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VIDEO: 13-year-old U.S. soccer sensation McKenna Whitham scores last-minute winner for NJ/NY Gotham FC to send NWSL champions through to Women's Cup final - just one week after signing historic Nike deal

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Whitham was in the right place at the right time to secure the victory in second-half stoppage time for the reigning National Women's Soccer League champions on Tuesday night. Following this semi-final win in the pre-season tournament in Colombia, the under-18 Gotham trialist will now prepare for the final against Racing Louisville this weekend.

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Never back down, never what? McKenna Whitham gets us on the scoreboard. 😌<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheWomensCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheWomensCup</a> | 1-0 <a href="https://t.co/Pt6eBqXKaP">pic.twitter.com/Pt6eBqXKaP</a>— NJ/NY Gotham FC - x (@GothamFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/GothamFC/status/1762628458172018872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

Whitham's winner comes a couple of weeks after Nike signed the youngster to a name, image, and likeness deal - making her the youngest women's soccer player and youngest athlete in any sport to sign such a contract with the company. With the right development, the precocious talent, who plays for Slammers FC HB Koge and is a member of the U.S. under-15 team, could be a big star of the future.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

After Friday night's final against Racing, Gotham face San Diego Wave in the NWSL Challenge Cup final on March 16 before getting their league season underway eight days later away to Portland Thorns. If her trial is successful, Whitman could be featuring for Juan Carlos Amoros' first-team in the not so distant future.

WHAT NEXT?

VIDEO: 13-year-old U.S. soccer sensation McKenna Whitham scores last-minute winner for NJ/NY Gotham FC to send NWSL champions through to Women's Cup final - just one week after signing historic Nike deal | Goal.com

U.S. prodigy McKenna Whitham, 13, scored a last-gasp winner for NJ/NY Gotham FC against Deportivo Cali to send them through to the Women&apos;s Cup final.

VIDEO: 13-year-old U.S. soccer sensation McKenna Whitham scores last-minute winner for NJ/NY Gotham FC to send NWSL champions through to Women&apos;s Cup final - just one week after signing historic Nike deal