Auston Trusty, born on 12 August 1998 (age 28), is a USA international central defender at Celtic. At 6ft 3in (1.91m), he brings obvious size to the back line, though the job still tends to come down to cleaner basics than the tape-measure stuff.
His best league return before coming to Glasgow came at Birmingham City in 2022-23, when he scored four goals in 44 appearances. Celtic then signed him from Sheffield United in August 2024 for around £6m, a sizeable outlay for a defender arriving from the English game.
Trusty’s Celtic spell has already brought silverware. He has won two Premiership titles, in 2024-25 and 2025-26, and the League Cup in 2024-25. In 2026-27, he has made five league appearances, with another appearance and a goal in the League Cup, four in the Scottish Cup and two in Champions League qualifiers.
He has also remained involved internationally, making two World Cup appearances for the United States this season and scoring once. His current market value is around £5m, according to Transfermarkt.
Trusty’s career has taken him from the American set-up into English football and then to Celtic, where he is part of the current defensive group rather than a project for later. His profile is straightforward: an established centre-half, still with something to prove in Glasgow.
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