Christian Pulisic
American soccer player (born 1998)
Christian Mate Pulisic (born September 18, 1998) is an American professional football player who plays as a winger, attacking midfielder, or 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 provider in the European top five leagues and the UEFA Champions League.
Born and raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania, 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. After being promoted to the senior team in January 2016 at age 17, he became the then-youngest player to score multiple goals in Bundesliga history. His involvement began increasing in the following 2016–17 season, where he was a mainstay in the Dortmund team that won the DFB-Pokal. His performances made him runner-up of the 2018 Kopa Trophy, presented to the world's best player under the age of 21. In January 2019, Pulisic moved to Premier League club Chelsea in a transfer worth $73 million (£57.6 million), making him the most expensive North American player of all time, and began playing for the club in the 2019–20 season. He won the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, where he became the first American to play in a Champions League final. In the 2021–22 season, he won the 2021 UEFA Super Cup and 2021 FIFA Club World Cup.
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