Historic high points and clutch performances overshadowed his injury issues and were enough to propel Christian Pulisic to a third U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year award. The 23-year-old Chelsea forward became the first American man to play in and win the UEFA Champions League final and, while on U.S. duty, scored the winning goal in two competitive victories over Mexico.
Pulisic previously won American soccer’s most prestigious annual honor in 2017 and ’19. He’s now only the fourth man to claim it at least three times, joining Landon Donovan (four), Clint Dempsey (three) and Kasey Keller (three).