Alessia Mia Teresa Russo (; born 8 February 1999) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the

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. She is the current holder of

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for the season

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. She previously played club football for Chelsea,

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and

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, as well as

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for

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. At United, Russo won awards from the club including Player of the Year and Goal of the Season, and was twice top scorer. She has also been awarded Player of the Month and Goal of the Month in the WSL for Arsenal. Russo has represented England internationally at various youth levels, from U15 to U21, including captaining the U16 side. She made her senior debut in 2020 and scored her first goals in 2021 against

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, the fastest scored hat-trick in history by an England player at just 11 minutes. As a

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winner with England, Russo was awarded Goal of the Tournament and the Bronze Boot in the Euro 2022 tournament. For the 2023–24 season she was voted England Women's Player of the Year.

Early and personal life

Born in

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to Carol and Mario, Russo began playing football at a young age in a family of athletes. Her father played

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for

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and is their record goalscorer. Her middle brother, Giorgio, has played non-league football for various teams, including

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. Her other brother, Luca, represented England in track and field at the under-20 level. Russo is of Italian descent – her Sicilian grandfather from

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, in the province of

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, moved to England in the 1950s. Her grandfather became a fan of

and passed this on to his children and grandchildren. Russo played for Bearsted F.C. Girls U10 as a child; in 2022, as part of the "Where Greatness Is Made" campaign, a plaque honouring Russo was installed at the club. In 2006, she was a

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for her future

manager

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, who was captain of

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while Russo was at the London club's Centre of Excellence. Russo attended the

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in Maidstone, where she took part in a variety of sports; as well as playing as both a

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and a

in football, she undertook athletics, ran cross country, and competed in cricket and netball. When she was considering university, Chelsea offered her an option that would have involved several hours' travel between school and training; instead she decided to go to the United States, where her brother Luca had already experienced a combined athletic-academic programme. She approached

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, who had been her Chelsea academy coach and was the then-manager of the

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, for information on universities. After one visit, she knew she wanted to attend the

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. England teammate Lotte Wubben-Moy followed her, and the pair were roommates in their first year. Russo played football and achieved a degree with a major in sport and exercise science at North Carolina.

Club career

Youth career and Chelsea

Russo played county schools' football for Kent Schools FA whilst attending St Simon Stock School. She began her career at Charlton Athletic's Centre of Excellence, staying with them from 2007 to 2010, before joining and captaining Chelsea's development squad. Her first and only senior appearance with Chelsea came during the first round of the

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on 2 July 2016.

Brighton & Hove Albion, 2017

In January 2017, Russo joined newly promoted WSL 2 side

ahead of the 2017

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. She made her Brighton debut on 5 February 2017 in an

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third round victory against AFC Wimbledon. On 11 February, Russo scored Brighton's first ever goal at WSL level in the team's Spring Series opener, a 1–1 draw with

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North Carolina Tar Heels

2017

In autumn 2017, Russo moved to the United States to play

, joining ACC team

. As a freshman she appeared in 19 games, making 18 starts. She finished as the leading scorer on the team with nine goals as well as two assists and earned several accolades including co-ACC Freshman of the Year, ACC All-Freshman Team selection and United Soccer Coaches All-East Region first team selection. The team won the 2017 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament, beating

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1–0 in the final having finished runners-up to Duke in the regular season. Russo was named tournament MVP and, though having missed matches to join up with the England youth squads, ended the year with a string of personal accolades, including the university's own for best female newcomer in an athletics program.

2018

In 2018, despite missing the postseason with a broken leg, Russo earned a United Soccer Coaches first-team All-America selection, the first Tar Heel to make the first team since

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in 2013, and was named ACC Offensive Player of the Year as North Carolina won the regular season title for the first time since 2008. Russo received increased personal recognition, making national rankings, and was a semi-finalist for the

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, awarded to the nation's best college soccer player; she was joint team lead in scoring with six goals, and North Carolina noted her tendency to score the game-winning goals during her first two years.

2019

In 2019, Russo returned from injury to make a career-high 24 appearances and once again led the team in goals, with thirteen. The team defended the regular season title, won the 2019 ACC Women's Soccer Tournament and reached the 2019 Women's College Cup Final, losing on penalties to

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after a goalless draw. Individually Russo was named first-team All-ACC for the third year in a row, ACC Tournament MVP for a second time and United Soccer Coaches first team All-American for a second time, also making the Hermann Trophy semi-final list again. Continuing with her match-winning goal feats, she also provided assists for the first time in her college career, with three. In August 2020, Russo announced she was forgoing her final year of college eligibility amid uncertainty around the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Manchester United

2020–21

On 10 September 2020, Russo signed a two-year contract with the option for a third year with Manchester United, the club she grew up supporting. She made her debut three days later as a half-time substitute in a 5–2 league victory over

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, registering an assist. She scored her first goal for the club in the following game, starting in a 3–0 victory over

. Russo was nominated for WSL Player of the Month in October 2020 with three goals and one assist in three appearances. However, she would miss the rest of the 2020-21 season after tearing her hamstring during training.

2021–22

In the 2021–22 season, Russo led the team in goals with 11 goals in 30 appearances in all competitions and was named the inaugural winner of the team's Players' Player of the Year award.

2022–23

During the January 2023 transfer window, with six months left on her contract, Russo was the subject of two world record transfer bids from WSL rivals

worth more than the £400,000

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paid for

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in September 2022. Both were rejected. On 5 March 2023, Russo scored her first hat-trick in Manchester United's 5–1 victory over

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in the WSL to extend Manchester United's lead at the top of the Women's Super League. On 16 June 2023, it was announced that Russo would leave the club upon the expiry of her contract at the end of the season.

Arsenal

2023–24

On 4 July 2023, it was announced that Russo had signed for Arsenal on a free transfer. She made her debut for the club during their UEFA Champions League first round qualifying match against

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on 6 September 2023. On 9 September, she scored her first goals, a brace, during Arsenal's 3–3 draw against

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in the final of the first round qualifiers, which Arsenal ultimately lost on penalties. On 15 October, Russo scored her first goal for Arsenal in the WSL, finding the net in the 94th minute of stoppage time to seal a 2–1 comeback win against

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. She scored the winner in the 1–0 victory over

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on 3 March. She scored for

in the 2024 Women's

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in a 1-0 victory.

2024–25

In the 2024–25 season, Russo scored for Arsenal in four consecutive matches, including two against

. This helped to keep their unbeaten record of eight matches. At the end of the season, Russo was awarded

for her impressive season for Arsenal, helping the team win the Champions League for the second time. After scoring 12 goals in 21 league appearances, she also shared the WSL Golden Boot award with

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International career

Youth

Russo has represented England on the under-15, under-17 and under-19, under-20, and under-21 national teams. She also played in under-16 matches, captaining this side for a game in November 2014. In October 2015, she scored five goals against Croatia during a 13–0 2016 UEFA Under-17 Championship qualification win before scoring a hat-trick against Estonia in the following game. Russo finished joint top-scorer in qualifying with 9 goals and then again at 2016 UEFA Under-17 Championship, scoring 5 goals including a brace against Germany in a 4–3 semi-final defeat as England finished third. She competed at the 2016 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Jordan and was part of the squad that finished third at the 2018 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Senior

On 26 February 2020, Russo was called up to the senior

for the first time as part of the

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squad, initially as a training player but was later added as an injury replacement for

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. She made her senior international debut on 11 March 2020 in the final game of the tournament, appearing as a 76th-minute substitute for

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in a 1–0 defeat to

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. On 30 November 2021, she scored her first international goals, a

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in a national record 20–0 victory over

during 2023 World Cup qualifying. Timed at 11 minutes, the hat-trick was the fastest by any England player in history. In June 2022, Russo was included in

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's England squad for

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. She appeared in all six games, all as a substitute, during the campaign as England won the Euros for the first time. She ended the tournament with four goals, the fourth an audacious back-heel between the legs of Sweden keeper

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in the semi-final, described as "instantly iconic" by ''

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''. This total placed her third highest, behind her teammate

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and Germany's

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(six each). Her goal against Sweden was awarded "Goal of the Tournament" by UEFA and was later nominated for the 2022 FIFA Puskás Award. On 31 May 2023, Russo was named to the squad for the 2023 FIFA World Cup in July 2023. Russo scored England's winning goal in a 2–1 quarter-final win against

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. In the World Cup semi-final, Russo scored England's third goal in a 3–1 win against

as England reached the World Cup final for the first time. Russo scored in both the 2–1 win against

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and the 2–1 win against the

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, helping secure England's

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for the Euro 2025. On 22 October 2024, she was named England Women's Player of the Year for the 2023–24 season. On 21 February 2025, Russo scored her first goal of the year, against

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, during their opening Nations League game, which ended in a 1-1 draw. On 3 June, she scored on her 50th appearance for England in a 2–1 Nations League defeat against

. Two days later, she was named in England's squad for UEFA Euro 2025. Russo has been awarded the Legacy number 215 by The Football Association.

Career statistics

College

Club

International

:''Statistics accurate as of match played 3 June 2025.'' :''Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Russo goal.''

Honours

North Carolina Tar Heels *

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regular season: 2018, 2019 * ACC Women's Soccer Tournament:

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* NCAA Division I College Cup runners-up:

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Manchester United *

runner-up:

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Arsenal * FA League Cup: 2023–24 *

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: 2024–25 England U17 * UEFA Under-17 Championship third place:

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England U20 *

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third place:

England * UEFA Championship:

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runner-up:

Individual * UEFA Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament:

* UEFA Under-17 Championship Top Scorer:

* UEFA Under-17 Championship qualification Top Scorer:

* ACC Freshman of the Year: 2017 *ACC Offensive Player of the Year: 2018 * United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I first team All-America: 2018, 2019 *

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Goal of the Month: November 2021, December 2024 *

Player of the Month: March 2022,

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, December 2024 * PFA Fans' Player of the Month: November 2022 * Manchester United Women's Players' Player of the Year: 2021–22 * Manchester United Women's Player of the Year:

* Manchester United Women's Goal of the Season:

(vs. Arsenal, 19 November 2022) *

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Bronze Boot:

Goal of the Tournament:

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(announced 1 August 2022) * Women's Football Awards Player of the Year:

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* Arsenal Women's Player of the Month: April 2024, December 2024, February 2025, March 2025 * England Women's Player of the Year: 2023–24 * England Women's Top Goalscorer: 2023-24 * Emirates Goal of the Month: December 2024 * FA Women's Super League Golden Boot: 2024–25 *

: 2024–25 *

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Team of the Season: 2024–25

References

External links

University of North Carolina player profile

Profile
at the Manchester United F.C. website
Profile
at the Football Association website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Russo, Alessia 1999 births Living people English women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Chelsea F.C. Women players Women's Super League players Footballers from Maidstone North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. players Manchester United W.F.C. players Arsenal W.F.C. players Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States English people of Sicilian descent England women's international footballers UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players English people of Italian descent Italian British sportspeople Sportspeople of Italian descent UEFA Women's Championship–winning players England women's under-21 international footballers 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players UEFA Women's Champions League–winning players 21st-century English sportswomen