Mark Russell (footballer, born 1996)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender, Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Falkirk | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gleniffer B.C. | |||
| St. Mirren B.C. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Greenock Morton | 126 | (4) |
| 2018– | Falkirk | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 September 2018 | |||
Mark Russell (born 22 March 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-sided defender for Falkirk in the Scottish Championship.
He began his career with Greenock Morton and made over 100 appearances for them.
Early life
Born in Paisley, Russell attended Gleniffer High School.[1]
Club career
Russell moved into the professional game when he signed a full-time contract with Greenock Morton in the Scottish Championship as part of their new development squad.
He made his début for the club as an injury time substitute for Dougie Imrie in November 2013.[2]
In June 2014, Russell signed a new two-year development squad contract with Morton.[3]
Russell was included in the PFA Scotland League One Team of the Year along with teammate Declan McManus.[4]
In Autumn 2015, Russell rejected a new contract offer from Morton.[5] A second offer was made, which Russell accepted in December 2015. The new deal is due to expire in summer 2017.[6][7]
In June 2017, Russell signed up for a further season with the club.[8]
Russell left Morton in June 2018 in search of a new challenge.
In August, Russell signed a six-month contract with rival Championship club Falkirk.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 November 2017
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Greenock Morton | 2013–14[10] | Championship | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2014–15[11] | League One | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| 2015–16[12] | Championship | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[13] | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18[14] | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 109 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 129 | 4 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ↑ Appearances in the Premiership play-offs
Honours
Morton
- Scottish League One: Winners 2014–15[15]
- PFA Scotland League One Team of the Year: 2014–15[16]
References
- ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (26 September 2013). "The Next Big Thing...This week, Mark Russell". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ↑ "Morton 2–0 Dumbarton". Scottish Professional Football League. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (10 June 2014). "Youngster Russell stays with Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "PFA Scotland Teams of the Year". Scottish Professional Football League. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (8 October 2015). "Russell waiting for right offer from Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (17 December 2015). "Deal me in". Greenock Telegraph. p. 24.
- ↑ "Contract extensions". Greenock Morton F.C. 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (14 June 2017). "Mark Russell signs one-year contract extension". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ↑ "Mark Russell signs". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk F.C. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Mark Russell in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Mark Russell in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Mark Russell in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Mark Russell in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Mark Russell in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ↑ "Greenock Morton claim League 1 title after 3–1 win against Peterhead". Scottish Television. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ "PFA Scotland Teams of the Year". Scottish Professional Football League. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
External links
- Mark Russell at Soccerbase
- Mark Russell on Twitter
