Ignacio Russo
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Russo Cordero
Date of birth (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Chacarita Juniors
(on loan from Rosario Central)
Youth career
Gimnasia de Rosario
ADIUR
2016–2020 Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Rosario Central 7 (1)
2022– → Chacarita Jrs. (loan) 19 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:36, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

Ignacio Russo Cordero (born 13 December 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chacarita Juniors, on loan from Rosario Central.[2][3]

Career

Russo started out in Rosario with Gimnasia y Esgrima, before later heading to ADIUR.[4] 2016 saw the forward join Rosario Central.[5] Before his breakthrough into the first-team, he scored three goals in twenty-eight matches for the academy and five goals in nineteen games for the reserves.[5] Russo moved into the senior set-up in late-2020, initially appearing on the substitute's bench for fixtures with River Plate and Banfield in the Copa de la Liga Profesional.[2][6] It was in that competition that he made his debut, as he featured for the final sixteen minutes of a draw away to Banfield on 4 December; having replaced Alan Bonansea.[2][7]

On 11 January 2022, Russo joined Primera Nacional club Chacarita Juniors on a one-year loan deal.[8]

Personal life

Russo is the son of manager and former footballer Miguel Ángel Russo.[9]

Career statistics

As of 5 December 2020.[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosario Central 2020–21[nb 1] Primera División 100000—0010
Career total 100000—0010

    Notes

    1. ↑ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

    References

    1. ↑ Ignacio Russo at WorldFootball.net
    2. 1 2 3 4 "Argentina - I. Russo". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
    3. ↑ "Ignacio Russo". World Football. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
    4. ↑ ""Me dicen que me haga un ADN, ja"". Olé. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
    5. 1 2 "Conociendo a... Ignacio Russo". Rosario Central. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
    6. ↑ "Ignacio Russo: "Soy hincha de Central y gracias a Dios tengo un padre que dirigió y me dio muchas alegrías"". TyC Sports. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
    7. ↑ "Ignacio Russo, hijo de Miguel, tuvo su debut en Rosario Central". TyC Sports. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
    8. ↑ Un Russo en San Martín: Chacarita cerró un nuevo delantero, quepasaweb.com.ar, 11 January 2022
    9. ↑ "Debutó Ignacio, el hijo de Miguel Ángel Russo". Olé. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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