Brenden Aaronson

United States · FW

2026 World Cup squad profile

Position
FW
Squad role
Projected starter · #11
Position rank
#2
Intl caps
57
Intl goals
9
Intl assists
7
0.37(model rating, 0–1)
10.4%

See Brenden Aaronson on the full United States scoring list →

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
Copa América 202419000.0000100
World Cup 20224137000.11371822
All tournaments5146000.11371922
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Limited sample

Defending

Tackles won / 90
1.23
94
Interceptions / 90
1.23
97
Ball recoveries / 90
4.93
91
Blocks / 90
3.08
98
Clearances / 90
0.00
18
Pressures / 90
24.04
98

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
4.32
88
Key passes / 90
1.85
85
Prog. carries / 90
11.71
88
Pass completion %
84.6%
97

Possession

Carries / 90
38.84
83
Dribbles / 90
1.85
76

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 66 forwards with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better. This player is below the 270-minute bar, so their own rates rest on a small sample: read the percentiles as indicative.

International profile

Brenden Aaronson has 57 caps and 9 international goals for United States, a FW projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: United States →United States squad & model →

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