Scott McKenna

Scott McKenna is a left-footed centre-back in Steve Clarke's Scotland squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in the defender group alongside Andy Robertson, Grant Hanley and Kieran Tierney. The Dinamo Zagreb defender is 29 at kick-off and brings 49 senior Scotland caps into a tournament that will be his country's first World Cup since 1998. He joined Dinamo Zagreb ahead of the 2025-26 season and helped the club to a league and cup double.

Scotland face Brazil, Morocco and Haiti in Group C, opening against Haiti at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 13 June. Clarke's side won UEFA Group C to qualify on 18 November 2025, ending a 28-year absence from the finals. McKenna has played four times across Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 for Scotland.

McKenna is a left-footed centre-back whose game is built on aerial duels, defending the box and reading danger to step in and tackle, the back-line work Clarke's deep-sitting Scotland relies on. He is comfortable on the left of central defence, where his left foot helps the side play out and deliver from defensive set pieces.

At the other end he carries a threat from attacking set pieces, the route to his first Scotland goal, a header against Armenia. Recovery pace and steady positioning make him a constant inside that defensive group.

Scott McKenna's Goal Rush value is defensive: a left-footed centre-back who wins headers, defends his box and steps in to tackle for a Scotland team set up to defend in numbers. The team behind him is a Tier 4 pick worth £10m within the game's £200m card budget, where Group C brings Brazil, Morocco and Haiti and organisation at the back matters as much as goals at this low price.