USMNT and AC Milan winger Christian Pulisic has revealed that as a child he used to dress up as a soccer player 'almost every Halloween'.

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Pulisic speaks on The Tonight ShowReveals he dressed up as footballer for HalloweenBack with AC Milan for pre-seasonWHAT HAPPENED?

Speaking on The Tonight Show hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Pulisic laughed as Fallon held up a photo of the winger dressed in full football kit alongside his sister for Halloween. Pulisic explained how he had always dreamed of becoming a professional but only realised that dream when he moved to England.

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Speaking about playing football professionally, Pulisic said: "It’s still insane to me, honestly, to this this day. I never thought I’d be in this position doing what I love for a living. It’s incredible."

Responding to Pulisic discussing his childhood dream, Fallon brought up the photo of Pulisic. He said: "We actually got from your mom a photo of you dressing up for Halloween as a soccer player."

The USMNT star laughed: "Almost every year I was a new soccer player. Not very creative!"

DID YOU KNOW?

Fallon asked when Pulisic knew he could become a professional player. The former Chelsea and Dortmund player replied: "I mean it’s tough. My first memories are with a soccer ball but pro? Maybe [aged] six or seven, when I first moved over to England, [was when] I knew." He moved to England with his mother who was on a teacher exchange programme and lived in Oxfordshire before returning to the States.

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Pulisic has joined up with his AC Milan team-mates on their pre-season tour in the US after his country's underwhelming Copa America campaign. They take on Manchester City in a friendly on Saturday at Yankee Stadium in New York. After pre-season, Pulisic and his team-mates will return to Italy with the aim of overthrowing rivals Inter to become Serie A champions once again.