Will Pulisic

Will Pulisic picks up a ball against Pitt.

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Will Pulisic takes a goal kick versus NC State

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Photo by: Duke Athletics

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Duke Men's Soccer headshots. Durham, NC. - August 22, 2019

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
5-11
Weight:
170
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Mechanicsville, Va.
High School:
Atlee

Career: Started all 66 games in his collegiate career … Made 200 saves and allowed 84 goals for a 1.25 goals against average … Finished career with .704 save percentage … Two-time All-ACC selection … 2018 All-Region third team ... Four-time All-ACC Academic Team ... Four-time ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Fall 2020: Started all eight games in goal … Made 16 saves … Finished the fall with a 1.66 goals against average and a .552 save percentage … Collected a season-high five saves versus Pittsburgh (11/15) … Registered three saves against Wake Forest (10/23).

2019: Started all 18 games in goal … Played every minute of the season … Finished the season ranked third in the ACC in saves per game with 3.50 … Recorded six shutouts … Made a career-high 10 saves in setback at Clemson (9/20) … First goalie to make double digit saves since 2013 … Stopped a penalty kick against SMU (9/16) … Totaled eight stops versus the Mustangs … Stopped five shots at Elon (10/15) … Voted to the John Rennie Nike Invitational All-Tournament Team … Garnered an honorable mention nod for the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week after making a combined seven saves to help Duke to the tournament crown … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2018: Started all 20 games in goal … Played a team-high 1921 minutes … Went the distance in all but one game … All-ACC second team selection … United Soccer Coaches All-South Region third team pick … Finished the season with a .692 save percentage and a 1.18 goals against average … Made 54 saves and posted six shutouts … Tied for fourth in the ACC in shutouts … Made at five saves in season-opening win against FIU (8/24) … Also had five stops in a heartbreaking ACC semifinal loss to North Carolina (11/7) … Made four saves and added two more penalty stops in a shootout victory over Pittsburgh in the ACC Tournament (11/4) … Converted his penalty kick chance in the shootout against the Panthers to earn College Soccer News Team of the Week honors … Stopped four shots in shutout victory versus Virginia (10/5) … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2017: Started and played every minute in goal in all 20 games … All-ACC Third Team ... First Duke goalie to earn All-ACC recognition since 2012 and first Duke rookie to earn the honors since 2009 ... Voted the team’s Rookie of the Year … Finished the season with seven shutouts … Finished the season with a 1.01 goals against average and a league-best .761 save percentage … Ranked third in the ACC with 67 saves ... Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week following a shutout at Notre Dame … Named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week following season-opening shutouts of Central Florida (8/25) and Fordham (8/27) … Made a season-high eight saves in 2-1 win at No. 10 Georgetown (10/9) ... Recorded seven saves in the NCAA Tournament victory over FIU (11/19) ... Voted to the All-ACC Freshman Team and Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best IX Freshman Team … All-ACC Academic Team ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Before Duke: Recently took a gap year and is competing with the Borussia Dortmund U19 squad … Has made eight appearances and owns four shutouts in 720 minutes of action … Has helped Borussia Dortmund to the stop of the A-Junioren Bundesliga West standings … Has been a mainstay with the U.S. youth national team player pool … Was called up to the U19 squad for the final training camp of 2016 … Traveled to the Canary Islands with the U.S. U-19 National Team … Earned the start in goal a 1-0 loss to Spain … Invited to become a part of the U.S. Soccer Under-17 Residency Program in 2013 … Played club for Richmond United in the U.S. Development Academy when not with the U.S. U-17 National Team … Earned the starting goalkeeper spot for the U-17 national team at the U-17 World Cup … Debuted for the U-17 MNT on Nov. 17, 2013, posting a clean sheet as the USA defeated Canada 2-0 … Won Golden Glove awards in tournaments in Turkey and France … Also appeared in the USA's 5-1 win against England on Dec. 11 at the 2013 Nike International Friendlies, which the U.S. won the title … Made 11 starts and saw action in 14 games in 2014 … Posted an 8-4-1 record and three shutouts – twice in the Copa Mexico against China PR and Mexico, respectively, and against Canada at the Panama International Tournament … Earned victories in games leading up to the 2015 U-17 World Cup – a 2-0 win against Panama and a 5-2 victory against Bermuda … Played the full 90 in all three games for the United States … Helped the United States to a 2-2 draw with Croatia.

Personal: Son of Matt and Jennifer Pulisic … Has older twin brothers ... Thomas is a senior at William and Mary and played baseball for the Tribe … Joseph, senior at Old Dominion University, played football for the Monarchs … Has a younger sister, Allie … Father played soccer at Randolph Macon College … Cousin, Christian Pulisic, is currently playing with Borussia Dortmund and recently became the youngest American Bundesliga debutant to see German first division action … Born April 16, 1998.