Christian Pulisic isn't even old enough to drive a car in Germany. But the 17-year-old American has driven soccer fans here into a frenzy since breaking into the first team at Borussia Dortmund in January.
With his goal against Hamburg SV last weekend, he became the youngest non-German to score in Bundesliga history. Three weeks before that he became the youngest man to play for the U.S. national team in a World Cup qualifier, coming off the bench in the 81st minute of a 4-0 win over Guatemala.
"With the statements he sends out there — scoring his first goal for Dortmund, starting a game in the Bundesliga, getting valuable minutes in that very intense environment — he sends messages out toward what happens with the national team as well," said U.