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#1. Christian Pulisic(Midfield, 19):
The USA has had many world class players who have dominated their respective sporting disciplines for a long time, but they have never had anybody who grabbed attention like Christian Pulisic is doing right now at the highest level in football.
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Born in Hershey, USA, Pulisic was brought up in a family of athletes with both parents having played collegiate level football. His started his football journey with Brackley Town's youth team but only stayed there for 1 year as his family had to shift back to the USA.
Back in the US, he joined the Michigan Rush, again just for a year-long stint before his family returned to Hershey where he joined the U.S Soccer Development Academy club PA classics. Pulisic trained there for 8 years before Dortmund came calling for his signature.
Dortmund signed a 16-year-old Pulisic in the February of 2015 and immediately assigned him to their U17 squad. By the summer of 2015, he was promoted to their U19 squad. He was so impressive that inside 15 games, he racked up 10 goals and 8 assists for Dortmund youth teams.
Impressed by his performance, the coaching staff included him into the first team squad. Pulisic made his senior team debut on 26 January 2016 against FC Ingolstadt.
Primarily an attacking midfielder, Pulisic can play at a multitude of positions, be it the either on the wing or behind the striker as a number 10. What sets him apart is his technical ability, creativity, first touch and composure on the ball which makes him an exciting talent to watch out for.
His ability to create something out of nothing and direct running have left many a defender chasing his shadow. Pulisic's playmaking ability is the most underrated aspect of his game, as is his defensive prowess.
Pulisic is being heralded as USA football's team's saviour and has already made 19 appearances for them at such a young age. He was also a part of their youth set-up with appearances for their U15 and U17 teams.
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