Christian Pulisic World Cup stats: Face of American soccer has just 1 goal in 8 career tournament appearances

The USMNT's exit in the 2026 FIFA World Cup was harsh, as Belgium dominated the United States 4-1 on Monday night.

While it was a disappointing night for many American players, Christian Pulisic will receive the brunt of the criticism. The star winger couldn't finish the match as he suffered an injury midway through, and it ended his World Cup early without any signature moments.

Pulisic was once the future of soccer in the United States, but he hasn't performed up to the standard that many set for him. Instead, Pulisic's performances in international competition have slowly declined while he’s entered his prime.

Here's a breakdown of Pulisic's lackluster World Cup history.

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Christian Pulisic World Cup stats

Pulisic has now been the center of team USA for each of the last two World Cups, in which the USMNT was eliminated in the Round of 16 both times.

• Matches: 8
• Goals: 1
• Assists: 3

Pulisic's lone goal at the World Cup group stage in 2022, when he buried one on Iran to take a 1-0 lead.

1 year ago today, Christian Pulisic scored in the @USMNT's 1-0 win over Iran in the 2022 FIFA World Cup 🇺🇸👏 pic.twitter.com/z06dvr8deD

Had the USMNT qualified for the 2018 World Cup, Pulisic would have likely been on the team, but the team missed out on the tournament in extremely disappointing fashion.

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When was the last time Christian Pulisic scored in a national competition?

Pulisic's last goal for the USMNT on the international stage came just a few months ago, when he scored on Senegal in a friendly.

ALREADY A GOAL AND AN ASSIST FOR PULISIC!#USMNT x @VW pic.twitter.com/GC1S2Fqml7

However, prior to that goal, Pulisic had a goal-less drought while playing for the USMNT, dating back all the way to November of 2024. He had played over 1,100 minutes for the team in between scoring his last two goals.

Additionally, Pulisic's last goal on a neutral site in a competitive match came against Bolivia in the Copa America tournament in June of 2024.

⚽️🇺🇸 The fantastic goal of Christian #Pulisic against Bolivia#CopaAmèrica pic.twitter.com/UFPHDRxcPk

That is the only goal that Pulisic has scored in an international competition since the 2022 World Cup. Pulisic does have six other goals, which came in friendlies, all of which were scored on U.S. soil.

It is notable that Pulisic opted not to play for the United States in the Gold Cup last year as he was battling injuries.

Overall, Pulisic has scored 27 goals for the United States, which included seven goals in the World Cup qualifiers in 2018. However, the USMNT failed to qualify for the World Cup in 2018, so Pulisic's World Cup debut had to wait until 2022.

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Christian Pulsic 2026 AC Milan stats

Professionally, Pulisic plays for AC Milan in Serie A in Italy, which he has done for the past three seasons. Pulisic split time between the starting lineup and the bench for Milan, but he produced at a respectable level for his club.

• Matches: 30
• Starts: 18
• Goals: 8
• Assists: 4

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Christian Pulsic age

Christian Pulisic is in the prime of his career at 27 years-old, but this may have been the last World Cup in which he was the USMNT's best player. Pulisic will be 31 when the 2030 World Cup rolls around, making it possible that the team has younger stars than him in four years.