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.
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:
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Fastest MNT Players to 10 Goals – Age |
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Player |
Date of Birth |
Date of 10th Goal |
Age |
Result |
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Christian Pulisic |
Sept. 18, 1998 |
March 26, 2019 |
20 years, 189 days |
1-1 D vs. Chile |
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Jozy Altidore |
Nov. 6, 1989 |
Oct. 9, 2010 |
20 years, 337 days |
2-2 D vs. Poland |
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Landon Donovan |
March 4, 1982 |
July 6, 2003 |
21 years, 125 days |
2-0 W vs. Paraguay |
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Eric Wynalda |
June 9, 1969 |
April 4, 1992 |
22 years, 300 days |
5-0 W vs. China PR |
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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:
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Fastest MNT Players to 10 Goals - Caps |
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Player |
Date of 10th Goal |
Caps |
Result |
| Clint Mathis | June 10, 2002 | 23 | 1-1 D vs. Korea Republic |
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Christian Pulisic |
March 26, 2019 |
25 |
1-1 D vs. Chile |
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Eddie Johnson |
June 9, 2007 |
26 |
2-0 W vs. Trinidad & Tobago |
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Chris Wondolowski |
July 3, 2015 |
28 |
4-0 W vs. Guatemala |
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Frank Klopas |
Nov. 22, 1994 |
29 |
3-0 W at Jamaica |