The Borussia Dortmund midfielder secured a landslide victory in the vote, becoming the youngest player to take the prize in the process Borussia Dortmund midfielder Christian Pulisic has re-written the history books in being named the U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year for 2017. The 19-year-old has become the youngest recipient of the prize in its 34-year-old history, with Landon Donovan – who won for the first time at the age of 21 in 2003 – nudged down the pecking order. Pulisic dominated the voting process to emerge victorious, getting the nod from 94 percent of those polled.