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It’s no secret that Christian Pulisic is already the best player on the United States Men’s National Team. He’s still a teenager, but he’s already had a massive impact on the USMNT.
Pulisic was recognized today by US Soccer as the Male Player of the Year. The 19-year-old is the youngest to ever win the award.
He's just getting started.@cpulisic_10 is your 2017 #USMNT Player of the Year » https://t.co/Y3Do0CkrMr pic.twitter.com/8rcnBp6RdC
— U.S. Soccer MNT (@ussoccer_mnt) December 14, 2017
The Hershey, PA native deservedly got more votes than fellow candidates Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley, Clint Dempsey, and Jordan Morris.
This honor is a nice achievement for Pulisic, but what he really wanted was to lead the United States to the 2018 World Cup. America won’t be playing in Russia next summer, and that’s a damn shame.
Pulisic had six goals and four assists this season for the US this year. He came close to single-handedly dragging them to the tournament.
It wasn’t to be, but this kid’s future is still incredibly bright for both the USA and for Borussia Dortmund.