Christian Pulisic was 17 when he first broke into top-level soccer in Europe with Borussia Dortmund in January 2016.

He had already moved to Europe earlier as a youth player, but his senior professional debut in Europe came at age 17.

Quick context

  • Born in 1998.
  • Promoted to Dortmund’s senior team in January 2016.
  • Became one of the youngest Americans to establish himself in a major European league.

TL;DR: He started playing professionally in Europe at 17.