Haji Wright
USA
Age
28
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Haji Wright
Haji Wright is named in Mauricio Pochettino's confirmed 26-man United States squad for the 2026 World Cup, where he lines up as a centre-forward. The 28-year-old plays his club football for Coventry City, who he joined in 2023 for a then club-record fee of around 9 million euros.
This season he scored 18 goals in 43 appearances across all competitions, a return that helped Coventry win the EFL Championship title and promotion to the Premier League and earned him a place in the Championship Team of the Season. He came through the United States youth system before making his name in England. 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.
This season he scored 18 goals in 43 appearances across all competitions, a return that helped Coventry win the EFL Championship title and promotion to the Premier League and earned him a place in the Championship Team of the Season. He came through the United States youth system before making his name in England. 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 tall centre-forward, Wright leads the line on his finishing, getting on the end of chances and winning his headers in the box. His quickness lets him stretch defences and run in behind, the qualities he showed coming through the United States youth system. He stands 1.91 m, is right-footed and has logged 2,731 club minutes this season, going into the group stage in Mauricio Pochettino's squad at 28.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Haji Wright's second. He was part of the United States squad at the 2022 finals in Qatar, where the team reached the round of 16, and he scored the United States' goal in the 3-1 defeat to the Netherlands that ended their tournament. Mauricio Pochettino has named him in the 26 once again for 2026. His international career to date runs to 7 goals in 20 senior caps for the United States, and he stays among the USA's forward options on the final list.
National Team
USA
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Wright brings goals to the United States attack: 18 goals in 43 appearances across all competitions this season, on top of 7 goals in 20 senior caps for his country. He leads the line as a tall centre-forward who finishes the chances that come his way and wins headers in the box, the penalty-box threat he gives the side at the finals. On the Goal Rush card the United States are a Tier 3 side at £17m.
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Wright at the 2026 World Cup
Wright is a confirmed centre-forward in Mauricio Pochettino's 26-man United States squad for the 2026 World Cup, lining up at his second 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 Wright is among the forwards in the confirmed 26.
Haji Wright World Cup 2026 FAQs
The United States are a Tier 3 side at £17m on the Goal Rush card. Haji Wright is in Mauricio Pochettino's confirmed 26 as a centre-forward, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Wright is a centre-forward for the United States and plays his club football for Coventry City. Mauricio Pochettino has named him in the final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, where the USA line up in Group D.
Yes. He was part of the United States squad at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The 2026 finals will be his second, his place confirmed in Mauricio Pochettino's 26-man USA squad.
Wright plays his club football for Coventry City, who he joined in 2023. He is named among the United States' forwards in Mauricio Pochettino's final 26, with the USA opening their Group D campaign against Paraguay in mid-June.
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