all about. He’s a mix of technical ability,
great speed and serious attitude to his
craft. That was very impressive.”
Pulisic’s father Mark is equally effusive
in his praise of Wolf’s part in his son’s
success, telling Goal website: “From the
moment Christian arrived in Dortmund,
he was made to feel wanted and the
most important person in all this was
Hannes Wolf. He really helped Christian
find his feet in a new country.
“He was a trainer as well as a friend,
both on and off the pitch.”
Given his genealogical input there was
always a strong possibility that Pulisic
would one day earn a living from football
as his parents, Mark and Kelley, both
played collegiate soccer at George
Mason University in Virginia, with Mark
later turning pro and spending eight
years on the books of indoor-arena
side Harrisburg Heat.
Pulisic senior later ran the soccer
programme at Lebanon Valley College
in Pennsylvania, taking charge of Detroit
Ignition in the Major Indoor Soccer
League and tutoring youngsters at PA
Classics, where his son played. Mark also
served as a youth coach at Dortmund
for 18 months, from 2015 to 2017, and
was an assistant at three lower-league
outfits in the US: Harrisburg City
Islanders, Rochester Rhinos andAPR 17, 2016
Gets the opening
goal in a 3-0 win at
home to Hamburg
and becomes the
youngest non-
German to score in
the Bundesliga.MAY 28, 2016
Scores his first
goal as a senior
international as
the USA beat
Bolivia 4-0.SEP 2, 2016
Two goals in a 6-0
win against Saint
Vincent see him
become the
youngest person to
score in a World Cup
qualifier for the USA.MAR 8, 2017
Scores his first
Champions League
goal in a 4-0 victory
over Benfica.Christian Pulisic
Debut...with Thomas
Tuchel after the game
against IngolstadtImportant figure...former Dortmund youth coach Hannes Wolf