Pulisic Becomes The Youngest U.S Male Footballer Of The Year
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| Christian Pulisic |
Pulisic, 19, becomes the youngest winner in the award's history, beating out Landon Donovan, who was 21 when he won the award in 2003.
"I just want to thank everyone who voted for me to win U.S. Male Player of the Year," Pulisic said in a video posted on social media.
"It's something I never could have imagined, to be here in this position and I'm just really thankful to everyone who supported me along the way and I'm excited for the future."
Pulisic received 94 percent of the votes, which were cast by a group that included men's national players that earned a cap in 2017, men's national team and youth national team coaches, Major League Soccer, North American Soccer League and United Soccer League head coaches, as well as select former players, administrators and media members.
Pulisic's sudden rise has seen him become the new face of U.S. Soccer both on and off the field since bursting onto the scene last year.
"It's something I would have never imagined. But it's something I've had to deal with at a young age and I'm kind of coming to terms with it, where I stand with the team and in the U.S.," he told Fox Sports of his rise to prominence.
"It's something that I'm definitely still learning through and I have the best people to help me through it and yeah, definitely still learning but something I'm comfortable with."
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