William Pulisic (born April 16, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a

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for Minnesota United 2 in the

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Youth career

Pulisic had played for Richmond United in his youth career. He, like his cousin Christian, who used to play at

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, played with the

U19 team, making 8 appearances. On July 7, 2017, Pulisic joined

North Carolina FC U23 North Carolina FC U23 is an American soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina. It was founded in 2002 as the Raleigh Elite, and the current affiliate of North Carolina FC, a third division club in the United Soccer League. The team plays in ...

for the remainder of the 2017 season. In 2018, he also played in the PDL for Colorado Rapids U23 and again in 2019, returning to North Carolina FC U23's, but without making an appearance.

Club career

On April 16, 2021, Pulisic signed with Major League Soccer club

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. Pulisic was loaned to

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side

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on March 9, 2022. Pulisic was released by Austin following their 2022 season. On January 26, 2023, Pulisic signed a one-year contract with

Minnesota United Minnesota United FC is an American professional soccer club based in Saint Paul, Minnesota that plays in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The club began play in 2017 as the league's 22nd club, and replaced the North American So ...

team, MNUFC2.

International career

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

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, along with his cousin, Christian, with 24 appearances. He also made four appearances with national under-19 team.

Career statistics

Personal life

Will Pulisic was born in

Mechanicsville, Virginia Mechanicsville is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Hanover County, Virginia, United States. The population was 36,348 during the 2010 census, up from 30,464 at the 2000 census. History The area was settled by Englis ...

on April 16, 1998. He is the cousin of

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player Christian Pulisic.

References

External links

Duke Blue Devils bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pulisic, Will 1998 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers Austin FC players Soccer players from Virginia People from Mechanicsville, Virginia United States men's youth international soccer players Duke Blue Devils men's soccer players North Carolina FC U23 players Colorado Rapids U-23 players USL League Two players American people of Croatian descent North Carolina FC players Minnesota United FC 2 players MLS Next Pro players