the 40th minute.”

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The same news snippet that mentions the 7th minute goal also mentions a goal in the 40th minute. While Patrick Schulte is confirmed as the Columbus goalkeeper in other sources, the specific goal event is only reported in one source.

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web search NEUTRAL — Goalkeeper Roman Celentano has been withdrawn to avoid a potential injury risk after being kept out of FC Cincinnati’s 4-3 win against CF Montreal. Schulte, 25, has made three appearances for the USMN…
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2026/03/usmnt/pochettino-co…

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web search NEUTRAL — USMNT U-23 keeper Patrick Schulte joins Morning Footy to discuss his experience playing with USMNT U-23 and Columbus Crew, France U-23 vs USMNT U-23 recap an...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPapNt9Nb64

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Claim 10: “His third goal of the night came in the 78th minute”

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Claim 11: “12 goals across all competitions for the Red Bulls”

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No evidence provided specifies the total number of goals across all competitions for Julian Hall this season.

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web search NEUTRAL — Julian Zakrzewski Hall (born March 24, 2008) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls. Hall is a graduate of the New York Red Bu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Hall_(soccer)

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web search NEUTRAL — Detailed stats of Julian Hall This page contains information about a player's detailed stats. In the info box, you can filter by period, club, type of league and competition. The "Detailed stats" tab …
https://www.transfermarkt.com/julian-hall/leistungsdatendeta…

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web search NEUTRAL — Player stats of Julian Hall (New York Red Bulls) Goals Assists Matches played All performance data
https://www.transfermarkt.us/julian-hall/leistungsdaten/spie…

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