William "Will" Pulisic (born April 16, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Pulisic[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1998-04-16) April 16, 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Richmond United | |||
2016–2017 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Duke Blue Devils | 66 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | North Carolina FC U23 | 2 | (0) |
2018 | Colorado Rapids U23 | 5 | (0) |
2019 | North Carolina FC U23 | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Austin FC | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → North Carolina FC (loan) | 22 | (0) |
National team | |||
2015 | United States U17 | 24 | (0) |
United States U19 | 4 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2022 |
Pulisic had played for Richmond United in his youth career.[1] He, like his cousin who used to play at Borussia Dortmund,[2] played with the Borussia Dortmund U19 team, making 8 appearances.[3]
On July 7, 2017, Pulisic joined North Carolina FC U23 for the remainder of the 2017 season.[4] In 2018, he also played in the PDL for Colorado Rapids U23[5] and again in 2019, returning to North Carolina FC U23's, but without making an appearance.[6]
On April 16, 2021, Pulisic signed with Major League Soccer club Austin FC.[3] Pulisic was loaned to USL League One side North Carolina FC on March 9, 2022.[7] Pulisic was released by Austin following their 2022 season.[8]
Pulisic has represented the U.S. at the youth international level. In 2015, he had been called up and was included in the final 23 man squad of the national under-17 team for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, along with his cousin, Christian, with 24 appearances.[9]
He also made four appearances with national under-19 team.[3]
Club | Season | Division | League | Open Cup | MLS Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Shutouts | Apps | Shutouts | Apps | Shutouts | Apps | Shutouts | |||
Austin FC | 2021 | MLS | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2022 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
North Carolina FC (loan) | 2022 | USL1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
Career Total | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
Will Pulisic was born in Mechanicsville, Virginia on April 16, 1998.[11] He is the cousin of Chelsea player Christian Pulisic.