Pulisic named U.S. Soccer POTY for 4th time

Pulisic named U.S. Soccer POTY for 4th time

United States and AC Milan forward Christian Pulisic was named U.S. Soccer’s male player of the year for 2023 on Thursday, tying Landon Donovan for the most wins by a USMNT player with four.

The 25-year-old winger from Hershey, Pennsylvania, also won in 2017, 2019 and 2021 while Donovan won the award for the fourth time in 2010 at the age of 28.

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Pulisic received 53% of the vote, followed by Yunus Musah (21.5%) and Ricardo Pepi (12.9%).

“It’s an honor to win this award again for the fourth time,” Pulisic said. “It was an incredible season for me. I always enjoy playing with the national team and winning more trophies with the national team. Of course, coming here to AC Milan, it’s been just a really exciting year. I’ve enjoyed it so much, so I’m really grateful to win an award like this.”