Christian Pulisic Becomes Fastest MNT Player to Score 10 Goals

With his goal against Chile on March 26, 2019, Christian Pulisic became the fastest MNT player to score 10 goals at 20 years, 189 days.
By: Jeff Crandall
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With his fourth minute strike in the 1-1 draw against Chile on March 26, 2019, Christian Pulisic became the youngest MNT player all-time to reach 10 goals. 


Pulisic accomplished the goal-scoring milestone at 20 years, 189 days, besting previous record-holder Jozy Altidore who tallied his 10th MNT goal at 20 years, 337 days in a 2-2 draw with Poland on Oct. 9, 2010 in Chicago.

The five fastest MNT players to 10 goals by age:

Fastest MNT Players to 10 Goals – Age

Player

Date of Birth

Date of 10th Goal

Age

Result

Christian Pulisic

Sept. 18, 1998

March 26, 2019

20 years, 189 days

1-1 D vs. Chile

Jozy Altidore

Nov. 6, 1989

Oct. 9, 2010

20 years, 337 days

2-2 D vs. Poland

Landon Donovan

March 4, 1982

July 6, 2003

21 years, 125 days

2-0 W vs. Paraguay

Eric Wynalda

June 9, 1969

April 4, 1992

22 years, 300 days

5-0 W vs. China PR

DaMarcus Beasley

May 24, 1982

July 16, 2005

23 years, 54 days

3-1 W vs. Jamaica

Caps wise, Pulisic hit double-digit goals in his 25th appearance, coming in just behind Clint Mathis whose 10th goal memorably came in the USA’s 1-1 draw with Korea Republic at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

And the five fastest MNT players to 10 goals by caps:

Fastest MNT Players to 10 Goals - Caps

Player

Date of 10th Goal

Caps

Result

Clint Mathis June 10, 2002 23 1-1 D vs. Korea Republic

Christian Pulisic

March 26, 2019

25

1-1 D vs. Chile

Eddie Johnson

June 9, 2007

26

2-0 W vs. Trinidad & Tobago

Chris Wondolowski

July 3, 2015

28

4-0 W vs. Guatemala

Frank Klopas

Nov. 22, 1994

29

3-0 W at Jamaica