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Submission declined on 27 December 2025 by Thilio (talk). This draft's references do not show that the person meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for people. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that: provide significant coverage: discuss the person in detail, not brief mentions or interviews lacking independent analysis; are reliable: from reputable outlets with editorial oversight; are independent: not connected to the person, such as interviews, press releases, the subject's own website, or sponsored content. Please add references that meet all three of these criteria. If none exist, the subject is not yet suitable for Wikipedia. Declined by Thilio 5 months ago.

• Comment: Over attribution and peacocking. Not ready for mainspace. guninvalid (talk) 16:22, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

• Comment: I would not recommend using a LLM to respond to concerns about notability. ScalarFactor (talk) 03:30, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

• Comment: This article satisfies Wikipedia’s General Notability Guideline on the basis of independent, reliable, secondary sources documenting Zach London’s role in historically significant national sporting events for the Marshall Islands.
  1. Independent Coverage in Established News Media.
  The Marshall Islands Journal, the country’s longstanding national newspaper of record, independently reports on the Marshall Islands national soccer team and identifies London as part of the squad participating in the first-ever 11‑a‑side international matches. These articles describe the national team’s formation, the importance of the 2025 Outrigger Challenge Cup, and the inclusion of players such as London. Additionally, all articles in the Marshall Islands Journal specifically mention London by name and dedicate sections of the article describing his notability as the youngest player on the Marshallese national team (with one article solely dedicated to this fact), proving that this is not merely a passing reference but substantial coverage of London. This is independent, reliable, non-promotional coverage, fulfilling key elements of GNG.
  2. Verification Through Independent Football Databases.
  London’s international appearances are independently confirmed by major global football databases; National-Football-Teams.com, which documents verified national-team records and Global Sports Archive, an independent database cataloguing international athletes. These verifications establish that London’s national caps are not self-published claims.
  3. Participation in a Historically Significant National Event.
  London took part in the Marshall Islands’ first 11‑a‑side international matches ever played, an event widely regarded as a defining milestone in the nation’s sporting history. This matches the long-established precedent that athletes participating in foundational or inaugural national events meet encyclopedic notability.
  4. Youngest Player Distinction.
  Match reporting confirms that London debuted at 15 years old, making him the youngest known player to represent the Marshall Islands at the senior international level. Age-based distinctions, especially in historic national-team milestones, are broadly accepted as supporting notability.
  Thank you in advance for reconsidering this submission. I hope that given the inclusion of more references, some changes to the content of the article, and my explanation above of how London meets notability guidelines that the submission can be reconsidered. Dmihalko (talk) 19:20, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

• Comment: WP:Notability and too soon + WP:BLP caution CONFUSED SPIRIT(Thilio).Talk 00:49, 27 December 2025 (UTC)

• Comment: In accordance with Wikipedia's Conflict of interest guideline, I disclose that I have a conflict of interest regarding the subject of this article. Dmihalko (talk) 21:34, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

Zachary Alanso Mihalko London (born May 27 2010) is Marshallese-American footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Marshall Islands national soccer team.^[1][2] He is among the youngest players to appear for the Marshall Islands at the senior level, debuting at age 15 during the nation’s first 11‑a‑side international matches in August 2025.^[3]

In August 2025, London was selected for the Marshall Islands squad competing in the 2025 Outrigger Challenge Cup in Springdale, Arkansas. The event represented the first international matches in Marshall Islands history, an important milestone covered extensively in The Marshall Islands Journal.^[4] London made his debut at 15 years old, appearing as part of the pioneering group of players to compete in the Marshall Island's first international fixtures, which included matches against the US Virgin Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands.^[5][6]

London’s debut occurred during the Marshall Islands Soccer Federation's foundational phase under Technical Director Lloyd Owers, whose mandate included creating a sustainable football development structure across youth and senior levels. The federation announced efforts to pursue membership in AFC, OFC, or CONCACAF during this period.^[7]