The RSL teenager celebrated a remarkable week as he scored his first professional goal just two days after graduating from high school
- Eighteen-year-old Gozo needed just 50 seconds to open his MLS account
- Utah native becomes third-youngest goalscorer in RSL's 21-year history
- Vancouver's Pedro Vite spoiled Gozo's celebration with 90th-minute winner
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WHAT HAPPENED
Zavier Gozo made MLS history on Saturday night, scoring his first professional goal just 60 hours after participating in his high school graduation ceremony. The 18-year-old West Valley City, UT native found the net just 50 seconds into the match against Vancouver Whitecaps at America First Field, racing onto a perfectly weighted Diego Luna through ball before firing a clinical finish past Yohei Takaoka. Gozo's breakthrough moment establishes him as one of Real Salt Lake's most promising homegrown talents, becoming the third-youngest goalscorer (18 years, 63 days) in the club's history. Only Luis Gil and Freddy Adu found the net at a younger age for the Utah side, placing Gozo in elite company.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Gozo's emergence comes during a challenging period for Real Salt Lake, who have won just once in their last six matches, falling to 12th place in the Western Conference. That includes their latest game against the Vancouver Whitecaps where despite Gozo’s goal, RSL fell 3-2 thanks to a late winner from Pedro Vite. However, despite the disappointing result, RSL made history by becoming the first team since the 2018 New York Red Bulls to score twice within the opening five minutes of an MLS match.
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WHAT’S NEXT?
Real Salt Lake will look to bounce back quickly with a midweek fixture, traveling to face Austin FC on May 28 at Q2 Stadium. They’ll then travel again a few days later to Los Angeles to face the LA Galaxy on May 31 before returning home to host DC United on June 14.
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