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United States and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Christian Pulisic has been voted the 2017 U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year.
Pulisic, 19, becomes the youngest winner in the award's history, beating out Landon Donovan, who was 21 when he won the award in 2003.
Pulisic's victory was not a surprise. In a year in which the U.S. men failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, Pulisic was one of the few players to emerge with his reputation intact.
Christian Pulisic, 19, is the youngest winner in the award's history.
He was the U.S. team's biggest offensive contributor with six goals and four assists in nine matches. In the matches he played, he was either directly or indirectly involved in 13 of the 17 goals the U.S. scored.
Pulisic received 94 percent of the votes, which were cast by a group that included men's national players that earned a cap in 2017, men's national team and youth national team coaches, Major League Soccer, North American Soccer League and United Soccer League head coaches, as well as select former players, administrators and media members.
With Dortmund, Pulisic tallied three goals and three assists in 25 league and cup appearances during his first full season with the club.
Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Follow him on Twitter @JeffreyCarlisle.
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