Christian Pulisic

Christian Mate Pulisic (; , ; born September 18, 1998) is an American soccer player. He plays for Serie A club A.C. Milan and the United States national team. Pulisic is known for his dribbling abilities and explosive speed. Because of this, he has been given the nickname "Captain America" by fans and other players.

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. 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. 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. He became the youngest Chelsea player to score a hat-trick, at 21 years old.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.

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. 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 

 Club 

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBorussia DortmundBundesliga9200—30—1222016–17Bundesliga29341—101—4352017–18Bundesliga32410—80114252018–19Bundesliga20432—71—307Total901383—2821112719Chelsea2019–20Premier League2592120411034112020–21Premier League2746000102—4362021–22Premier League226403072203882022–23Premier League241001050—301Total9820121602653014526AC Milan2023–24Serie A311020—123—4513Career total219432247065104131758

 International 

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUnited States201611320179620183020191152021832022145202376202420Total6528

United States score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pulisic goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Christian PulisicNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 May 28, 2016 Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, United States3 4–04–0 Friendly 2September 2, 2016Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines74–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification 36–0 4 March 24, 2017 Avaya Stadium, San Jose, United States12 4–06–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 5 June 3, 2017 Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, United States14 1–11–1 Friendly 6June 8, 2017Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, United States151–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification 72–0 8 October 6, 2017 Orlando City Stadium, Orlando, United States19 1–04–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 9 October 10, 2017 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago20 1–21–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 10 March 26, 2019 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States25 1–01–1 Friendly 11 June 22, 2019 FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United States27 4–06–0 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup 12July 3, 2019Nissan Stadium, Nashville, United States302–03–12019 CONCACAF Gold Cup 133–1 14 October 11, 2019 Audi Field, Washington, United States33 7–07–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A 15 March 28, 2021 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland35 2–02–1 Friendly 16 June 6, 2021 Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, United States38 3–23–2  2021 CONCACAF Nations League final 17 November 12, 2021 TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, United States41 1–02–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 18 February 2, 2022 Allianz Field, Saint Paul, United States45 3–03–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification19March 27, 2022Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States471–05–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification204–0215–0 22 November 29, 2022 Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar55 1–01–0 2022 FIFA World Cup 23 March 24, 2023 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada57 5–17–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A24June 15, 2023Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, United States591–03–02023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals252–0 26 September 9, 2023 CityPark, St. Louis, United States61 3–03–0 Friendly 27 October 14, 2023 Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, United States63 1–01–3 Friendly 28 October 17, 2023 Geodis Park, Nashville, United States64 2–04–0 Friendly

 Honors 
Borussia Dortmund U19
Under 19 Bundesliga: 2015–16

Borussia Dortmund
DFB-Pokal: 2016–17; runner-up: 2015–16

Chelsea
UEFA Champions League: 2020–21
UEFA Super Cup: 2021; runner-up: 2019
FIFA Club World Cup: 2021
FA Cup runner-up: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
EFL Cup runner-up: 2021–22

United States U17
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship third place: 2015

United States
CONCACAF Nations League: 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24
CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2019

Individual
U.S. Soccer Young Male Athlete of the Year: 2016
U.S. Soccer Player of the Year: 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI: 2016
U.S. Soccer Male Athlete of the Year: 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
CONCACAF Best XI: 2017
Kopa Trophy runner-up: 2018
CONCACAF Gold Cup Best Young Player: 2019
CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2019
CONCACAF Nations League Player of the Tournament: 2022–23
CONCACAF Nations League Finals Best XI: 2021, 2023, 2024
Serie A Player of the Month: December 2023

 Bibliography 
 2022, C. Pulisic, D. Melamud, A. White, Pulisic: My Journey So Far, Published by Rizzoli. .

 References 

Category:Living people
Category:1998 births
Category:American soccer players
Category:Chelsea F.C. players
Category:Sportspeople from Pennsylvania
Category:2022 FIFA World Cup players