Christian Pulisic and the 5 Most Expensive American Soccer Players of All Time

American soccer players are on the rise. More and more are playing at the highest levels of the game in Europe, and teams are now paying multimillion transfer fees for professional footballers born in the U.S. Chelsea star Christian Pulisic is the most expensive American soccer player ever, but who else makes the list of most expensive American players? Here we will go through the top five.

For this list, the “most expensive American soccer player” is determined by the total transfer fees clubs have paid for the player over the course of their career. So, for Chelsea star Christian Pulisic, who’s only made one professional move, that is his total value. For others, the value is a total of transfer and loan fees throughout their career.