Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Auston Levi-Jesaiah Trusty [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | August 12, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Media, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [2] [3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Sheffield United | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2016 | Philadelphia Union | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Bethlehem Steel | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Philadelphia Union | 56 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Colorado Rapids | 41 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | → Colorado Rapids (loan) | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 44 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Sheffield United | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2015 | United States U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | United States U19 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | United States U20 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | United States U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | United States | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 15, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 18, 2023 |
Auston Levi-Jesaiah Trusty (born August 12, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Premier League club Sheffield United and the United States national team.
In club football, Trusty played in the USL Championship for Bethlehem Steel and in Major League Soccer for the Philadelphia Union and the Colorado Rapids before signing for Arsenal, and spent the 2022–23 season on loan to Birmingham City of the EFL Championship. On 3 August 2023, Trusty signed for Sheffield United. Internationally, he represented his country at under-age levels before making his senior debut in March 2023.
Born in Media, Pennsylvania, Trusty began playing soccer with Nether United Soccer Club in Wallingford. [4] He attended and played for Penncrest High School before joining the SockerClub youth setup of the Philadelphia Union in 2011. [5]
In 2016, Trusty signed an amateur United Soccer League contract with the Philadelphia Union reserve affiliate Bethlehem Steel. [6] The contract with the Steel allowed Trusty to remain eligible to play college soccer with the North Carolina Tar Heels. [6] He made his debut for the Steel on April 10, 2016, against New York Red Bulls II, starting in the 4–0 defeat. [7]
Trusty would go on to play 44 games for the Bethlehem Steel within two seasons. [8]
On August 10, 2016, Trusty signed a homegrown player deal with the Philadelphia Union, electing not to join the Tar Heels. [9] Despite his signing, Trusty did not make his debut for the Union until March 3, 2018, in the club's season opener against the New England Revolution. [10] He finished his first season with the Union having played every minute of the season as the club finished sixth in the Eastern Conference. [10] He also scored his first professional goal on September 15 against the Montreal Impact, a 4–1 defeat. [11]
Going into the 2019 season, Trusty continued his game streak, playing in an additional seven matches before being sent off during a match against the LA Galaxy on April 13. [10] [12] Following his suspension, Trusty would start 15 more matches until July 2019.
On November 20, 2019, Trusty was traded to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for up to $750,000 in allocation money, including performance-based thresholds, as well as a percentage of a future transfer. [13] He made his debut for the club on July 17, 2020, against Sporting Kansas City in the MLS is Back Tournament, coming off the bench. [14] Following his debut season with the Rapids, Trusty signed a new contract on December 16, keeping him with the club through the 2023 season. [15]
On January 31, 2022, Trusty signed with Premier League club Arsenal, although he would stay on loan with the Colorado Rapids until July 17, 2022. [16] [17] He played his last game for the Rapids on July 5, returned to Arsenal, and was immediately loaned to EFL Championship club Birmingham City for the 2022–23 season. [18]
Trusty made his competitive debut in English football on July 30, 2022, in his new club's opening-day 0–0 draw at Luton Town. [19] He scored his first two goals in England in Birmingham's 3–0 win against Bristol City on October 8. [20] His own goal caused Birmingham's elimination from the FA Cup at the hands of Blackburn Rovers, [21] but he redeemed himself four days later with the winning goal in the seventh minute of stoppage time of the Championship match away to Swansea City. [22] As of February 10, Trusty had played every minute of every league match throughout the season. [23] He finished the season with 44 appearances in all competitions and four goals, [24] and was voted Player of the Season by Birmingham's supporters. [25]
On August 3, 2023, Trusty signed for newly promoted Sheffield United. [26] He made his Premier League debut on September 16 in a 2–1 loss away to Tottenham Hotspur. [27]
Trusty has represented the United States at the under-17 level, playing in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. He started the opening match, against Nigeria, but was given a red card near the end of the 2–0 defeat for a poor challenge on goalscorer Victor Osimhen. [28] [29] He missed the second group game through suspension, and was an unused substitute for the third, a 4–1 loss to Chile that confirmed the United States' elimination from the tournament. [30] He was a member of Tab Ramos' under-20 squad for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, replacing the injured Marlon Fossey. [31] He scored one goal during the tournament, the fifth in a 6–0 victory over New Zealand on June 1. [32]
On December 20, 2018, Trusty, alongside then teammate Mark McKenzie, received his first call-up to the senior United States squad for their January 2019 camp. [33]
Trusty was added to the roster for the United States' January 2022 training camp in Phoenix. [34]
Trusty made his senior debut on March 24, 2023, starting the CONCACAF Nations League A group phase match against Grenada. Partnering McKenzie in central defense, Trusty played the whole game, and provided the assist for Weston McKennie's second goal of the 7–1 win. [35]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | League cup [lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bethlehem Steel | 2016 [8] | USL | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
2017 [8] | USL | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
Total | 44 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 0 | ||||||
Philadelphia Union | 2018 [2] | MLS | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
2019 [2] | MLS | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
Total | 56 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 62 | 2 | ||||
Colorado Rapids | 2020 [2] | MLS | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
2021 [2] | MLS | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||||
Total | 41 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 | |||||
Arsenal | 2022–23 [24] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Colorado Rapids (loan) | 2022 [2] | MLS | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
Birmingham City (loan) | 2022–23 [24] | Championship | 44 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 4 | ||
Sheffield United | 2023–24 [36] | Premier League | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
Career total | 232 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 248 | 7 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
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United States U20
United States
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