Darel Russell

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Darel Russell
Personal information
Full name Darel Francis Roy G. Russell [1]
Date of birth (1980-10-22) 22 October 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Mile End, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1996 Norwich City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2003 Norwich City 132 (6)
2003–2007 Stoke City 171 (16)
2007–2010 Norwich City 112 (10)
2010–2012 Preston North End 27 (0)
2011–2012 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 11 (2)
2012–2013 Portsmouth 17 (0)
2013 Toronto FC 18 (3)
2014 Tampa Bay Rowdies 25 (3)
Total513(40)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Darel Francis Roy G. Russell (born 22 October 1980) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Contents

Russell began his career with Norwich City in 1997 and played 147 times for the Canaries before joining Stoke City in 2003. He was a regular starter under Tony Pulis at Stoke, spending four seasons in the Potteries playing over 180 times. Russell returned to Norwich in July 2007 where he helped them win the League One title in 2009–10. He went on to play for Preston North End, Charlton Athletic, Portsmouth and in North America with Toronto FC and Tampa Bay Rowdies.

Career

Norwich City

Born in Mile End, Russell began his career as a youth player at Norwich City making his debut on the last day of the 1997–98 season in a 1–0 victory against Reading. [2] He made 13 appearances in 1998–99 before establishing himself in the first team in 1999–2000. [2] In April 2000, Norwich manager Bruce Rioch was replaced by Bryan Hamilton whose old school style of management made it a tough environment for Russell to develop. [3] Hamilton was sacked in December 2000 with the side in relegation trouble, he was replaced by Nigel Worthington who guided them to a safe position of 15th with Russell making 47 appearances in 2000–01. [4] At the end of the season Russell was linked with a move to East Anglia rivals Ipswich Town. [5] He made 26 appearances in 2001–02 as Norwich reached the 2002 Football League First Division play-off final where they lost on penalties to Birmingham City. [6] Russell missed two months of the 2002–03 campaign after breaking a bone in his foot. [7] In June 2003 Russell rejected a new contract offer from Norwich. [8]

Stoke City

Russell joined Stoke in 2003 for a fee of £125,000 in August 2003. [9] He made his Stoke debut on 9 August 2003 in a 3–0 win away at Derby County. [10] Russell scored twice in a 3–1 win against Sunderland on 16 September 2003. [11] Russell was an ever-present under Tony Pulis in 2003–04 playing 50 times as the team finished in 11th position. [12] He scored on the opening day of the 2004–05 season in a 2–1 win over promotion favorites Wolverhampton Wanderers. [13] Russell missed only one match in 2004–05 as Stoke were unable to mount a promotion challenge finishing in 12th. [14] He made 39 appearances in 2005–06 as Stoke finished in 13th place under Dutch manager Johan Boskamp. [15] Pulis returned to the club in 2006–07 and several new signings enabled them to push for a play-off spot. Russell won the Championship player of the month award for November 2006. [16] Russell scored a career best of seven goals in 2006–07 as Stoke narrowly missed out on a play-off place by two points. [17]

Return to Norwich

On 30 July 2007, Russell rejoined the Canaries for an undisclosed fee (reported to be around the £410,000 marked down from £600,000 due to a 30% sell-on clause the canaries had in the deal taking Russell to Stoke in 2003), on a three-year contract. [18] Russell played 44 times in 2007–08 as the Canaries finished in 17th spot. [19] Under the management of Glenn Roeder in 2008–09, Russell was played out of position as a forward which did not go down well with Norwich supporters. [20] Roeder was sacked in January 2009 and replaced by Bryan Gunn but he was unable to prevent Norwich being relegated to League One. [21]

In the summer of 2009 Norwich rejected a bid of £500,000 from Premier League newcomers Burnley. [22] He remained at Carrow Road and helped the side gain an instant return to the Championship in 2009–10 winning the League One title with a club record 95 points. [23] On 1 July 2010, it was confirmed that Russell had rejected the offer from Norwich of a new contract, and he was released. [24]

Preston North End

Russell signed for Preston North End on a three-year deal on 4 August 2010. [25] He scored his first and what turned out to be only goal for Preston in the League Cup against Charlton Athletic on 13 September 2011. [26] His time at Deepdale was unsuccessful as Preston were relegated to League One in 2010–11. [27] He was transfer listed by the club in May 2012. [28]

Charlton Athletic (loan)

On 24 November 2011 Russell signed on loan for League One rivals Charlton Athletic until January 2012. [29] On 7 January 2012 this loan was extended until the end of the season. [30] He played 11 times in 2011–12, scoring twice helping the Addicks win the League One title. [31]

Portsmouth

On summer transfer deadline day 2012, Russell joined Portsmouth on an initial one-month deal. [32] Russell left Portsmouth on 28 January 2013, a day before his contract with the club was due to expire. [33] He had made 18 appearances for Pompey with the side destined for relegation after suffering a ten-point deduction. [34]

Toronto FC

On 14 February, Russell joined Canadian Major League Soccer side Toronto FC on a trial basis. [35] On 1 March, he signed a contract with the Canadian club. [36] He made his debut for the club on 9 March in a 2–1 home victory over Sporting Kansas City, he came on as a second half sub for John Bostock. [37] Russell scored his first goal for the club on 6 April, the goal came in the 90th minute to earn Toronto a 2–2 home draw against FC Dallas. [38] He was not retained following the 2013 season. [39]

Tampa Bay Rowdies

Russell joined Tampa Bay Rowdies for the 2014 North American Soccer League season. [40] He played 26 times, scoring three goals as the team failed to reach the championship play-offs. [41] He retired at the end of the season. [42]

Personal life

Russel was born in England and is of Saint Lucian descent. [43] His sister Shar Alexander (real name Sharlene Russell), is a singer in the band 'Miss Frank' who competed in the sixth series of X Factor. [44]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City 1997–98 [45] First Division 100000—10
1998–99 [46] First Division1310000—131
1999–2000 [47] First Division3341020—364
2000–01 [4] First Division4111052—473
2001–02 [48] First Division230201000260
2002–03 [49] First Division2103000—240
Total13267082001478
Stoke City 2003–04 [12] First Division4642020—504
2004–05 [14] Championship 4521010—472
2005–06 [15] Championship3731010—393
2006–07 [50] Championship4372010—467
Total1711660500018216
Norwich City 2007–08 [19] Championship3942031—445
2008–09 [51] Championship3842010—414
2009–10 [52] League One 35220002 [lower-alpha 1] 0392
Total1121060412012411
Preston North End 2010–11 [53] Championship2501020—280
2011–12 [54] League One2000210041
Total270104100321
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2011–12 [54] League One112000000112
Portsmouth 2012–13 [34] League One17000001 [lower-alpha 1] 0180
Toronto FC 2013 [34] Major League Soccer 183000000183
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2014 [55] NASL 253100000263
Career total513402102143055844

Honours

Norwich City
Charlton Athletic

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