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Christian Pulisic

American soccer player

Christian Mate Pulisic (/ˈmɑːteɪ pəˈlɪsɪk, ˈpʊlɪʃɪtʃ/;[7] Croatian: Pulišić,[8] pronounced [krǐstijan mǎːte pǔliʃitɕ];[9][10][11] born September 18, 1998) is an American soccer player. He plays for Serie A club A.C. Milan and the United States national team.[12] Pulisic is known for his dribbling abilities and explosive speed.[13] Because of this, he has been given the nickname "Captain America" by fans and other players.[14]

Christian Pulisic
Pulisic with the United States in 2019
Personal information
Full name Christian Mate Pulisic[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-18) September 18, 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 AC Milan
Number 11
Youth career
2005–2006 Brackley Town[4]
2006–2007 Michigan Rush[5]
2008–2015 PA Classics[6]
2015–2016 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Borussia Dortmund 81 (10)
2019–2023 Chelsea 98 (20)
2019 → Borussia Dortmund (loan) 9 (3)
2023– AC Milan 31 (10)
National team‡
2012–2013 United States U15 10 (2)
2013–2015 United States U17 34 (20)
2016– United States 66 (28)
Honours
Men's soccer
Representing  United States
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner 2021 United States
Winner 2023 United States
Winner 2024 United States
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up 2019 United States
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 22, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 24, 2024

Pulisic began his career at German club Borussia Dortmund, where he quickly progressed through the team's youth academy, being in only 15 youth games. He was then promoted to the senior team in 2016, at the age of 17.[15] He did not play a lot in his first season at the club, but then he started to play more games in the next season. He became a mainstay in Dortmund and won the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal.[16] He finished second in the first Kopa Trophy which is given to the best player under age 21 in 2018.

In January 2019, Pulisic was transferred to Chelsea that costed $73 million (£57.6 million) making him the most expensive North American player of all time. He began playing for the club in the 2019–20 season.[17] He became the youngest Chelsea player to score a hat-trick, at 21 years old.[18]With Chelsea, he won the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, 2021 UEFA Super Cup and 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, becoming the youngest Chelsea player and first American to score in the Champions League semi-finals and the first American to play in the Champions League final.[19][20]

Pulisic played for the United States at the under-15 and under-17 levels, before making his senior national team debut in March 2016 at age 17. He is the youngest player ever to captain the United States national team in the modern era.[20] He helped the U.S. get to the final of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup and won the first 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League. Individually, he has won a U.S. Soccer Young Male Athlete of the Year award and three U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year awards.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played April 22, 2024[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Borussia Dortmund 2015–16 Bundesliga 9 2 0 0 — 3[c] 0 — 12 2
2016–17 Bundesliga 29 3 4 1 — 10[d] 1 — 43 5
2017–18 Bundesliga 32 4 1 0 — 8[e] 0 1[f] 1 42 5
2018–19 Bundesliga 20 4 3 2 — 7[d] 1 — 30 7
Total 90 13 8 3 — 28 2 1 1 127 19
Chelsea 2019–20 Premier League 25 9 2 1 2 0 4[d] 1 1[g] 0 34 11
2020–21 Premier League 27 4 6 0 0 0 10[d] 2 — 43 6
2021–22 Premier League 22 6 4 0 3 0 7[d] 2 2[h] 0 38 8
2022–23 Premier League 24 1 0 0 1 0 5[d] 0 — 30 1
Total 98 20 12 1 6 0 26 5 3 0 145 26
AC Milan 2023–24 Serie A 31 10 2 0 — 12[i] 3 — 45 13
Career total 219 43 22 4 7 0 65 10 4 1 317 58
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup and Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  7. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  8. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  9. ↑ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played March 24, 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2016 11 3
2017 9 6
2018 3 0
2019 11 5
2021 8 3
2022 14 5
2023 7 6
2024 2 0
Total 65 28
United States score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pulisic goal.
List of international goals scored by Christian Pulisic
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 May 28, 2016 Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, United States 3   Bolivia 4–0 4–0 Friendly
2 September 2, 2016 Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 6–0
4 March 24, 2017 Avaya Stadium, San Jose, United States 12   Honduras 4–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 June 3, 2017 Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, United States 14   Venezuela 1–1 1–1 Friendly
6 June 8, 2017 Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, United States 15   Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 2–0
8 October 6, 2017 Orlando City Stadium, Orlando, United States 19   Panama 1–0 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 October 10, 2017 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago 20   Trinidad and Tobago 1–2 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 March 26, 2019 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States 25   Chile 1–0 1–1 Friendly
11 June 22, 2019 FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United States 27   Trinidad and Tobago 4–0 6–0 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
12 July 3, 2019 Nissan Stadium, Nashville, United States 30   Jamaica 2–0 3–1 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
13 3–1
14 October 11, 2019 Audi Field, Washington, United States 33   Cuba 7–0 7–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
15 March 28, 2021 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland 35   Northern Ireland 2–0 2–1 Friendly
16 June 6, 2021 Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, United States 38   Mexico 3–2 3–2 (aet) 2021 CONCACAF Nations League final
17 November 12, 2021 TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, United States 41   Mexico 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
18 February 2, 2022 Allianz Field, Saint Paul, United States 45   Honduras 3–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
19 March 27, 2022 Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States 47   Panama 1–0 5–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
20 4–0
21 5–0
22 November 29, 2022 Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar 55   Iran 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup
23 March 24, 2023 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 57   Grenada 5–1 7–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A
24 June 15, 2023 Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, United States 59   Mexico 1–0 3–0 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
25 2–0
26 September 9, 2023 CityPark, St. Louis, United States 61   Uzbekistan 3–0 3–0 Friendly
27 October 14, 2023 Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, United States 63   Germany 1–0 1–3 Friendly
28 October 17, 2023 Geodis Park, Nashville, United States 64   Ghana 2–0 4–0 Friendly

Honors

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Borussia Dortmund U19

Borussia Dortmund

Chelsea

United States U17

United States

Individual

Bibliography

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  • 2022, C. Pulisic, D. Melamud, A. White, Pulisic: My Journey So Far, Published by Rizzoli. ISBN 0847872076.[58]

References

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  9. ↑ "Krìstijan". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Máte". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved March 24, 2019.
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