Alessia Russo

Alessia Mia Teresa Russo (Italian: [aˈlɛssja ˈmia teˈrɛza ˈrusso]; born 8 February 1999),^[2] is a professional football player from England. She plays as a Striker for Arsenal and also represents the England national team. Before joining Arsenal, she played for Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion, and Manchester United. During her college years, she played soccer for North Carolina Tar Heels. She has also played for various youth teams representing England in international competitions.

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 26)
Place of birth	Maidstone, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[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)
2017–2019	North Carolina Tar Heels	57	(28)
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	22	(12)
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	42	(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 2018 France UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship 2016 Belarus
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2023

Career statistics

College

Team	Season	NCAA Regular Season			ACC Tournament		NCAA Tournament		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
North Carolina Tar Heels	2017[3]	Div. I	13	8	3	1	3	0	19	9
	2018[4]		14	6	0	0	0	0	14	6
	2019[5]		15	6	3	3	6	4	24	13
Total			42	20	6	4	9	4	57	28

Club

As of match played 12 November 2023.^[6][7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chelsea	2016	WSL 1	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Brighton & Hove Albion	2017	WSL 2	7	3	2	0	—		—		9	3
Manchester United	2020–21	Women's Super League	4	3	0	0	1	0	—		5	3
	2021–22		22	9	2	0	6	2	—		30	11
	2022–23		20	10	4	3	0	0	—		24	13
	Total		46	22	6	3	7	2	—		59	27
Arsenal	2023–24	Women's Super League	6	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	8	4
Career total			59	27	8	3	8	2	2	2	77	34

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 October 2023.^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
England	2020	1	0
	2021	1	3
	2022	15	7
	2023	15	5
Total		32	15

As of match played 26 September 2023

Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Russo goal.

List of international goals scored by Alessia Russo

No.	Date	Cap	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 November 2021	2	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, England	Latvia	14–0	20–0	2023 FIFA World Cup qualifying
2					17–0
3					18–0
4	30 June 2022	7	Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland	Switzerland	1–0	4–0	Friendly
5	11 July 2022	9	Brighton Community Stadium, Brighton and Hove, England	Norway	7–0	8–0	UEFA Euro 2022
6	15 July 2022	10	St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England	Northern Ireland	3–0	5–0
7					4–0
8	26 July 2022	12	Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England	Sweden	3–0	4–0
9	3 September 2022	14	Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria	Austria	1–0	2–0	2023 FIFA World Cup qualifying
10	6 September 2022	15	Bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England	Luxembourg	2–0	10–0
11	16 February 2023	18	Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England	South Korea	3–0	4–0	2023 Arnold Clark Cup
12	1 August 2023	25	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia	China	1–0	6–1	2023 FIFA World Cup
13	12 August 2023	27	Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia	Colombia	2–1	2–1
14	16 August 2023	28		Australia	3–1	3–1
15	26 September 2023	30	Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands	Netherlands	1–1	1–2	2023–24 UEFA Nations League A

Honours

North Carolina Tar Heels

• Atlantic Coast Conference regular season: 2018, 2019
• ACC Women's Soccer Tournament: 2017, 2019
• NCAA Division I College Cup runners-up: 2018, 2019

Manchester United

• Women's FA Cup runner-up: 2022–23

England

See also: Collective honours for the England women's national football team

• FIFA Women's World Cup runner-up: 2023^[9]
• UEFA Women's Championship: 2022^[10]
• Women's Finalissima: 2023^[11]
• Arnold Clark Cup: 2022,^[12] 2023^[13]

England U20

• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup third place: 2018^[14]

England U17

• UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship third place: 2016^[15]

Individual

• UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016^[16]
• UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Top Scorer: 2016^[17]
• UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification Top Scorer: 2016
• ACC Freshman of the Year: 2017^[18]
• ACC Offensive Player of the Year: 2018^[19]
• United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I first team All-America: 2018, 2019
• FA Women's Super League Player of the Month: March 2022^[20]
• FA Women's Super League Goal of the Month: November 2021^[21]
• PFA Fans' Player of the Month: November 2022^[22]
• Manchester United Women's Players' Player of the Year: 2021–22^[23]
• Manchester United Women's Player of the Year: 2022–23^[24]
• Manchester United Women's Goal of the Season: 2022–23 (vs. Arsenal, 19 November 2022)^[25]
• UEFA Women's Championship Bronze Boot: 2022^[26]
• UEFA Women's Championship Goal of the Tournament: 2022^[27]
• Freedom of the City of London (announced 1 August 2022)^[28]