Tete Yengi
Australia
Age
25
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Tete Yengi
Tete Yengi is in Tony Popovic's 26-man Australia squad for the 2026 World Cup, a striker who plays his club football for Machida Zelvia in Japan's J1 League. He goes into the finals at 25, after Australia qualified by finishing runners-up in AFC third-round Group C in June 2025.
A tall right-footed centre-forward standing 1.97 m, Yengi moved to Machida Zelvia in Japan after spells in Scotland with Livingston. He has 1 senior cap for Australia, having scored on his debut against Switzerland in June 2026, and this season he has 4 goals in 44 club appearances. The draw places Australia in Group D alongside the United States, Paraguay and Turkey, and they open against Turkey in Vancouver on 13 June.
A tall right-footed centre-forward standing 1.97 m, Yengi moved to Machida Zelvia in Japan after spells in Scotland with Livingston. He has 1 senior cap for Australia, having scored on his debut against Switzerland in June 2026, and this season he has 4 goals in 44 club appearances. 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
A tall right-footed centre-forward, Yengi stands 1.97 m and gives Australia a centre-forward option at the top of the pitch. He plays his club football in Japan's J1 League with Machida Zelvia, having moved there in 2026 after spells in Scotland with Livingston. He is right-footed, and has logged 1,814 club minutes this season, going into the group stage in Tony Popovic's squad at the age of 25.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Tete Yengi's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to 1 senior cap for Australia, and he scored on his debut against Switzerland in June 2026. Tony Popovic has named the striker 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 forward options on the final list.
National Team
Australia
Tier 4
£10m
📋 Teammates (25)
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Goal Rush Impact
Yengi's work for Australia is up front, where he is one of the centre-forward options in the squad. This season he has 4 goals in 44 club appearances, the goals of a young striker heading to his first World Cup at 25. On the Goal Rush card Australia are a Tier 4 side at £10m, one of the lower bands on the card as Australia head into their Group D opener against Turkey.
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Yengi at the 2026 World Cup
Yengi is a confirmed striker 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 Yengi is among the forwards in Popovic's confirmed 26.
Tete Yengi World Cup 2026 FAQs
Australia are a Tier 4 side at £10m on the Goal Rush card, one of the lower bands. Tete Yengi is named in Tony Popovic's confirmed 26 as a striker, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Yengi is a striker for Australia, a tall right-footed centre-forward standing 1.97 m. He plays his club football for Machida Zelvia in Japan's J1 League 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.
Yengi plays his club football for Machida Zelvia in Japan's J1 League, having joined on loan in 2026 from Livingston in Scotland. He is named among Australia's forwards in Tony Popovic's final 26, with Australia opening against Turkey in mid-June.
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