Mathew Leckie
Australia
Age
35
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Mathew Leckie
Mathew Leckie is in Tony Popovic's 26-man Australia squad for the 2026 World Cup, a winger who plays his club football for Melbourne City in the A-League. He goes into the finals at 35, after Australia qualified by finishing runners-up in AFC third-round Group C in June 2025.
A quick and agile player, Leckie is typically deployed on the wing, though he has been used as a midfielder, striker, second striker and wing-back across his career. He has 80 senior caps and 14 international goals for Australia, and this season he has 6 appearances for Melbourne City. The draw places Australia in Group D alongside the United States, Paraguay and Turkey, and they open against Turkey in Vancouver on 13 June, the first of their three group games.
A quick and agile player, Leckie is typically deployed on the wing, though he has been used as a midfielder, striker, second striker and wing-back across his career. He has 80 senior caps and 14 international goals for Australia, and this season he has 6 appearances for Melbourne City. The draw places Australia in Group D alongside the United States, Paraguay and Turkey, and they open against Turkey in Vancouver on 13 June, the first of their three group games.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
A quick and agile winger, Leckie's natural home is out wide, using his pace to get at defenders down the flank. He is versatile too, having been used as a midfielder, striker, second striker and wing-back across his career. He is right-footed and stands 1.81 m, and has logged 238 club minutes for Melbourne City this season, going into the group stage in Tony Popovic's squad at the age of 35.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Mathew Leckie's fourth. He was part of Australia's squads at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 finals, and at the 2022 tournament in Qatar he scored the winner against Denmark to send Australia into the round of 16. Tony Popovic has named him in the 26 once more for 2026. His international career runs to 80 senior caps for Australia, and he stays among the squad's attacking options on the final list.
National Team
Australia
Tier 4
£10m
📋 Teammates (25)
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Goal Rush Impact
Leckie's work for Australia is in the final third, where his game brings goals to the side: 14 international goals across his career for his country. That scoring is what he offers going forward, an experienced attacker who can play across the front line. On the Goal Rush card Australia are a Tier 4 side at £10m, one of the lower bands on the card going into Group D.
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Leckie at the 2026 World Cup
Leckie is a confirmed winger 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 Leckie is among the attacking options in Popovic's confirmed 26.
Mathew Leckie World Cup 2026 FAQs
Australia are a Tier 4 side at £10m on the Goal Rush card, one of the lower bands. Mathew Leckie is named in Tony Popovic's confirmed 26 as a winger, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Leckie is a winger for Australia, a quick and agile attacker who has also played across midfield and up front. He plays his club football for Melbourne City in the A-League and is named in Tony Popovic's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup.
Yes. He was part of Australia's squads at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 World Cups, scoring the winner against Denmark in Qatar. The 2026 finals will be his fourth, his place confirmed in Tony Popovic's 26-man Australia squad.
Leckie plays his club football for Melbourne City in Australia's A-League. He is named among Australia's attacking players in Tony Popovic's final 26, with Australia opening against Turkey in mid-June.
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