SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Forward Juan Agudelo, whose goal against South Africa in 2010 at age 17 made him the youngest scorer for the U.S. national team in the modern era, will retire at the end of San Antonio’s season in the second-tier United Soccer League Championship.

Agudelo, who turns 33 on Nov. 23, scored three goals in 28 appearances for the U.S. from 2010-18, getting all the goals in friendlies.

He was born in Colombia and moved to the U.S. when he was 7. He had a substitute appearance at the 2009 Under-17 World Cup and scored when he debuted for the senior national team in a 1-0 win at Cape Town in a friendly on Nov. 10, 2017, the same game in which current U.S. captain Tim Ream made his first appearance.

Agudelo was 17 years, 359 days when he debuted. He was eclipsed as the younges

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