Christian Pulisic injury history: USMNT & Chelsea star's absences & how many games he has missed

Christian Pulisic is a superstar in the United States and intends to earn a similar standing at club level with Chelsea, but an unfortunate habit of picking up untimely injuries needs to be shaken in west London.

The USMNT star has been on the books at Stamford Bridge since the summer of 2019, when a big-money move was made from Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund.

There have been plenty of highs for the 23-year-old in English football, including a historic Champions League triumph, but he has sat out more games than he would have liked. How many has he missed in total? GOAL takes a look...

Fitness concerns were never an issue for Pulisic during his days in Germany, with no more than three games sat out for Dortmund through injury at any one time.

Early progress at Chelsea was, however, stunted by an abductor muscle tear in his debut campaign – although a coronavirus-enforced lockdown of sporting action did allow him to recover from that ailment.

Niggling knocks were proving difficult to shake, though, and another was picked up after scoring in the 2020 FA Cup final against Arsenal.

Muscle complaints have held the American back on a regular basis since then, with his ankle proving to be particularly problematic in the 2021-22 campaign as his number of days off reaches 38.

Absence

Date

Games missed

Muscle bruise

Dec 28-Dec 31, 2019

1

Abductor muscle tear

Jan 2-June 6, 2020

12

Calf strain/hamstring injury

Aug 1-Oct 4, 2020

7

Quarantine

Oct 31-Nov 3, 2020

1

Muscle injury

Nov 3-Nov 27, 2020

4

Coronavirus

Aug 18-Aug 30, 2021

2

Ankle injury

Sep 9-Oct 31, 2021

12

Total

38

Table correct at time of writing on 26/01/2022

Chelsea invested £58 million ($79m) worth of faith in a player of considerable promise when securing his