Alessia Russo

Alessia Russo
Russo with Manchester United in 2023
Personal information
Full name Alessia Mia Teresa Russo[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Maidstone, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Arsenal
Number 23
Youth career
2007–2010 Charlton Athletic
2010–2016 Cliffe Woods Colts
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 North Carolina Tar Heels 42 (20)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Chelsea 0 (0)
2017 Brighton & Hove Albion 7 (3)
2020–2023 Manchester United 46 (22)
2023– Arsenal 30 (15)
International career
2013–2014 England U15 2 (0)
2014–2016 England U17 27 (17)
2017 England U19 11 (0)
2017 England U20 7 (4)
2019 England U21 8 (0)
2020– England 44 (20)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  England
UEFA Women's Championship
Winner 2022 England
UEFA–CONMEBOL Finalissima
Winner 2023 England
FIFA Women's World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Australia-New Zealand
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Third place 2018 France
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Third place 2016 Belarus
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024

Alessia Mia Teresa Russo (Italian: [aˈlɛssja ˈmiːa teˈrɛːza ˈrusso]; born 8 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the England national team. She previously played club football for Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United, as well as college soccer for North Carolina Tar Heels. 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.

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 Latvia, a hat-trick that would become the fastest scored in history by an England player. As a Euro 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.

  1. ^ a b "List of Players – England" (PDF). FIFA. 24 September 2016. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2018.