Russell Cicerone (born November 17, 1994) is an American

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player who plays for Sacramento Republic of the

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Early life

Cicerone was born on November 17, 1994, to parents David and Mary. He grew up in

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern Metro Detroit, suburb of Detroit on the Woodward Corridor, Bloomfield Hills is located roughly northwest of downtown Detroit, and is ...

, where he attended Brother Rice High School. Cicerone played on the school's soccer team, and served as team captain for one year. He also played soccer at Vardar Freiburg Academy as a high school senior.

Career

Amateur and college

Cicerone spent four years playing

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University at Buffalo The State University of New York at Buffalo (commonly referred to as UB, University at Buffalo, and sometimes SUNY Buffalo) is a public university, public research university in Buffalo, New York, Buffalo and Amherst, New York, United States. ...

between 2013 and 2016, where he scored 42 goals in 71 appearances, also tallying 22 assists. Cicerone also appeared for

USL PDL USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will feature ...

side

Michigan Bucks Flint City Bucks is an American soccer team based in Flint, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in USL League Two. The club was founded in 1995 as the Mid-Michigan Bucks, playing in Saginaw, and began playing in 1996. In ...

in 2015 and 2016, helping to lead them to the league title in 2016

Professional

On January 17, 2017, Cicerone was selected in the fourth round, 76th overall, of the

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. Cicerone joined

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side

Portland Timbers 2 Portland Timbers 2 is an American professional soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. The team, often referred to as "T2", serves as the reserve squad for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer (MLS). The team was a member of the USL Champ ...

on March 17, 2017. Cicerone was announced to join USL side

FC Cincinnati Football Club Cincinnati is an American professional soccer club based in Cincinnati. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team was first announced on August 12, 2015 as a United Soccer Leag ...

on November 21, 2017. On December 16, 2018, Cicerone joined USL side

Saint Louis FC Saint Louis FC was an American professional soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri. The team was founded in May 2014, and competed in the USL Championship. The team played their matches at West Community Stadium, a venue inside the World Wide ...

ahead of their 2019 season. Following Saint Louis FC folding at the end of the 2020 season, Cicerone joined

side

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional association football, soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1998 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference (USL), Eastern Conferenc ...

on December 17, 2020. On December 2, 2022, Cicerone was announced as a new signing for USL Championship side Sacramento Republic ahead of the 2023 season.

Personal life

At the University at Buffalo, Cicerone's academic major was

biomedical sciences Biomedical sciences are a set of sciences applying portions of natural science or formal science, or both, to develop knowledge, interventions, or technology that are of use in healthcare or public health. Such disciplines as medical microbio ...

. Cicerone has an older sister, Anina, who also majored in biomedical sciences. She attended

Western Michigan University Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or WMU) is a Public university, public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 1903 by Governor Aaron T. B ...

, where she was a regular starter on the women's soccer team. Cicerone is of Italian descent through his paternal grandfather.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cicerone, Russell 1994 births Living people American men's soccer players Buffalo Bulls men's soccer players Flint City Bucks players Portland Timbers 2 players FC Cincinnati players Saint Louis FC players Men's association football forwards Portland Timbers draft picks USL League Two players National Premier Soccer League players People from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Soccer players from Oakland County, Michigan FC Buffalo players Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players Sacramento Republic FC players 21st-century American sportsmen