Ignacio Russo

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Rosario Central	7	(1)
2022	→ Chacarita Jrs. (loan)	33	(9)
2023	→ Patronato (loan)	33	(7)
2024	→ Instituto (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]}

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

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rosario Central	2020–21 [nb 1]	Primera División	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0

Notes

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

References

1. Ignacio Russo at WorldFootball.net
2. "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. "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.

External links

• Ignacio Russo at Soccerway