“Of course, there are always some injuries, and that could be an opportunity, but right now, I’m just doing everything that I can every day in training and trying to earn my spot on that team.”
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Christian Pulisic
Christian Mate Pulisic is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger, attacking midfielder and forward for Serie A club AC Milan and the United States national team. Regarded as one of the best North American players of all time, he is nicknamed "Captain America" and known for his dribbling, directness, and playmaking. He is both the all-time American top goalscorer and assist pr…
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2026· 18 entries
“And he’s just always giving me advice on just simple stuff.”
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“Getting to learn from him every day is really good, and it’s getting me a lot better. I know that for sure. I definitely need a coach like him, and I know he’s going to help me in my development.”
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“It’s always helpful to have a guy who you know, is your age and you can always rely on him and talk to him about stuff.”
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“JurgenKlinsmann called me and we had some discussions. I got sick. It was unfortunate. But we felt it was the best time to come in with the men’s national team and that’s what we decided to do. It worked out. Good luck to those guys [the U-23s].”
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The Guardian: Christian Pulisic’s World Cup of TV stardom and ‘little glimpses’ ends in disappointment
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Public attention spiked: 254,026 Wikipedia readers in one day, 29.6× the usual 8,582, with 27 article edits. Coverage that week: “Christian Pulisic’s World Cup of TV stardom and ‘little glimpses’ ends in disappointment” (The Guardian).
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Public attention spiked: 259,664 Wikipedia readers in one day, 30.3× the usual 8,582, with 20 article edits. Editors noted: tweaking grammar marks
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Public attention spiked: 159,559 Wikipedia readers in one day, 18.6× the usual 8,582, with 15 article edits. Editors noted: topfixed link to redirect page.
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The Guardian: No Pulisic, no problem: how the USA learned to win without their star player | Jeff Rueter
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Public attention spiked: 107,834 Wikipedia readers in one day, 12.6× the usual 8,582, with 9 article edits. Coverage that week: “No Pulisic, no problem: how the USA learned to win without their star player | Jeff Rueter” (The Guardian).
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The Guardian: Mauricio Pochettino noncommittal on Christian Pulisic status for Australia game: ‘We’ll see’
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The Guardian: A mercurial talent to a workhorse: who should replace Christian Pulisic if he misses the Australia game?
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Public attention spiked: 304,331 Wikipedia readers in one day, 35.5× the usual 8,582, with 32 article edits. Editors noted: 2021–present: CONCACAF triumphs and World Cup debut
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The Guardian: Christian Pulisic wanted to talk about something else. Now he can
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The Guardian: Pochettino says Christian Pulisic ‘is going to score in the World Cup’
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Pulisic was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup hosted on home soil
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The Guardian: Time to worry? Christian Pulisic cuts frustrated figure amid career-worst US rut
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2025· 11 entries
The Guardian: Pitch points: why are United sticking with Amorim? And is Pulisic really that good?
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Pulisic scored in Milan's opening 2025–26 Coppa Italia game, a 2–0 win against Bari
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Won award: Serie A Player of the Month (September 2025).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with AC Milan (2024–25).
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Runner-up: Coppa Italia with AC Milan (2024–25).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's CONCACAF Team of the Year (2025).
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Won award: EA Sports FC Serie A Team of the Season (2024–25).
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Won award: Supercoppa Italiana Top scorer (2024–25).
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Won award: AC Milan Top Scorer (2024–25).
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Won award: Best Soccer Player ESPY Award (2025).
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Pulisic won the 2024–25 Supercoppa Italiana against rivals Inter Milan, where he scored the equalizer and created a critical game-winning pass to Rafael Leão in an eventual 3–2 comeback victory, securing his first trophy
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2024· 7 entries
Scored his first goal of the 2024–25 Serie A in the 1–2 defeat to Parma
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Won award: Serie A - AC Milan Gentleman Award (2023–24).
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Won award: CONCACAF Nations League Finals Best XI (2024).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's CONCACAF Team of the Year (2024).
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Won: CONCACAF Nations League with United States (2023–24).
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Won award: EA Sports FC Serie A Team of the Season (2023–24).
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Came off the bench against Monza and recorded a goal and an assist to level the score 2–2, though Milan would lose 2–4
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2023· 8 entries
Pulisic completed a transfer to Serie A club AC Milan on a four-year contract until June 30, 2027, and was given the number 11 previously worn by Zlatan Ibrahimović
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Won award: CONCACAF Nations League Finals Best XI (2023).
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Won award: U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year (2023).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's CONCACAF Team of the Year (2023).
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Won: CONCACAF Nations League with United States (2022–23).
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Won award: Serie A Player of the Month (December 2023).
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Won award: CONCACAF Nations League Best Player (2022–23).
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Played for AC Milan (2023) — 99 appearances, 31 goals.
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2022· 7 entries
Released an autobiography titled Pulisic: My Journey So Far
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Pulisic scored in his first start under new Chelsea manager Graham Potter, a 3–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Won award: IFFHS Men's CONCACAF Team of the Year (2022).
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Runner-up: FA Cup with Chelsea (2021–22).
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Runner-up: EFL Cup with Chelsea (2021–22).
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Pulisic scored his first international hat-trick for the U
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Scored the equalizer in a 2–2 draw at home against Liverpool
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2021· 18 entries
Pulisic won the 2021 UEFA Super Cup and scored in the penalty shootout
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Won the UEFA Super Cup with Chelsea (2021).
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Won the FIFA Club World Cup with Chelsea (2021).
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Won the UEFA Champions League with Chelsea (2020-2021).
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Won award: U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year (2021).
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Runner-up: FA Cup with Chelsea (2020–21).
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Won: FIFA Club World Cup with Chelsea (2021).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Chelsea (2021).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Chelsea (2020–21).
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Won award: CONCACAF Best XI (2021).
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Won award: CONCACAF Nations League Finals Best XI (2021).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's CONCACAF Team of the Year (2021).
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Won award: Most fouls won in a UEFA Champions League match (2020–21).
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Pulisic captained the United States national team to a 3–2 victory in the first-ever CONCACAF Nations League final against Mexico, scoring the winning goal by converting a penalty in the 114th minute
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Pulisic scored the opening goal in a 2–5 home league defeat to West Bromwich Albion
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Pulisic signed a long-term sponsorship deal with German sportswear brand Puma
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2023 and 2024, winning the best player award of the 2023 tournament
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In 2021, Pulisic signed a long-term sponsorship deal with German sportswear brand Puma.
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2020· 4 entries
Won: CONCACAF Nations League with United States (2019–20).
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Runner-up: FA Cup with Chelsea (2019–20).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's CONCACAF Team of the Year (2020).
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And during times that he did not get much playing time
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2019· 12 entries
Completing a "perfect" hat-trick in a 4–2 away win against Burnley
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During a Champions League match against Ajax, Pulisic played as a substitute and assisted Michy Batshuayi's late goal 1–0 win
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Pulisic made his Premier League debut for Chelsea in a 4–0 defeat to Manchester United
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Won award: CONCACAF Gold Cup Best Young Player (2019).
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Won award: CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI (2019).
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Won award: U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year (2019).
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Runner-up: CONCACAF Gold Cup with United States (2019).
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Christian Pulisic became the youngest United States player to score 10 international goals at 20 years, 189 days old
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Pulisic signed with Premier League club Chelsea for an estimated £58 million transfer fee
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Played for Borussia Dortmund (2019–2019) — 9 appearances, 3 goals.
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Played for Chelsea F.C. (2019–2023) — 98 appearances, 20 goals.
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Joined Chelsea in 2019.
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2018· 2 entries
Pulisic became the youngest player to captain the United States national team in a friendly defeat to Italy
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Runner-up: Kopa Trophy (2018).
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2017· 8 entries
Pulisic scored the first goal in the DFL-Supercup against Bayern Munich
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Won the German DFB-Pokal with Dortmund (2016-2017).
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Won award: CONCACAF Best XI (2017).
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Won award: U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year (2017).
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Won award: Fútbol de Primera Player of the Year (2017).
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Won: DFB-Pokal with Borussia Dortmund (2016–17).
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Pulisic scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 4–0 victory over Benfica in the round of 16, making him Dortmund's youngest ever scorer in the competition at the age of 18 years, 5 months, and 18 days
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Pulisic signed a new deal with Dortmund which would keep him at the club until 2020
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2016· 10 entries
Pulisic recorded two goals and an assist in a World Cup qualifying match in a 6–0 victory over Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, thereby becoming the youngest person to score in a World Cup qualifier for the United State
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Won award: U.S. Soccer Young Male Player of the Year (2016).
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Won: Under 19 Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund U19 (2015–16).
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Runner-up: DFB-Pokal with Borussia Dortmund (2015–16).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI (2016).
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Pulisic was called up to the senior team by head coach Jürgen Klinsmann ahead of a World Cup qualifying game against Guatemala
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Coming on as a second-half substitute for Adrián Ramos
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Joined Dortmund in 2016.
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Played for Borussia Dortmund (2016–2019) — 81 appearances, 10 goals.
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Played for United States men's national soccer team (2016) — 84 appearances, 32 goals.
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2015· 2 entries
Third place: CONCACAF U-17 Championship with United States U17 (2015).
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Won: Under 17 Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund U17 (2014–15).
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2013· 2 entries
For the U-17 team, he played Brazil at a U17 friendly tournament in Florida where he scored a goal in the championship 4–1 win
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Played for United States men's national under-17 soccer team (2013–2015) — 34 appearances, 20 goals.
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2012· 1 entry
As well as the youngest hat-trick scorer in Chelsea's history at the age of 21 years and 38 days
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1998· 1 entry
Born 1998-09-18.
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