“It wasn’t a surprise for me. I spoke with Jurgen Klinsmann maybe a year ago and we spoke about Christian’s quality, unbelievable quality for his age. I expected he would play in theBundesliga, but that it was so quick is great for him. He’s one of the biggest talents I’ve seen play in Germany.” — […]
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Pulisic named to Dortmund's Europa League roster
Borussia Dortmund named 17-year-old Christian Pulisic to its Europa League squad for the round of 32 against Porto. Pulisic debuted for BVB in the 2-0 win over FC Ingolstadt on Saturday. Alsopromoted was 20-year-old Slovenian defender Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
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Christian Pulisic, 'the American Jewel,' must be protected
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) I can think of 10 reasons we should be excited about Christian Pulisic. Those are each of the 10touches on the Pulisic compilation video from his debut, at the age of 17, for Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Was each touch perfect? No, butthey were made confidently, almost all in attacking positions, […]
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Making a List: Youngest U.S. teen debuts in Europe
At the age of 17, Christian Pulisic broke the record for the youngest American ever to make his league debut in a major European league by more than 11 months. Youngest U.S. Teen Debuts (Major European Leagues) 1. Christian Pulisic (17 years, 3 months), Bor. Dortmund/GER 2. FreddyAdu (18 years, 3 months), Sporting/POR 3. *Neven […]