Auston Trusty

Auston Trusty
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-12) August 12, 1998
Place of birth Media, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Philadelphia Union
Number 26
Youth career
2011–2016 Philadelphia Union
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Bethlehem Steel 13 (0)
2016– Philadelphia Union 31 (1)
2016–2017 → Bethlehem Steel (loan) 31 (0)
National team‡
2016 United States U19 6 (0)
2016–2017 United States U20 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 5, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 4, 2017

Auston Trusty (born August 12, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer.

Early career

Bethlehem Steel FC

Trusty signed to play with United Soccer League side Bethlehem Steel FC in 2016 on an amateur contract to allow him to still be eligible to play college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, whom he had verbally agreed to join after graduating from Penncrest high school.[1][2] Despite the verbal agreement, Trusty would not attend college, instead focusing on his professional career.

Philadelphia Union

Trusty's efforts paid off midway through the 2016 season when he signed a Homegrown Player contract with Philadelphia Union on August 10, 2016.[3] He was the second homegrown signing of 2016, following fellow Bethlehem Steel FC teammate Derrick Jones.

U.S. U-20 Men's National Team

On February 9, 2017, U.S. Under 20 Men's National Team head coach Tab Ramos selected Trusty to the 20-man roster that competed in the 2017 World Cup qualifying tournament in Costa Rica.[4] The team won the tournament and qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. At that tournament on June 1, 2017, Trusty entered a game against New Zealand. Within minutes of entering the game he netted a left footed goal in the top right corner in one motion as the ball was passed to him during a corner kick. Social media hashtags depicting the phrase #TrustyTheProcess became a popular post for several Philadelphia area fans cheering on the emergence of their homegrown star.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Trusty Taking Advantage of Steel FC Faith". USLsoccer.com. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Auston Trusty".
  3. ↑ "Philadelphia Union Sign Auston Trusty As Homegrown Player". Philadelphia Union. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Auston Trusty named to US U-20 Men's National Team". February 9, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Trusty scores in U-20 USMNT's 6-0 rout against New Zealand".


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