Auston Trusty channels Zlatan with outrageous goal for Birmingham City

Was this the goal of the season for Americans abroad?

Auston Trusty may have just scored the goal of the season for Americans abroad.

That is especially notable because:

A. He’s a center back

B. He’s still probably not going to the World Cup, despite being one of the top performing Americans in Europe in 2022-23.

Trusty opened the scoring for Birmingham City against QPR on Friday, turning home an outrageous flick off a corner kick that would make Zlatan Ibrahimović proud.

The 24-year-old has been an ever-present for Birmingham City this season, joining the Championship side on loan following a summer move to Arsenal from the Colorado Rapids. Earlier this week, Birmingham defender George Friend praised Trusty’s ability to adjust from MLS to the Championship.

“I think Trusty has been incredible. I don’t think in the whole time I have been in the Championship I have seen anyone better at coming from a league abroad and just taking to the Championship so easily,” Friend told Birmingham Live.

Earlier this month, Trusty’s coach John Eustace tipped him for a World Cup spot despite the defender still having yet to make a senior USMNT appearance.

After Trusty’s goal, his third of the season, Birmingham’s Twitter account continued to bang the drum for Trusty getting a late World Cup call.

With the USMNT’s well-documented center back issues, maybe they aren’t wrong?

Watch Trusty’s goal vs. QPR

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