Bukayo Saka
England
Arsenal
FWD
Jersey
#7
Age
23
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Bukayo Saka
Bukayo Saka is one of the most important attacking players in this England squad — a right-sided forward who combines Arsenal-level technical detail with the directness Thomas Tuchel wants in the final third. He carries the ball in tight areas, creates space for late-arriving midfielders, and consistently finds the box without losing defensive discipline.
For the 2026 tournament Saka arrives in peak years: 24 at kick-off, with Champions League minutes behind him and a settled role at Arsenal. England fans expect him on the team-sheet from match one, taking set pieces, leading counterattacks, and providing the goal contributions that turn group-stage games.
For the 2026 tournament Saka arrives in peak years: 24 at kick-off, with Champions League minutes behind him and a settled role at Arsenal. England fans expect him on the team-sheet from match one, taking set pieces, leading counterattacks, and providing the goal contributions that turn group-stage games.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
0
Minutes played
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
0
Shots on Target
0
Playing Style
A right winger by trade, Saka loves to drift inside on his left foot — the cut-back shot, the bending finish into the far corner, the long diagonal pass between the centre-backs. That is where his danger lives, and full-backs rarely know whether to show him outside or commit.
What makes him hard to mark in tournament football is the second movement. After he passes, he keeps running. After he loses the ball, he wins it back fast. England get a winger who creates and a forward who works defensively — exactly the profile a Tuchel side needs in possession and out of it.
What makes him hard to mark in tournament football is the second movement. After he passes, he keeps running. After he loses the ball, he wins it back fast. England get a winger who creates and a forward who works defensively — exactly the profile a Tuchel side needs in possession and out of it.
World Cup History
Saka made his World Cup debut at Qatar 2022, contributing three group-stage goals — including a brace against Iran — before England's quarter-final exit to France. The tournament confirmed his place as a senior international rather than a prospect: he started all five England matches.
The 2026 World Cup is his second on the biggest stage and the first where he arrives as a leader rather than a breakthrough star. Add the Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 minutes — the latter ending in a final defeat to Spain — and his tournament miles are unusual for a 24-year-old forward.
The 2026 World Cup is his second on the biggest stage and the first where he arrives as a leader rather than a breakthrough star. Add the Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 minutes — the latter ending in a final defeat to Spain — and his tournament miles are unusual for a 24-year-old forward.
Club
Arsenal
National Team
England
Tier 1
£32m
📋 Teammates (17)
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Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Goal Rush Impact
Picking Saka in Goal Rush means betting on minutes, set pieces, and goal contribution from the right channel. England's Tier 1 slot is £32m — the highest band — and Saka is the player who unlocks that price for fantasy managers because he both scores and creates from a forward role.
Watch the matchday team news: the moment Saka is named in England's XI his Goal Rush value goes up. Group-stage games against weaker defenders are where his Tier 1 price pays off — that's when the goals and assists arrive in bursts.
Watch the matchday team news: the moment Saka is named in England's XI his Goal Rush value goes up. Group-stage games against weaker defenders are where his Tier 1 price pays off — that's when the goals and assists arrive in bursts.
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Saka at the 2026 World Cup
Saka enters the 2026 World Cup as one of England's senior attacking players, with Champions League and major tournament minutes already behind him. Tuchel has used him as a right-side starter throughout qualifying, and his combination of dribbling, ball retention, and goal threat fits the wide forward role England need in their biggest games.
Picking Saka in Goal Rush
For Goal Rush, picking Saka means committing to England's Tier 1 slot at £32m — the premium band reserved for the squad's biggest finishers. He is at his most dangerous in group-stage matchups against weaker right-back pairings, where his cuts inside the box and direct shots produce the goals and assists that turn fixtures.
Bukayo Saka World Cup 2026 FAQs
Saka plays for England, who sit in Tier 1 of Goal Rush at £32m per slot — the highest price band. As a starting forward who both scores and creates, he is one of the players who unlocks the value of picking a Tier 1 team, particularly during the group stage.
Saka is a forward, typically deployed as a right winger who drifts inside on his left foot to shoot, cross, or play long diagonal passes between the centre-backs.
Bukayo Saka has scored more than 10 international goals for England across senior matches, including three group-stage goals at the 2022 World Cup with a brace against Iran. He is also a regular for set-piece duties and right-side combinations.
Saka plays for Arsenal in the Premier League. He has been Mikel Arteta's most consistent attacking outlet since his breakthrough season in 2020 and is contracted to the club into 2027.
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