For most kids aged 14, their thoughts will be on getting their homework done, or playing video games with friends.
But for Sammy Harvey, that was the age he was making his international debut.
The teenage goalkeeper started for the Turks and Caicos Islands last month in their Concacaf Nations League match against Anguilla - whose starting goalkeeper in contrast was 41.
Unfortunately for Harvey that game ended in a 2-0 defeat, but he and his team-mates have the chance to gain revenge when the two sides meet again on Sunday (03:00 BST).
"After the first game, I did cry, knowing that my first game was a loss," Harvey told BBC Sport.
"[My coach] called me that same night to help me get my head back in it and get my head back up, and I was ready.
"I let it sink in knowing that, yes, I did play international level at 14 with a great experience. Let's get ready for the next one to go again and prove to them that I can play at this level."
Harvey says his footballing hero is his national team coach, Aaron Lawrence, who played in goal for Jamaica at the 1998 World Cup.
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