Christian Pulisic made history on Saturday as he became the first U.S. male to play in a Champions League final.
Pulisic, who has 36 caps for the United States, came on in the 66th minute of Chelsea’s showdown with Manchester City at Estadio do Dragao.
Pulisic, 22, is the record-holder for goals in a season (2), career appearances (35), assists (7) and minutes (2,100) for an American in the competition, and added to his list of records when he replaced Timo Werner with Chelsea 1-0 ahead in Porto.
The Pennsylvania native becomes the second American to win the Champions League, joining Jovan Kirovski who won the competition with Borussia Dortmund in 1997. However, Kirovski played in parts of just two group matches that season.
Pulisic has been an important contributor in Chelsea’s run to the final this campaign, leading the team with three goal involvements — one goal and two assists — during the knockout stage.
Chelsea have won their second European crown overall in three final appearances. They lost the 2008 final to Manchester United before dramatically beating Bayern Munich on penalties in the 2012 edition.