Is Christian Pulisic the best player in Serie A? Goals, assists, stats for USMNT, Milan star enjoying hot start

Kyle Bonn

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Is Christian Pulisic the best player in Serie A? Goals, assists, stats for USMNT, Milan star enjoying hot start image

There are few players around the world in better form than Christian Pulisic.

Regardless of what you believe to be his true place in the global football landscape, that’s a true, factual statement, as the 2025-26 season is now almost two months old.

The 27-year-old leads the Serie A goal-scoring chart through the first five games of the campaign, with his blistering form helping Milan to an early lead atop the Italian league standings.

The Sporting News details just what has been great about Pulisic’s start to the new campaign and why he might have an argument to be the best player in the Italian top flight right now.

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Christian Pulisic goals, assists, stats for 2025/26

Through the first five games of the Serie A season, Christian Pulisic sits alone atop the league's top goal scorers table, ahead of Nico Paz, Marcus Thuram, Kevin de Bruyne, and Riccardo Orsolini.

Additionally, with two assists on top of that, he also has the most goal contributions in the league, level with Paz (3 goals, 3 assists) and one ahead of Valentin Castellanos and Nikola Krstovic.

At this stage, Pulisic is the highest-rated player in Serie A according to the overall rating metric by website SofaScore, and fellow statistical aggregator WhoScored has Pulisic second-highest below only electric Como youngster Paz.

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Christian Pulisic stats, goals for AC Milan in 2025/26

Stats via Transfermarkt.com, up to date as of Oct. 2, 2025.

CompetitionGamesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Serie A542250
Coppa Italia22095
TOTAL762345

Is Christian Pulisic the best player in Serie A?

There is no question that, based on recent performances to begin the 2025-26 season, Christian Pulisic is the most in-form player in Serie A.

While there is still ultimately a challenging case to be made that he is the best player across all of Serie A, his ranking among the top stars in the league is surely climbing each and every week.

Overall, Inter and Argentina star Lautaro Martinez is likely considered the best attacking player in the league, while his teammate Alessandro Bastoni is one of the best defenders in the entire world. Atalanta star Ademola Lookman won African Player of the Year as recently as last December and remains in Italy after failing to force a move abroad this past summer, while young Como star Nico Paz is beginning to be internationally recognized for his breakout performances.

Pulisic is also battling against the titanic figure of superstar Rafael Leao at his own club, as the Portuguese winger is beloved by Milan fans even as his world-class level of performance has dipped over the last 18 months. Additionally, new additions to the Italian top flight have deepened the competition, as the likes of Kevin de Bruyne and Jonathan David have complicated the top of the player pool.

According to analytics website FBRef, Pulisic's statistical profile compares most similarly to the likes of Matheus Cunha of Man United, Fermin Lopez of Barcelona, and PSG winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, among others. While those players don't see themselves as the best in their respective leagues, the general lack of top-level talent in Serie A gives Pulisic a chance to make a case for such a claim.

At this point, there's no debating that Pulisic is among the upper echelon of talent in the Italian top flight, and remaining at this level of performance across the whole of the campaign could see him cemented as a world-class player. Heck, Napoli midfielder Scott McTominay found himself nominated for the Ballon d'Or after being named 2024-25 Serie A Player of the Year — if he can do it, surely Pulisic can with a larger sample size at this elevated level.

Kyle Bonn

Kyle Bonn is a Syracuse University broadcast journalism graduate with over a decade of experience covering soccer globally. Kyle specializes in soccer tactics and betting, with a degree in data analytics. Kyle also does TV broadcasts for Wake Forest soccer, and has had previous stops with NBC Soccer and IMG College. When not covering the game, he has long enjoyed loyalty to the New York Giants, Yankees, and Fulham. Kyle enjoys playing racquetball and video games when not watching or covering sports.