Russell Canouse

Russell Canouse

Canouse with D.C. United in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Russell Canouse
Date of birth	(1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	D.C. United
Number	6
Youth career
2007–2008	PA Classics
2009–2010	New York Red Bulls
2011–2013	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II	51	(1)
2016–2017	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	1	(0)
2016–2017	→ VfL Bochum (loan)	20	(1)
2017–	D.C. United	126	(5)
International career‡
2013–2015	United States U20	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 4, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 24, 2017

Russell Canouse (born June 11, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club D.C. United. ^[2]

Club career

Europe

Canouse joined the New York Red Bulls youth academy as a teenager, before moving to Germany to pursue professional opportunities there. He made his debut for German team TSG 1899 Hoffenheim first-team on March 12, 2016, coming-on as a substitute in a Bundesliga game against VfL Wolfsburg. ^[3] Canouse spent the 2016–17 season on loan at VfL Bochum.

D.C. United

Canouse playing for D.C. United on Aug. 21, 2020

Canouse joined D.C. United of Major League Soccer in August 2017. ^[4] He built a great relationship with Patrick Mullins and provided him an assist against New York Red Bulls on September 27, 2017. Russell is a notable player of D.C. United for his great teamwork and playing.^{[ citation needed ]}

On October 13, 2018, Canouse scored his first D.C United goal in the 86th minute against FC Dallas in a 1–0 win, putting D.C. above the playoff line. ^[5]

On July 27, 2019, Canouse got injured with a collapsed lung, and was expected to be out for 3–6 weeks. ^[6] After out for over a month, he came back from injury, starting against the Montreal Impact on August 31, 2019. He played as a right-back during the game, a position not familiar to Canouse, but he performed well and helped DC win 3–0 over Montreal. ^[7] It was reported that 2nd Bundesliga team, Dynamo Dresden, was interested in Canouse in December 2019. ^[8]

Canouse scored his second goal for United on February 29, 2020, in D.C. United's 2020 season home opener. ^[9] The next week he signed a three-year contract extension with D.C. United. ^[10]

International

Canouse played with the U.S. national under-20 team. He captained the side at the 2015 CONCACAF under-20 Championship. ^[4] He was then named to the U.S. roster for the under-20 World Cup, but had to withdraw due to injury.

On January 8, 2018, Canouse received a call-up for the United States men's national soccer team for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina. ^[11]

Personal life

Canouse is married to Erika Canouse. Canouse has a half brother named Kyle Oster. Canouse is also an officially licensed realtor with Keller Williams and is on the Next Move | Nation’s Capital team which is part of the Next Move Network. ^[12]

Statistics

As of July 4, 2023

Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II	2013–14 [13]	Regionalliga Südwest	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2014–15 [14]		25	0	—		—		25	0
	2015–16 [15]		26	1	—		—		26	1
	Total		51	1	—		—		51	1
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	2015–16 [15]	Bundesliga	1	0	—		—		1	0
VfL Bochum	2016–17 [16]	2. Bundesliga	20	1	—		—		20	1
D.C. United	2017 [17]	MLS	10	0	—		—		10	0
	2018 [17]		20	1	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	21	1
	2019 [17]		26	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	28	0
	2020 [17]		15	2	—		—		15	2
	2021 [17]		21	1	—		—		21	1
	2022 [17]		18	1	—		—		18	1
	2023 [17]		16	0	0	0	—		16	0
	Total		126	5	1	0	2	0	129	5
Career total			198	7	1	0	2	0	201	7

1. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

References

1. "Russell Canouse". D.C. United. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
2. "Russell Canouse" (in German). kicker . Retrieved July 1, 2017.
3. "Russell Canouse makes Bundesliga debut in Hoffenheim win". Soccer by Ives. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
4. "DC United acquire ex-US youth international Russell Canouse from Hoffenheim". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. August 9, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
5. "Canouse's late goal lifts DC United into playoff position". Fox Sports. October 13, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
6. Butler, Dylan (July 31, 2019). "DC United midfielder Russell Canouse out 3-6 weeks with collapsed lung" . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
7. Becherano, Lizzy (August 31, 2019). "Ola Kamara sparks first half blitz as D.C. United downs Montreal Impact 3-0". Black & Red United. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
8. Butler, Dylan (December 27, 2019). "Report: DC United's Russell Canouse drawing German interest" . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
9. Sigal, Jonathan (February 29, 2020). "DC United 1, Colorado Rapids 2 | 2020 MLS Match Recap" . Retrieved February 29, 2020.
10. Liljenwall, Ari (March 5, 2020). "D.C. United signs Russell Canouse to three-year contract extension" . Retrieved March 6, 2020.
11. "Sarachan Calls 30 Player Roster to National Training Center for 2018 January Camp". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
12. Quillen, Ian. "Russell Canouse: DC United midfielder, real estate agent, USMNT hopeful". MLS Soccer. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
13. "Russell Canouse | TSG Hoffenheim | U-19-BL Süd/Südwest | 2013/14 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved January 8, 2021.
14. "Russell Canouse | TSG Hoffenheim II | Regionalliga Südwest | 2014/15 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved January 8, 2021.
15. "Russell Canouse | TSG Hoffenheim | Bundesliga | 2015/16 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved January 8, 2021.
16. "Russell Canouse | VfL Bochum | 2. Bundesliga | 2016/17 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved January 8, 2021.
17. "Russell Canouse -MlS Soccer".

External links

• Russell Canouse at Major League Soccer
• Russell Canouse at Soccerway