AC Milan star and U.S. Men's National Team captain Christian Pulisic may have quit his home nation in order to pursue his soccer career in Europe, but he settled right back into life stateside when he led his team to its first victory in the FIFA World Cup.
Pulisic, 27, has become the face of American soccer over the last decade, having made a sensational debut in the USMNT in 2016, when he became the youngest American to play in a World Cup qualifying game.
His prowess on the soccer field over the years has even helped to earn him the nickname "Captain America," which fans could be heard chanting as he helped the U.S. team to claim a 4-1 victory over Paraguay in its opening game of the World Cup tournament, which was held in Inglewood, CA.
Pulisic will next take to the world stage in Seattle, WA, where the USMNT will face Australia—a team that also won its debut World Cup game.
However, while he is arguably the most recognizable U.S. player, the soccer pro got his start on the international stage thousands of miles away from his hometown of Hershey, PA, when he joined German club Borussia Dortmund, where he became one of the youngest Americans ever to play and score in the European country's Bundesliga.