Auston Trusty
USA
Age
27
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Auston Trusty
Auston Trusty is named in Mauricio Pochettino's confirmed 26-man United States squad for the 2026 World Cup, where he lines up as a centre-back. The 27-year-old plays his club football for Celtic, where he was a regular through 2025-26 with 41 appearances across all competitions, scoring twice from defence.
His career has taken him from Major League Soccer to Europe, and he comes into the finals on the back of a full season of senior minutes. He has six senior caps for the United States to his name. The United States are at the finals as one of the three co-hosts, and the draw has placed them in Group D alongside Paraguay, Australia and Turkey, with their campaign opening against Paraguay on 12 June.
His career has taken him from Major League Soccer to Europe, and he comes into the finals on the back of a full season of senior minutes. He has six senior caps for the United States to his name. The United States are at the finals as one of the three co-hosts, and the draw has placed them in Group D alongside Paraguay, Australia and Turkey, with their campaign opening against Paraguay on 12 June.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
A centre-back, Trusty is strong in the tackle and competitive in the air, defending the middle and winning his aerial duels in the box. He brings North American and European experience, a defender who has played on both sides of the Atlantic. He stands 1.90 m, is left-footed and has logged 3,556 club minutes for Celtic this season, going into the group stage in Mauricio Pochettino's squad at 27.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Auston Trusty's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to six senior caps for the United States. Mauricio Pochettino has named him in the 26-man squad for the finals, where he is part of the group-stage squad. He stays among the United States' centre-back options on the final list.
National Team
USA
Tier 3
£17m
📋 Teammates (23)
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Goal Rush Impact
Trusty's work for the United States is at the back: a centre-back who is strong in the tackle and wins his duels in the air, the defending that gives the side a steadier base at the finals. Behind him this season are 41 appearances and 3,556 minutes for Celtic, with two goals from defence along the way. On the Goal Rush card the United States are a Tier 3 side at £17m within the game's £200m card budget.
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Trusty at the 2026 World Cup
Trusty is a confirmed centre-back in Mauricio Pochettino's 26-man United States squad for the 2026 World Cup, in line for his first finals. He is part of the USA side that opens its Group D campaign in June.
Picking USA in Goal Rush
The United States are a Tier 3 side at £17m on the Goal Rush card. Pochettino's side open Group D against Paraguay on 12 June, and Trusty is among the centre-backs in the confirmed 26.
Auston Trusty World Cup 2026 FAQs
The United States are a Tier 3 side at £17m on the Goal Rush card. Auston Trusty is in Mauricio Pochettino's confirmed 26 as a centre-back, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Trusty is a centre-back for the United States and plays his club football for Celtic. Mauricio Pochettino has named him in the final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, where the USA line up in Group D.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Mauricio Pochettino's 26-man United States squad as one of the centre-back options.
Trusty plays his club football for Celtic, where he was a regular in 2025-26. He is named among the United States' centre-backs in Mauricio Pochettino's final 26, with the USA opening their Group D campaign against Paraguay in mid-June.
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