Christian Pulisic

Christian Mate Pulisic (born September 18, 1998) is an American professional soccer 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 while scoring 10 and assisting 8. 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. Pulisic moved to Serie A club AC Milan in June 2023 and won the 2024–25 Supercoppa Italiana.

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 became the youngest player ever to captain the United States national team at age 20. Pulisic was named best young player of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. 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 has been widely viewed as the "face" of men's American soccer.