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Alessia Russo

England

8 February 1999

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Alessia Russo is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the England national team. She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels.

After brief stints as a teenager for Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion, Russo joined Manchester United in 2020. At Manchester United, Russo won awards from the club including Player of the Year and Goal of the Season, and was twice top scorer. In 2023, she joined Arsenal on a free transfer, where during the 2024–25 season, she was top scorer of the WSL (alongside Khadija Shaw), named FWA Women's Footballer of the Year and won the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Russo has represented England internationally at various youth levels, from U15 to U21, including captaining the U16 side. She made her senior debut in 2020 and scored her first goals in 2021 against Latvia, the fastest scored hat-trick in history by an England player at just 11 minutes. As a two-time Euro winner with England, Russo was awarded Goal of the Tournament and the Bronze Boot in the Euro 2022 tournament. For the 2023–24 season, she was voted England Women's Player of the Year.

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📋 Profile & Career

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⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Alessia Mia Teresa Russo
Date of birth: (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth: Maidstone, England
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position: Forward

⚽ Team information:
Current team: Arsenal
Number: 23

⚽ Youth career:
2007–2010: Charlton Athletic
2010–2016: Cliffe Woods Colts

⚽ College career:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019: North Carolina Tar Heels 43 (21)

⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017: Chelsea 0 (0)
2017: Brighton & Hove Albion 7 (3)
2020–2023: Manchester United 46 (22)
2023–: Arsenal 70 (38)

⚽ International career‡:
2013–2014: England U15 2 (0)
2014–2016: England U17 27 (17)
2017: England U19 11 (0)
2017: England U20 7 (4)
2019: England U21 8 (0)
2020–: England 68 (31)