Raffaele Russo

Raffaele Russo (born 25 February 1999) is an Italian football player who plays as a forward for club Avellino.

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

Loan to Albissola
On 21 July 2018, Russo was signed by Serie C side Albissola on a season-long loan deal. 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. 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. One week later he played his first entire match, a 1–1 home draw against Pro Patria. 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. Russo ended his loan to Albissola with 22 appearances, including 7 as a starter, and 2 assists.

Loan to Pro Vercelli and Rieti
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. 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. 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.

On 9 January 2020, Russo was signed by Serie C side Rieti on a 6-month loan deal. 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. One week later, on 19 January, he played his first entire match for Rieti, a 5–2 away defeat against Bari. On 26 January he scored his first professional goal for Rieti in the 60th minute of a 1–0 home win over Casertana. Russo ended his loan to Rieti with 9 appearances, 1 goal and 1 assist, however Rieti was relegated in Serie D.

Loan to Grosseto
On 24 September 2020, he joined newly promoted Serie C club Grosseto. Three days later, on 27 September he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Filippo Moscati in the 75th minute of a 2–0 away win over Piacenza. On 11 October, Russo played his first match as a starter for Grosseto, a 2–1 away win over Pergolettese, he was replaced by Filippo Boccardi after 54 minutes. On 28 March 2021, Russo played his first entire match for the club, a 1–0 away defeat against Novara. On 25 April he was sent-off with a double yellow card in the 42nd minute of a 1–0 away win over Pistoiese. Russo ended his season-long loan to Grosseto with 28 appearances, only 7 of them as a starter, and 1 assist, he also helped the club to reach the play-off, however the club was eliminated by AlbinoLeffe in the second round.

Avellino
On 11 July 2022, Russo signed a two-year contract with Avellino.