Christian
Pulisic
- Position Forward
- Date of Birth Sep 18 1998
- Hometown Hershey, PA
- Height 5' 7"
- Club Chelsea (England)
Creative, dynamic and lethal, Christian Pulisic is one of the most exciting prospects in recent memory and the world has taken notice of the young attacker’s ascendance with the U.S. Men’s National Team, while becoming a breakout start with German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund.
Holder of a plethora of “youngest player” records for club and country, the 20-year-old set another milestone in January 2019, achieving an American-record transfer fee of $73 million to English Premier League side Chelsea where he’ll begin play in the 2019-20 season. With a depth of international and club experience, the midfielder will be a driver of the U.S. Men's National Team as it pushes towards the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The Youngest To...
Just 17 when he made his professional and senior international debut in early 2016, Pulisic has gone on to set a load of "youngest player" records for club and country. By the time most people graduate high school, Pulisic had already become the youngest MNT player to appear in a World Cup Qualifier (17 years, 193 days), score an international goal (17 years, 211 days) and score in a World Cup Qualifier (17 years, 253 days). On the club front with Borussia Dortmund, the Hershey, Pa. product became the youngest non-German to score a Bundesliga goal (17 years, 211 days), youngest MNT player to score a goal in the UEFA Champions League (18 years, 171 days) and youngest MNT player to win a major European club trophy when BVB lifted the 2016-17 DFB-Pokal.
While no longer a teenager, the trend has continued for Pulisic who at 20 years, 189 days became the youngest MNT player to reach 10 goals on March 26, 2019 against Chile.
Path to Dortmund
Pulisic was born into a soccer family, with his parents Mark and Kelley both playing collegiately at George Mason University, before his father went on to have an impressive indoor soccer career with the Harrisburg Heat. While the soccer genes were there, Christian made his first inroads came in England, where the family lived for a year while his mother went through a teaching exchange. Just five years old, Pulisic turned out for Brackley Town and credits his time in the football-mad country for first bringing out his passion for the game. Pulisic would go on to play for the Michigan Rush while his father served as the head coach of the indoor Detroit Ignition, before turning out for U.S. Soccer Development Academy club PA Classics.
A mainstay in the Youth National Team system, Pulisic's impressive play earned the attention of a host of European clubs, with the youngster signing for Borussia Dortmund at age 16 in 2015. A year later he was promoted to the first team, and as they say, the rest is history...
The Youngest To...
Just 17 when he made his professional and senior international debut in early 2016, Pulisic has gone on to set a load of "youngest player" records for club and country. By the time most people graduate high school, Pulisic had already become the youngest MNT player to appear in a World Cup Qualifier (17 years, 193 days), score an international goal (17 years, 211 days) and score in a World Cup Qualifier (17 years, 253 days). On the club front with Borussia Dortmund, the Hershey, Pa. product became the youngest non-German to score a Bundesliga goal (17 years, 211 days), youngest MNT player to score a goal in the UEFA Champions League (18 years, 171 days) and youngest MNT player to win a major European club trophy when BVB lifted the 2016-17 DFB-Pokal.
While no longer a teenager, the trend has continued for Pulisic who at 20 years, 189 days became the youngest MNT player to reach 10 goals on March 26, 2019 against Chile.
Path to Dortmund
Pulisic was born into a soccer family, with his parents Mark and Kelley both playing collegiately at George Mason University, before his father went on to have an impressive indoor soccer career with the Harrisburg Heat. While the soccer genes were there, Christian made his first inroads came in England, where the family lived for a year while his mother went through a teaching exchange. Just five years old, Pulisic turned out for Brackley Town and credits his time in the football-mad country for first bringing out his passion for the game. Pulisic would go on to play for the Michigan Rush while his father served as the head coach of the indoor Detroit Ignition, before turning out for U.S. Soccer Development Academy club PA Classics.
A mainstay in the Youth National Team system, Pulisic's impressive play earned the attention of a host of European clubs, with the youngster signing for Borussia Dortmund at age 16 in 2015. A year later he was promoted to the first team, and as they say, the rest is history...
Before They Were Stars: Christian Pulisic
