United States men’s national team forward Christian Pulisic has put his dogdays of Chelsea behind him and is now one of the brightest stars in Serie A being named December’s Player of the Month.
Pulisic churned out quality performances for Milan throughout the month and tallied two goals and two assists. The 25-year-old provided a goal contribution in four of Milan’s five league games in December.
Pulisic named Serie Player of the Month
Captain America earns his first @EASPORTSFC Player of the Month!
Congratulations to December’s winner Christian @pulisic . #FC24 @EASPORTSFCIT pic.twitter.com/3JJJ6uE20A— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) January 12, 2024
Christian Pulisic started 2023 out of favor and injured at Chelsea.
He finished it by being named Serie A's Player of the Month for December pic.twitter.com/46pblT9RwL— B/R Football (@brfootball) January 12, 2024
He’s the first American player to ever win the award.
Last season at Chelsea Pulisic only recorded one goal and two assists in a frustrating season that saw him rarely starting and often playing out of position.
He’s a new player for the Rossoneri in the 2023-24 campaign and has already tallied seven goals and six assists across all competitions.
Pulisic’s two goals in December included his best of the season so far vs. Frosinone and a game-winner against Sassuolo.
Here’s a look at his four Serie A goal contributions in December. (The goal from Tijjani Reijnders was assisted by Pulisic.)
Mike Maignan finds Christian Pulisic and the American doubles Milan's lead! pic.twitter.com/Q43DtNAPgn
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) December 2, 2023
Christian Pulisic's ball finds Luka Jović!
Milan are back in this one. pic.twitter.com/idqYKUNWkg— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) December 9, 2023
"Like a hot knife through butter"
Tijjani Reijnders scores the fastest goal for Milan this season, just the start Pioli wanted. pic.twitter.com/6RKU4kOLBc— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) December 17, 2023
Christian Pulisic scores again for Milan!
What a season he is having. pic.twitter.com/tCmS3kH7Cl— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) December 30, 2023
Up next for Pulisic and Milan will be hosting Roma at San Siro on Sunday. Roma manager José Mourinho will be serving a red card suspension after being sent off vs. Atalanta.