Alessandro Russo (footballer, born 2001)

Alessandro Russo (born 31 March 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian club Sint-Truiden, on loan from Sassuolo.

Alessandro Russo
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-31) 31 March 2001
Place of birth Reggio Calabria, Italy
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Sint-Truiden
(on loan from Sassuolo)
Youth career
Carmine Coppola
2015–2016 F24 Messina
2016–2019 Genoa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Sassuolo 0 (0)
2020–2021Virtus Entella (loan) 18 (0)
2021–2022Alessandria (loan) 2 (0)
2022–Sint-Truiden (loan) 2 (0)
National team
2017 Italy U16 4 (0)
2017–2018 Italy U17 18 (0)
2018 Italy U18 1 (0)
2018–2020 Italy U19 9 (0)
2021– Italy U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:43, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:41, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Russo is a youth product of Carmine Coppola, F24 Messina, and Genoa.[1] On 12 September 2019, Russo signed with Sassuolo.[2] Russo made his professional debut with Sassuolo in a 2-1 Coppa Italia loss to Perugia on 4 December 2019.[3]

On 29 August 2020 he went to Virtus Entella on loan.[4]

On 15 July 2021 he joined Alessandria on loan.[5] On 24 January 2022, he moved on a new loan to Sint-Truiden in Belgium.[6]

Personal life

On 12 October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[7] He tested negative 18 days later.[8]

References

  1. Straface, Scritto da: Francesco (June 28, 2016). "Il portiere dell'F24 Messina Alessandro Russo passa a titolo definitivo al Genoa".
  2. "Presentati alla stampa Vlad Chiriches e Alessandro Russo".
  3. "Sassuolo vs. Perugia - 4 December 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  4. "Ufficiale, Alessandro Russo è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. "RUSSO È UN GIOCATORE DEI GRIGI" (Press release) (in Italian). Alessandria. 15 July 2021.
  6. "WELCOME ALESSANDRO!" (Press release). Sint-Truiden. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  7. "Comunicato Ufficiale Virtus Entella" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  8. "COMUNICATO VIRTUS ENTELLA, Alessandro Russo non è più positivo" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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