Cristian Volpato
Australia
Age
22
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Cristian Volpato
Cristian Volpato is in Tony Popovic's 26-man Australia squad for the 2026 World Cup, an attacking midfielder who plays his club football for Sassuolo in Italy's Serie A. He goes into the finals at 22, after Australia qualified by finishing runners-up in AFC third-round Group C in June 2025.
An attacking midfielder who can play as a number 10 or out wide, Volpato came through Roma's youth system before joining Sassuolo. He has just 1 senior cap for Australia, so the finals would be an early step in his international career, and this season his club record reads 26 appearances and 2 goals across all competitions. The draw places Australia in Group D alongside the United States, Paraguay and Turkey, and they open against Turkey in Vancouver on 13 June.
An attacking midfielder who can play as a number 10 or out wide, Volpato came through Roma's youth system before joining Sassuolo. He has just 1 senior cap for Australia, so the finals would be an early step in his international career, and this season his club record reads 26 appearances and 2 goals across all competitions. The draw places Australia in Group D alongside the United States, Paraguay and Turkey, and they open against Turkey in Vancouver on 13 June.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
An attacking midfielder, Volpato can play as a trequartista behind the striker or out wide as a winger, having earlier been used as a deep-lying playmaker. At Roma he was mentored by Francesco Totti and modelled his game as a number 10. He is left-footed and stands 1.87 m, and has logged 1,163 club minutes for Sassuolo this season, going into the group stage in Tony Popovic's squad at the age of 22.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Cristian Volpato's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to just 1 senior cap for Australia, so the finals would be a major step up at this level. Tony Popovic has named the attacking midfielder in his 26-man squad for the finals, and he is part of Australia's squad for the group stage in 2026. He stays among the country's midfield options on the final list.
National Team
Australia
Tier 4
£10m
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Goal Rush Impact
Volpato's work for Australia is in attacking midfield, where he plays as a number 10 behind the strikers. This season he has 2 goals in 26 club appearances for Sassuolo, the output of a 22-year-old attacking midfielder named in the squad for his first World Cup. On the Goal Rush card Australia are a Tier 4 side at £10m, one of the lower bands on the card going into their Group D opener against Turkey.
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Volpato at the 2026 World Cup
Volpato is a confirmed attacking midfielder in Tony Popovic's 26-man Australia squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is in the Australia side that open their Group D campaign against Turkey in Vancouver in mid-June.
Picking Australia in Goal Rush
Australia sit in Tier 4 on the Goal Rush card at £10m, one of the lower bands. They open Group D against Turkey on 13 June, and Volpato is among the midfielders in Popovic's confirmed 26.
Cristian Volpato World Cup 2026 FAQs
Australia are a Tier 4 side at £10m on the Goal Rush card, one of the lower bands. Cristian Volpato is named in Tony Popovic's confirmed 26 as an attacking midfielder, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Volpato is an attacking midfielder for Australia, a creative player who can play as a number 10 or out wide. He plays his club football for Sassuolo in Italy's Serie A and is named in Tony Popovic's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Tony Popovic's 26-man Australia squad after Australia finished runners-up in their AFC qualifying group to reach the finals.
Volpato plays his club football for Sassuolo in Italy's Serie A, having come through Roma's youth system. He is named among Australia's midfielders in Tony Popovic's final 26, with Australia opening against Turkey in mid-June.
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