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Krasnodar, Russia – OCTOBER 28, 2020: Pulisic of Chelsea FC during the UEFA Champions League group E match between FC Krasnodar and Chelsea FC, Voffka /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Christian Mate Pulisic
Place of Birth: Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 18, 1998
Ethnicity: * father – Croatian, Sicilian Italian * mother – English, Scottish, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, distant Swiss-German
Christian Pulisic is an American professional soccer player. A winger and attacking midfielder, he plays for AC Milan and the U.S. national team. He was previously with Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea. He is nicknamed “Captain America.”
Christian is the son of Kelley and Mark Pulisic, who is a professional soccer coach and player. His parents also played collegiate soccer. Christian was partly raised in Tackley, Oxfordshire. His cousin is professional soccer played Will Pulisic. Christian is a practising Catholic.
Christian’s paternal grandfather was named Mate Pulisic (the son of Jure Pulisic and Marija). Mate was Croatian, born on the island Olib, Dalmatia.
Christian’s paternal grandmother was named Johanna Distefano (the daughter of Peter Di Stefano/Di Stephano and Frances). Johanna had Sicilian ancestry. Peter was born in New York, to Italian parents, Jack Di Stephano and Lena. Frances was born in Italy.
Christian’s maternal grandfather was Gary H. Harlow (the son of Halbert Junick Harlow and Velma Arlene Nicely). Christian’s great-grandmother Halbert was born in Eagle Rock, Botetourt, Virginia, the son of James Lloyd “Lowrie”/Lorie Harlow and Ella Patricia “Dovie” Clark. Christian’s great-grandmother Velma was born in Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, the daughter of Charles Hubert/Hubbart/Herbert “Charlie” Nicely and Susan L. “Susie” Robinson.
Sources: https://www.espn.com
Christian’s paternal great-grandparents, Peter Di Stefano/Di Stephano and Frances, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Christian’s paternal great-grandfather, Peter Di Stefano/Di Stephano, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Christian’s maternal grandfather, Gary H. Harlow (through his own sister) – https://www.findagrave.com