Christian Pulisic has made history in numerous ways in his career, and he did it again by playing in the UEFA Champions League final.
Christian Pulisic continues to make history for Americans on the global soccer stage.
The U.S. men's national team and Chelsea star came off the bench in the 66th minute in Saturday's UEFA Champions League final, becoming the first American male to feature on the hallowed stage. He's hoping to become the second American to win it. Jovan Kirovski, the LA Galaxy's current technical director, won with Borussia Dortmund in 1997 but did not play in the final. If Pulisic doesn't become the second, then Zack Steffen will, but the U.S. No. 1 goalkeeper and Manchester City backup is unlikely to play in the final unless the club's starter, Ederson, gets injured or ejected.
The 22-year-old Pulisic already made history by becoming the first U.S. male to score in a Champions League semifinal with his goal vs. Real Madrid. In that first-leg match Pulisic became the third U.S. men's player to feature in a semifinal, after Tyler Adams did last season for RB Leipzig and DaMarcus Beasley did for PSV Eindhoven in 2005.
He's made history in numerous other ways in his brief career as well, which include fetching the highest transfer free for an American by a wide margin ($73 million) and becoming the youngest U.S. men's player to appear in a World Cup qualifier and the youngest U.S. men's player to score for the senior national team.
Following the European final, both Pulisic and Steffen will link up with the national team for the Concacaf Nations League final four in Denver. Should the U.S. get by Honduras in the semifinals, then Pulisic and Steffen would have the opportunity to win a trophy together, with a final against either Mexico or Costa Rica looming on June 6.
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