Christian Pulisic
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Mate Pulisic | ||
| Date of birth | September 18, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder, Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Brackley Town | ||
| 2008–2015 | PA Classics | ||
| 2015–2016 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | United States U15 | 28 | (21) |
| 2013–2015 | United States U17 | 34 | (28) |
| 2016– | United States | 13 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 18, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 28, 2017 |
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Christian Mate Pulisic (Croatian: Christian Mate Pulišić [kri:sti:jan mǎːte pu:li:ʃitɕ]; born September 18, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga as well as the United States national team. Pulisic is considered by many to be the top American soccer prospect, and is the youngest player to represent the senior national team in a FIFA World Cup qualifier. His rapid rise with the U.S. youth national teams has been mirrored by his rapid rise through the Borussia Dortmund academy, where he played just 15 games before being brought into the first team during the 2015–16 winter break.
In April 2016, he became the youngest foreigner to score a goal in the Bundesliga. Later that month, he became the youngest player to ever score two goals in the Bundesliga. On May 28, 2016, he scored in an international friendly against Bolivia to become the youngest player in the modern era to score a goal for the United States at 17 years 253 days old. On September 2, 2016, he became the youngest American player to score a goal in World Cup qualifying history at 17 years, 349 days.
Pulisic grew up in Hershey, Pennsylvania. His parents, Mark and Kelley Pulisic, both played collegiate soccer at George Mason University and his father also played professional indoor soccer for the Harrisburg Heat in the 1990s and later became a coach at both youth and professional levels. Pulisic lived in England for a year at the age of seven, playing for the youth team of Brackley Town. When his father was general manager of indoor club Detroit Ignition in the mid-2000s, Pulisic lived in Michigan and played for Michigan Rush. After the family returned to the Hershey area, Pulisic grew up playing for local U.S. Soccer Development Academy club PA Classics and occasionally training with local professional club Harrisburg City Islanders during his teen years.
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