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Christian Pulisic

Pulisic with the United States in 2019

Personal information

Full name

\nChristian Mate Pulisic^[1]

Date of birth

\nSeptember 18, 1998 (age 26)^[2]

Place of birth

\nHershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Height

\n5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)^[3]

Position(s)

\nWinger, attacking midfielder

Team information

Current team

\nAC Milan

Number

\n11

Youth career

2005\u20132006

\nBrackley Town^[4]

2006\u20132007

\nMichigan Rush^[5]

2008\u20132015

\nPA Classics^[6]

2015\u20132016

\nBorussia Dortmund

Senior career\"

Years

\nTeam

\nApps

\n(Gls)

2016\u20132019

\nBorussia Dortmund

\n81

\n(10)

2019\u20132023

\nChelsea

\n98

\n(20)

2019

\n\u2192 Borussia Dortmund (loan)

\n9

\n(3)

2023\u2013

\nAC Milan

\n56

\n(18)

International career^\u2021

2012\u20132013

\nUnited States U15

\n10

\n(2)

2013\u20132015

\nUnited States U17

\n34

\n(20)

2016\u2013

\nUnited States

\n76

\n(32)

Medal record

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Men's soccer\n
\n
Representing $\"\"$ United States\n
CONCACAF Nations League\n
Winner	2021	\n
Winner	2023	\n
Winner	2024	\n
CONCACAF Gold Cup\n
Runner-up	2019	\n

\n\"Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 15 February 2025 (UTC)
\u2021 National team caps and goals, correct as of November 18, 2024

Christian Mate Pulisic (pronounced [kr\u01d0stijan m\u01ce\u02d0te p\u01d4li\u0283it\u0255];^[7] born September 18, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Serie A club AC Milan and the United States national team.^[8] Widely regarded as one of the best North American players of all time, he is nicknamed \"Captain America\" for his dribbling, technique, and finishing.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]\n

An alumnus of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, Pulisic began his professional career at Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, where he progressed quickly through the team's youth academy, featuring in only 15 youth games. He was then promoted to the senior team in January 2016, at age 17.^[13] He featured sparingly in his first season at the club, but his involvement began increasing dramatically in the following season, where he was a mainstay in the Dortmund team that won the 2016\u201317 DFB-Pokal.^[14] His performances made him runner-up of the 2018 Kopa Trophy; presented to the world's best player under the age of 21.^[15]\n

In January 2019, Pulisic moved to Premier League club Chelsea in a transfer worth $73 million (\u00a357.6 million), making him the most expensive North American player of all time, and began playing for the club in the 2019\u201320 season.^[16] During the following season, he was an integral part of the team that won the 2020\u201321 UEFA Champions League, and became the first American to play in a Champions League final.^[17]^[18] In the 2021\u201322 season, he won the 2021 UEFA Super Cup and 2021 FIFA Club World Cup.^[19] He moved to Serie A club AC Milan in June 2023, beginning in the 2023\u201324 season and won the 2024 Supercoppa Italiana.^[20]\n

Pulisic played for the United States at 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.^[21] At the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, he was named the best young player of the tournament. He won the CONCACAF Nations League in 2021, 2023 and 2024, winning the best player award of the 2023 tournament. Individually, he is tied with Landon Donovan for the record of four U.S. Player of the Year awards and is his country's fifth-highest all-time leading goalscorer. He has been called the \"face\" of American soccer.^[22]\n

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Club\n	Season\n	League\n	National cup^[a]\n	League cup^[b]\n	Continental\n	Other\n	Total\n
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals\n
Borussia Dortmund\n	2015\u201316\n	Bundesliga\n	9	2	0	0	\u2014	3^[c]	0	\u2014	12	2\n
2016\u201317\n	Bundesliga\n	29	3	4	1	\u2014	10^[d]	1	\u2014	43	5\n
2017\u201318\n	Bundesliga\n	32	4	1	0	\u2014	8^[e]	0	1^[f]	1	42	5\n
2018\u201319\n	Bundesliga\n	20	4	3	2	\u2014	7^[d]	1	\u2014	30	7\n
Total\n	90	13	8	3	\u2014	28	2	1	1	127	19\n
Chelsea\n	2019\u201320\n	Premier League\n	25	9	2	1	2	0	4^[d]	1	1^[g]	0	34	11\n
2020\u201321\n	Premier League\n	27	4	6	0	0	0	10^[d]	2	\u2014	43	6\n
2021\u201322\n	Premier League\n	22	6	4	0	3	0	7^[d]	2	2^[h]	0	38	8\n
2022\u201323\n	Premier League\n	24	1	0	0	1	0	5^[d]	0	\u2014	30	1\n
Total\n	98	20	12	1	6	0	26	5	3	0	145	26\n
AC Milan\n	2023\u201324\n	Serie A\n	36	12	2	0	\u2014	12^[i]	3	\u2014	50	15\n
2024\u201325\n	Serie A\n	20	6	2	0	\u2014	9^[d]	4	2^[j]	2	33	12\n
Total\n	56	18	4	0	\u2014	21	7	2	2	83	27\n
Career total\n	244	51	24	4	6	0	75	14	6	3	355	72\n

National team	Year	Apps	Goals\n
United States\n	2016	11	3\n
2017	9	6\n
2018	3	0\n
2019	11	5\n
2020	0	0\n
2021	8	3\n
2022	14	5\n
2023	8	6\n
2024	12	4\n
Total	76	32\n

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition\n
1\n	May 28, 2016\n	Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, United States\n	3\n	$\"\"$ Bolivia\n	4\u20130\n	4\u20130\n	Friendly\n
2\n	September 2, 2016\n	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines\n	7\n	$\"\"$ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines\n	4\u20130\n	6\u20130\n	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
3\n	6\u20130\n
4\n	March 24, 2017\n	Avaya Stadium, San Jose, United States\n	12\n	$\"\"$ Honduras\n	4\u20130\n	6\u20130\n	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
5\n	June 3, 2017\n	Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, United States\n	14\n	$\"\"$ Venezuela\n	1\u20131\n	1\u20131\n	Friendly\n
6\n	June 8, 2017\n	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, United States\n	15\n	$\"\"$ Trinidad and Tobago\n	1\u20130\n	2\u20130\n	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
7\n	2\u20130\n
8\n	October 6, 2017\n	Orlando City Stadium, Orlando, United States\n	19\n	$\"\"$ Panama\n	1\u20130\n	4\u20130\n	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
9\n	October 10, 2017\n	Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago\n	20\n	$\"\"$ Trinidad and Tobago\n	1\u20132\n	1\u20132\n	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
10\n	March 26, 2019\n	BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States\n	25\n	$\"\"$ Chile\n	1\u20130\n	1\u20131\n	Friendly\n
11\n	June 22, 2019\n	FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United States\n	27\n	$\"\"$ Trinidad and Tobago\n	4\u20130\n	6\u20130\n	2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup\n
12\n	July 3, 2019\n	Nissan Stadium, Nashville, United States\n	30\n	$\"\"$ Jamaica\n	2\u20130\n	3\u20131\n	2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup\n
13\n	3\u20131\n
14\n	October 11, 2019\n	Audi Field, Washington, United States\n	33\n	$\"\"$ Cuba\n	7\u20130\n	7\u20130\n	2019\u201320 CONCACAF Nations League A\n
15\n	March 28, 2021\n	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland\n	35\n	$\"\"$ Northern Ireland\n	2\u20130\n	2\u20131\n	Friendly\n
16\n	June 6, 2021\n	Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, United States\n	38\n	$\"\"$ Mexico\n	3\u20132\n	3\u20132 (a.e.t.)\n	2021 CONCACAF Nations League final\n
17\n	November 12, 2021\n	TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, United States\n	41\n	$\"\"$ Mexico\n	1\u20130\n	2\u20130\n	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
18\n	February 2, 2022\n	Allianz Field, Saint Paul, United States\n	45\n	$\"\"$ Honduras\n	3\u20130\n	3\u20130\n	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
19\n	March 27, 2022\n	Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States\n	47\n	$\"\"$ Panama\n	1\u20130\n	5\u20131\n	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification\n
20\n	4\u20130\n
21\n	5\u20130\n
22\n	November 29, 2022\n	Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar\n	55\n	$\"\"$ Iran\n	1\u20130\n	1\u20130\n	2022 FIFA World Cup\n
23\n	March 24, 2023\n	Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada\n	57\n	$\"\"$ Grenada\n	5\u20131\n	7\u20131\n	2022\u201323 CONCACAF Nations League A\n
24\n	June 15, 2023\n	Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, United States\n	59\n	$\"\"$ Mexico\n	1\u20130\n	3\u20130\n	2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals\n
25\n	2\u20130\n
26\n	September 9, 2023\n	CityPark, St. Louis, United States\n	61\n	$\"\"$ Uzbekistan\n	3\u20130\n	3\u20130\n	Friendly\n
27\n	October 14, 2023\n	Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, United States\n	63\n	$\"\"$ Germany\n	1\u20130\n	1\u20133\n	Friendly\n
28\n	October 17, 2023\n	Geodis Park, Nashville, United States\n	64\n	$\"\"$ Ghana\n	2\u20130\n	4\u20130\n	Friendly\n
29\n	June 12, 2024\n	Camping World Stadium Orlando, United States\n	68\n	$\"\"$ Brazil\n	1\u20131\n	1\u20131\n	Friendly\n
30\n	June 23, 2024\n	AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States\n	69\n	$\"\"$ Bolivia\n	1\u20130\n	2\u20130\n	2024 Copa Am\u00e9rica\n
31\n	September 10, 2024\n	TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, United States\n	73\n	$\"\"$ New Zealand\n	1\u20130\n	1\u20131\n	Friendly\n
32\n	November 18, 2024\n	CityPark, St. Louis, United States\n	76\n	$\"\"$ Jamaica\n	1\u20130\n	4\u20132\n	2024\u201325 CONCACAF Nations League A\n

Early life

Club career

Borussia Dortmund

2015\u201316: Breakthrough season

2016\u201319: DFB-Pokal win and departure

Chelsea

2019\u201320: Debut season and Premier League breakthrough

2020\u201321: Champions League victory

2021\u201323: Super Cup, Club World Cup, and departure

AC Milan

2023\u201324: Return to form in Italy

2024\u201325: Supercoppa Italiana

International career

2012\u20132015: Youth level

2016\u20132020: Senior debut and breaking USMNT records

2021\u2013present: CONCACAF triumphs and World Cup debut

Player profile

Style of play

Reception

Personal life

Career statistics

Club

International

Honors

Books

References

External links

Christian Pulisic

Talks

21 February, 2016