[73], Following his promotion to the Dortmund first team, FourFourTwo writer Andy Mitten wrote that the Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel "saw the potential – the speed, sharpness, strength, sublime fitness and mature decision-making that belied his age.”[74] Tuchel called Pulisic “the kind of guy who’s very self-confident, shows his talent on the pitch, and doesn’t show any nerves under pressure – which is a wonderful combination”. ", Copyright © 2020 Goal.com All rights reserved.

[43] Upon his arrival in the summer, he spoke of his desire to replicate the form shown by Eden Hazard and described the forward as a soccer idol.

But the striker seems to have settled in.
"[29], Pulisic scored his first Bundesliga goal for Borussia Dortmund on April 17, opening the scoring in a 3–0 home win against Hamburger SV. He is the youngest player ever to captain the U.S. national team in the modern era.

Christian Pulisic gets his first goal for Chelsea!

Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free). It made him the youngest non-German and fourth-youngest player to score a goal in the Bundesliga, at 17 years and 212 days old. It is important to focus on that.

", "Who is US international Christian Pulisic, and how did he make the Borussia Dortmund first team at 17 years old? https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/07/christian-pulisic-goals-chelsea-video-highlights-friendly-fc-red-bull-salzburg-reaction, Brazil vs. Bolivia: World Cup Qualifiers live stream, TV channel, how to watch online, lineups, odds, start time, Colombia vs. Venezuela: World Cup Qualifiers live stream, TV channel, how to watch online, lineups, odds, start time, Argentina vs. Ecuador: World Cup Qualifiers live stream, TV channel, how to watch online, lineups, odds, start time, Fans are roasting Markieff Morris and Danny Green after Lakers' loss, Jimmy Butler keeps Heat alive with epic performance in Game 5 win, Dwight Howard avoids ejection for hard foul on Jimmy Butler, Rays' Mike Brosseau eliminates Yankees with game-winning homer off Aroldis Chapman, Paul Pierce, legendary LeBron hater, paid James the ultimate compliment before Game 5, Arsenal laid off the man behind beloved mascot Gunnersaurus, and fans were heartbroken, Soccer fans roasted Liverpool after shocking 7-2 defeat to Aston Villa, Juventus vs. Napoli: Serie A live stream, lineups, TV channel, start time, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. He is very keen to work and improve. The 20-year-old U.S. national had put together some solid preseason performances since making the transfer from Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea, but he was still in search of his first goal in blue. In the 2016 International Champions Cup friendly pre-season tournament, Pulisic scored in stoppage time against Manchester City to send the clubs into penalties. [63][64], On March 27, 2016, Pulisic was called up to the senior team by head coach Jürgen Klinsmann ahead of a World Cup qualifying game against Guatemala.

We know the quality they have but we have to focus on trying to go as far as we can.

Christian Pulisic made history Saturday with his early FA Cup final goal to put Chelsea ahead against Arsenal. We are building, we are working and it won't be easy to try and win this trophy.

Arsenal eventually came from behind to win the match 2–1. Even though there was a chance Gunnersaurus might be back once Arsenal fans were allowed back in the stands, fans were so crushed. He works hard every day and he has to set his sights as high as he can.".

Pulisic had been eligible to play internationally for Croatia but declined the opportunity.

[62] During his two years with the team, Pulisic scored a total of 20 goals in 34 games. [42] This transfer made Pulisic the most expensive American player and Borussia Dortmund's second most expensive sale of all time, behind Ousmane Dembélé.

In the last two matches of qualification, Pulisic scored a goal in each: a 4–0 victory over Panama and a 1–2 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago. Netherlands vs. Mexico, When: Wednesday, October 7
He was a valuable substitute against Werder Bremen and Liverpool. "Yes, I think it is important. [45] Pulisic scored his first goals for Chelsea on October 26, 2019, completing a "perfect" hat-trick in a 4–2 away win against Burnley.

While in Michigan, he attended Workman Elementary School. "In our team, I think we do have a mixture of players who have been there and won a lot. We have some younger players who haven't.

[64] Pulisic has a cousin, Will Pulisic, who represented the United States at the under-17 level as a goalkeeper and also played for Borussia Dortmund. [70] In the following match against Trinidad and Tobago, he broke another youth record by becoming the youngest American to start a World Cup qualifying match. Both the anglicized pronunciation (/pəˈlɪsɪk/) and the original Croatian pronunciation (/ˈpʊlɪʃɪtʃ/) have been used by commentators, and Pulisic confirmed that either form is acceptable.

[35] In a substitute appearance on October 22, Pulisic assisted one goal and scored the equalizer against FC Ingolstadt, who were last place at the beginning of the day, to salvage a draw, coming back from 3–1 down. And if he wants to learn, and he does, on the training pitch and how he sees the game, he needs to look at the players he sees around him who have made that sort of jump like the Raheem Sterlings, Sadio Manes and Mo Salahs who are now producing numbers [of goals] from wide areas. In the 20th minute, Pulisic made a brilliant run to score in traffic. Christian Pulisic is ripping it up for Chelsea in preseason..

The American midfielder scored 11 goals in 34 games in all competitions for Frank Lampard’s men to help the west London side to finish in fourth place in the Premier League table.

He became the youngest man to score … When he gets the ball, his first touch opens up a huge space for him even if there’s no space.”[74] Since the 2018–19 season Pulisic was most often deployed on the wing for Dortmund, and this has continued at Chelsea.

[41], On January 2, 2019, Pulisic signed with Premier League club Chelsea for an estimated £58 million transfer fee. "I think he can be a really big player," Lampard said. Netherlands possible starting lineup: The former Borussia Dortmund attacker has shown he can score different types of goals, and Lampard now wants to see Pulisic be ambitious and chase the kind of goal-scoring numbers that other top wide players are achieving.

[55], In August 2020, Pulisic was named to the eight-player shortlist for the inaugural Premier League Young Player of the Season award,[56] which was eventually awarded to Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold.

"It was very important for us at the time because we were a team with not many winners," he continued. pic.twitter.com/Gfcn3qaW78. You have to have that idea but the reality is the competition you go up against with the teams that are still in this FA Cup means it is going to be tough," Lampard added.