Alessandro Russo (footballer, born 2001)

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Alessandro Russo
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Reggio Calabria, Italy
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Sassuolo
Number 1
Youth career
Carmine Coppola
2015–2016 F24 Messina
2016–2019 Genoa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Sassuolo 2 (0)
2020–2021Virtus Entella (loan) 18 (0)
2021–2022Alessandria (loan) 2 (0)
2022Sint-Truiden (loan) 2 (0)
2023–2024Trento (loan) 34 (0)
International career
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)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up England 2018 U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:41, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Alessandro Russo (born 31 March 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Sassuolo.

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Club career

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

On 29 August 2020, he went to Virtus Entella on loan. [5]

On 15 July 2021, he joined Alessandria on loan. [6] On 24 January 2022, he moved on a new loan to Sint-Truiden in Belgium. [7]

Russo spent the 2022–23 season back with Sassuolo as a back-up to Andrea Consigli. Russo made his Serie A debut in the last league game of the season on 2 June 2023 against Fiorentina. [8]

On 12 July 2023, Russo moved to Serie C club Trento on a season-long loan. [9]

Personal life

On 12 October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19. [10] He tested negative 18 days later. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sassuolo 2018–19 Serie A 000000
2022–23 100010
Total100010
Virtus Entella (loan) 2020–21 Serie B 18020200
Alessandria (loan) 2021–22 Serie B200020
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 2020
Trento (loan) 2023–24 Serie C 34010350
Career total570200010600

Honours

Sassuolo

References

  1. "Alessandro Russo". U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. Straface, Scritto da: Francesco (28 June 2016). "Il portiere dell'F24 Messina Alessandro Russo passa a titolo definitivo al Genoa".
  3. "Presentati alla stampa Vlad Chiriches e Alessandro Russo".
  4. "Sassuolo vs. Perugia - 4 December 2019". Soccerway.
  5. "Ufficiale, Alessandro Russo è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. "RUSSO È UN GIOCATORE DEI GRIGI" (Press release) (in Italian). Alessandria. 15 July 2021.
  7. "WELCOME ALESSANDRO!" (Press release). Sint-Truiden. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  8. "Sassuolo v Fiorentina game report". Soccerway. 2 June 2023.
  9. "ALESSANDRO RUSSO È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL TRENTO. IL CLASSE 2001 ARRIVA IN PRESTITO DAL SASSUOLO" [ALESSANDRO RUSSO IS A NEW PLAYER OF TRENTO. THE CLASS OF 2001 ARRIVES ON LOAN FROM SASSUOLO] (in Italian). Trento. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  10. "Comunicato Ufficiale Virtus Entella" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  11. "COMUNICATO VIRTUS ENTELLA, Alessandro Russo non è più positivo" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  12. Alessandro Russo at Soccerway
  13. "Sassuolo Calcio wins the Serie B championship". MAPEI. Retrieved 15 May 2025.