Yunus Musah makes history for USMNT

The midfielder surpassed the record held jointly by Jozy Altidore, Landon Donovan and Christian Pulisic in the game against Trinidad and Tobago on Monday.

Yunus Musah became the most-capped under-21 in the history of USMNT when he took to the field against Trinidad and Tobago on Monday. The game ended with a 2-1 victory for the Caribbean team but the Stars and Stripes progressed to the semi-final 4-2 on aggregate after the victory at home.

The AC Milan midfielder, still aged just 20, has become a stalwart for Gregg Berhalter’s side and earned his 32th cap in the first leg of the Nations League tie. That put him level with Landon Donovan, Jozy Altidore and Christian Pulisic, who each secured 32 international appearances before their 21st birthday. Musah turns 21 on 29 November, meaning that Monday’s game was his final opportunity to beat the record. And the manager gave him just that when he named the starting lineup.

With this, Musah surpasses three players with impressive international resumes. Donovan is the USMNT joint top scorer; Altidore is number three on the all-time scoring charts; Pulisic is the team’s current captain.

As he took the new appearance record, Musah, with an international career spanning just three years, is averaging around ten appearances a year. However to break the all-time appearance record in the senior team, he would have to continue at that same rate for another 13 years.

The record appearance-maker for USMNT is iconic midfielder Cobi Jones, who racked up an incredible 164 international games. He is followed close behind by Landon Donovan with 157 caps. Check out the top ten most capped players in USMNT history...

Of the current squad, Christian Pulisic is the closest to breaking through to the