Auston Levi-Jesaiah Trusty (born August 12, 1998) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for club

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and the

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. In club football, Trusty played in the

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for

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and in

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for the

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and the

Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Founded in ...

before signing for

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club

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, and spent the 2022–23 season

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of the

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. In August 2023, Trusty signed for

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, for which he made his Premier League debut. He moved on to Celtic in 2024. Internationally, he represented his country at under-age levels before making his senior debut in March 2023.

Early life

Trusty was born in

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. He is the youngest of six children. All of his siblings played collegiate soccer. His sister, Onnie Nicholson, also played internationally. He began playing soccer with Nether United Soccer Club in

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. He attended and played for

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before joining the SockerClub youth setup of the

in 2011.

Club career

Bethlehem Steel

In 2016, Trusty signed an amateur United Soccer League contract with the

reserve affiliate

. The contract with the Steel allowed Trusty to remain eligible to play

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with the

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. He made his debut for the Steel on April 10, 2016, against

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, starting in the 4–0 defeat. Trusty would go on to play 44 games for the Bethlehem Steel within two seasons.

Philadelphia Union

On August 10, 2016, Trusty signed a homegrown player deal with the

, electing not to join the

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. Despite his signing, Trusty did not make his debut for the Union until March 3, 2018, in the club's season opener against the

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. He finished his first season with the Union having played every minute of the season as the club finished sixth in the Eastern Conference. He also scored his first professional goal on September 15 against the Montreal Impact, a 4–1 defeat. Going into the

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, Trusty continued his game streak, playing in an additional seven matches before being sent off during a match against the

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on April 13. Following his suspension, Trusty would start 15 more matches until July 2019.

Colorado Rapids

On November 20, 2019, Trusty was traded to the

in exchange for up to $750,000 in allocation money, including performance-based thresholds, as well as a percentage of a future transfer. He made his debut for the club on July 17, 2020, against

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in the

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, coming off the bench. Following his debut season with the Rapids, Trusty signed a new contract on December 16, keeping him with the club through the 2023 season.

Arsenal

On January 31, 2022, Trusty signed with

club

, although he would stay on loan with the Colorado Rapids until July 17, 2022. He played his last game for the Rapids on July 5, returned to Arsenal, and was immediately loaned to

club

for the 2022–23 season.

Loan to Birmingham City

Trusty made his competitive debut in English football on July 30, 2022, in his new club's opening-day 0–0 draw at

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. He scored his first two goals in England in Birmingham's 3–0 win against

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on October 8. His

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caused Birmingham's elimination from the

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at the hands of

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, but he redeemed himself four days later with the winning goal in the seventh minute of stoppage time of the Championship match away to

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. As of February 10, Trusty had played every minute of every league match throughout the season. He finished the season with 44 appearances in all competitions and four goals, and was voted Player of the Season by ''Blues'' supporters.

Sheffield United

On August 3, 2023, Trusty signed for newly promoted

. He made his Premier League debut on September 16 in a 2–1 loss away to

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. He scored his first goal for Sheffield United on August 13, 2024 in an

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tie against

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Celtic

On August 30, 2024, Trusty signed with

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club

on a five-year contract. The move saw him join his international teammate, and fellow centre back,

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. He made his debut in the

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against Slovan Bratislava on September 18. He scored his first goal on January 4, 2025, netting the second goal as the Bhoys beat St Mirren 3–0 at

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in the

International career

Trusty has represented the United States at the under-17 level, playing in the

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in Chile. He started the opening match, against

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, but was given a

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near the end of the 2–0 defeat for a poor challenge on goalscorer

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. He missed the second group game through suspension, and was an unused substitute for the third, a 4–1 loss to

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that confirmed the United States' elimination from the tournament. He was a member of

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' under-20 squad for the

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, replacing the injured

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. He scored one goal during the tournament, the fifth in a 6–0 victory over

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on June 1. On December 20, 2018, Trusty, alongside then teammate Mark McKenzie, received his first call-up to the senior

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squad for their January 2019 camp. Trusty was added to the roster for the United States' January 2022 training camp in Phoenix. Trusty made his senior debut on March 24, 2023, starting the CONCACAF Nations League A group phase match against

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. Partnering McKenzie in central defense, Trusty played the whole game, and provided the assist for

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's second goal of the 7–1 win. Trusty was called up for the finals of the

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, but had to withdraw after suffering an injury.

Personal life

In November 2024, Trusty and his wife, Emily Berardino, announced that they were expecting their first child. The couple were married in Glasgow in April 2025.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honors

Philadelphia Union *

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runner-up:

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Celtic *

: 2024–25 *

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: 2024–25 United States U20 *

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United States *

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Individual *

Player of the Season:

References

External links

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at

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