Ignacio Russo

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Ignacio Russo
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Russo Cordero
Date of birth (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Tigre
(on loan from Rosario Central)
Number 29
Youth career
Gimnasia de Rosario
ADIUR
2016–2020 Rosario Central
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Rosario Central 7 (1)
2022Chacarita Jrs. (loan) 33 (9)
2023Patronato (loan) 33 (7)
2024Instituto (loan) 38 (6)
2025–Tigre (loan) 1 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:36, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Ignacio Russo Cordero (born 13 December 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tigre, on loan from Rosario Central. [2] [3]

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Career

Russo started out in Rosario with Gimnasia y Esgrima, before later heading to ADIUR. [4] 2016 saw the forward join Rosario Central. [5] Before his breakthrough into the first-team, he scored three goals in twenty-eight matches for the academy and five goals in nineteen games for the reserves. [5] Russo moved into the senior set-up in late-2020, initially appearing on the substitute's bench for fixtures with River Plate and Banfield in the Copa de la Liga Profesional. [2] [6] It was in that competition that he made his debut, as he featured for the final sixteen minutes of a draw away to Banfield on 4 December; having replaced Alan Bonansea. [2] [7]

On 11 January 2022, Russo joined Primera Nacional club Chacarita Juniors on a one-year loan deal. [8]

Personal life

Russo is the son of manager and former footballer Miguel Ángel Russo. [9]

Career statistics

As of 5 December 2020. [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosario Central 2020–21 [nb 1] Primera División 1000000010
Career total1000000010

    Notes

    1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

    References

    1. Ignacio Russo at WorldFootball.net
    2. 1 2 3 4 "Argentina - I. Russo". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
    3. "Ignacio Russo". World Football. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
    4. ""Me dicen que me haga un ADN, ja"". Olé. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
    5. 1 2 "Conociendo a... Ignacio Russo". Rosario Central. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
    6. "Ignacio Russo: "Soy hincha de Central y gracias a Dios tengo un padre que dirigió y me dio muchas alegrías"". TyC Sports. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
    7. "Ignacio Russo, hijo de Miguel, tuvo su debut en Rosario Central". TyC Sports. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
    8. Un Russo en San Martín: Chacarita cerró un nuevo delantero, quepasaweb.com.ar, 11 January 2022
    9. "Debutó Ignacio, el hijo de Miguel Ángel Russo". Olé. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.