USMNT star Christian Pulisic named AC Milan's MVP for January 2025

Milan announced on Saturday that U.S international Christian Pulisic has earned the club's monthly MVP honors for his performances across multiple competitions.

The month began in Saudi Arabia, where Pulisic scored goals in back-to-back games to help Milan win the Supercoppa Italiana with triumphs over rivals Juventus and AC Milan. Back in Serie A, Pulisic scored against Parma to net his first goal since October before then scoring in the Champions League against Dinamo Zagreb.

Pulisic has now won AC Milan's monthly MVP twice this season, having previously claimed the award back in September. Also nominated for January were Rafael Leao, Strahinja Pavlovic, and Tijani Reijnders.

The award is another deserved one for Pulisic, who continues to have a standout season for Milan. Pulisic now has 12 goals in all competitions, with four of those goals coming in just seven Champions League matches.

He's Milan's joint-leading scorer in Serie A, level with Tijani Reijnders in three fewer games, while the American is also the club's joint-leading assister, level with Leao and Youssouf Fofana despite playing fewer matches as well.

Pulisic's personal success hasn't quite translated to Serie A success, though. Manager Paulo Fonseca was let go just before the new year, paving the way for the arrival of Sergio Conceicao. Milan currently sit seventh in Serie A, five points out of fourth-place with a game in hand. Additionally, they're in the playoff round of the Champions League, where they'll take on Feyenoord in mid-February.

Pulisic and AC Milan face a massive match this weekend as they play host to eternal rivals Inter on Sunday. After that, they'll turn to the Coppa Italia on short rest to host Roma on Wednesday.