Luke Russe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Cameron Russe | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bath City | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bristol Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Gloucester City (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Gloucester City (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Chippenham Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Chippenham Town | 99 | (7) |
| 2023– | Bath City | 36 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:33, 28 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Luke Cameron Russe (born 19 July 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bath City.
Career[edit]
Bristol Rovers[edit]
Russe began his career in the youth academy at Bristol Rovers at Under-10 level.[1] In July 2017, he joined the first team during a pre-season camp in Portugal.[2]
On 29 August 2017, he made his professional debut replacing Byron Moore in the 71st minute of a 5–1 EFL Trophy victory against Wycombe Wanderers.[3] On 31 October, he played the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 defeat to West Ham United Under-23s in the same competition.[4] He made his league debut for the club when on 3 March 2018, he started in a 1–0 away victory to MK Dons before being replaced by Ryan Sweeney in the 75th minute of the game.[5] He went on to make two more league appearances that season, coming off the bench against Fleetwood Town[6] and Southend United.[7]
Russe appeared in all 3 of the EFL Trophy group matches coming off the bench against West Ham Under-23s[8] and Yeovil Town[9] before playing the full 90 minutes against Exeter City.[10]
Gloucester City (loan)[edit]
On 25 January 2019, Russe joined Gloucester City on a one-month loan deal.[11] Russe made his debut the following day in a 0–0 home draw to Bath City where he played the full match.[12] On 21 February, Russe extended his loan deal until the end of the season.[13]
Chippenham Town (loan)[edit]
In January 2020 he joined Chippenham Town on loan.[14]
Chippenham Town[edit]
On 3 August 2020, Russe joined Chippenham Town on a permanent deal.[15] He made his debut on 3 October 2020 as Chippenham beat Poole Town on penalties after drawing 2-2 in the FA Cup, a game that saw Russe score his penalty in the shootout.[16]
Russe was awarded the National League South Goal of the Season award for his impressive strike in a 1–0 victory over Weymouth.[17]
Bath City[edit]
On 7 June 2023, Russe signed for Bath City.[18]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of end of 2022–23 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol Rovers | 2017–18[19] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018-19[20] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Gloucester City (loan) | 2018-19 | National League South | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | —— | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Gloucester City (loan) | 2019–20 | National League North | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Chippenham Town (loan) | 2019–20 | National League South | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Chippenham Town | 2020–21 | National League South | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | National League South | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | National League South | 45 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 53 | 4 | ||
| Chippenham Town total | 109 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 127 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 134 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 197 | 11 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Vittles, Jack (19 July 2017). "Rovers boss Clarke talks Menayese, Hargreaves and Russe". bristolpost. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Luke Russe - Midfielder - First Team - Bristol Rovers". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Report: Wycombe 1-5 Bristol Rovers". Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "As it happened: Bristol Rovers 1-3 West Ham United U21s | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Fleetwood Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Southend United 0-0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Match Report: Bristol Rovers 2-0 West Ham United U21". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Checkatrade Trophy Report: Bristol Rovers 2-0 Yeovil Town". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Checkatrade Trophy Match Report: Exeter City 2 - 0 Rovers". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Luke Russe Joins Gloucester City On Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Gloucester City 0-0 Bath City". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Luke Russe Extends Gloucester City Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "► NonLeagueDaily.com | Non League News and Interviews for 2021".
- ^ "Luke Russe departs for Chippenham Town". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "CHIPPENHAM TOWN 2 2 POOLE TOWN - Saturday 3rd October 2020". Chippenham Town - Pitchero. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Luke Russe Wins National League South Goal Of The Season". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Player News - Luke Russe". www.bathcityfc.com. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Russe in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Luke Russe in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.