Raffaele Russo

Born in Capua, Russo was a youth exponent of Napoli.

On 21 July 2018, Russo was signed by Serie C side Albissola on a season-long loan deal.[1] On 19 September he made his professional debut in Serie C for Albissola as a substitute replacing Amir Mahrous in the 71st minute of a 3–2 home defeat against Olbia.[2] On 21 October he played his first match as a starter for Albissola, a 2–0 away defeat against Arezzo, he was replaced by Guido Bennati in the 90th minute.[3] One week later he played his first entire match, a 1–1 home draw against Pro Patria.[4] On 30 March, Russo was sent-off with a red card, as a substitute, in the 95th minute of a 1–0 home defeat against Pisa.[5] Russo ended his loan to Albissola with 22 appearances and 2 assists.[6]

After extended his contract for another year of contract, plus two more optionable, on 14 August 2019, Russo was loaned to Serie C club Pro Vercelli on a season-long loan deal.[7][8] Two weeks later, on 25 August, Russo made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Matteo Della Morte in the 71st minute of a 2–0 home win over Pianese.[9] However, in January 2020, his loan was terminated by Pro Vercelli and he returned to Napoli leaving the club with only 9 appearances in the league (all as substitute), he also remained an unused substitute for other 6 matches during the loan.[10]

On 9 January 2020, Russo was signed by Serie C side Rieti on a 6-month loan deal.[11] Two days later, on 11 January he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Pasquale De Sarlo in the 62nd minute of a 1–0 home defeat against Picerno.[12] One week later, on 19 January, he played his first entire match for Rieti, a 5–2 away defeat against Bari.[13] On 26 January he scored his first professional goal for Rieti in the 60th minute of a 1–0 home win over Casertana.[14]

As of 8 March 2020