Alessia Russo

Alessia Russo
Personal information
Full name Alessia Mia Teresa Russo
Date of birth (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999
Place of birth Maidstone, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current team
 North Carolina Tar Heels
Number 19
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– North Carolina Tar Heels 18 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Chelsea 1 (0)
2017 Brighton & Hove Albion 7 (3)
National team‡
2013–2014 England U15 2 (0)
2014–2016 England U17 27 (17)
2017– England U19 11 (0)
2017– England U20 5 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:50, 12 October 2017 (UTC+1)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:30, 25 January 2018 (UTC+1)[1]

Alessia "Lessi" Russo (born 8 February 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for the North Carolina Tar Heels.[2] She previously played for Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion. Russo has represented England on the under-19, under-17, and under-15 national teams.

Playing career

Club

After captaining the team's development squad,[3] Russo earned her first and only cap with Chelsea L.F.C. during the first round of the FA WSL Continental Cup.[4] Russo joined Brighton & Hove Albion for the start of the 2017 FA WSL Spring Series.

College

Russo joined the Tar Heels in 2017.[5] As a freshman, she appeared in 19 games, making 18 starts. She finished as the leading scorer on the team with 9 goals, including six game-winners, and had 2 assists.[6]

International

Russo has represented England on the under-15[7], under-17 and under-19 national teams.[8] In October 2015, she scored five goals against Croatia during their first Euro qualifying match helping England win 13–0.[9] In May 2016, she scored a brace against Germany in the semi-final of the European Championship.[10] She competed at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Alessia Russo profile". The FA. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Alessia Russo profile". UNC Tar Heels Athletics. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Oberg, Tim (16 July 2015). "Chelsea här för att utvecklas". Goteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "WSL Continental Cup - First Round review: Drama at the Hive, as Chelsea crash out to buzzing Bees". Vavel. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Tar Heel Women's Soccer Adds Nine Newcomers For 2017". UNC Tar Heels Athletics. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Russo named Second-team All-America". UNC Tar Heels Athletics. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Hoad, Alex (9 November 2012). "Maidstone schoolgirl Alessia Russo scores on her England under-15 debut". Kent Online. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Tucker, Craig (12 July 2016). "Chelsea and England footballer Alessia Russo targets World Cup in Jordan after starring at European Championships". Kent Online. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Stanway and Russo each score five as England run riot". England FA. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  10. ↑ Lavery, Glenn (13 May 2016). "All eyes on the World Cup after Euro defeat by Germany". England FA. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  11. ↑ Association, The Football. "Alessia Russo stays grounded despite World Cup heroics". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.