Johnny Russell (soccer player)

Johnny Russell
Johnny Russell (2019)
Personnel
Surname	Jonathan "Johnny" Russell
birthday	April 8, 1990
place of birth	Glasgow ,  Scotland
size	178 cm
position	striker
Juniors
Years	station
2003-2007	Dundee United
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
2007-2013	Dundee United	102 (31)
2008	→  Forfar Athletic  (loan)	9 0(4)
2009-2010	→  Raith Rovers  (loan)	23 0(4)
2013-2018	Derby County	182 (30)
2018–	Sporting Kansas City	0 0(0)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
2007-2010	Scotland U-19	10 0(8)
2010–2012	Scotland U-21	11 0(1)
1 Only league games are given. As of February 10, 2018

Jonathan "Johnny" Russell (born April 8, 1990 in Glasgow ) is a Scottish football player who has been under contract with Sporting Kansas City since 2018 .

Career

Dundee United

Born from his own youth, Johnny Russell made his debut on May 12, 2007 for Dundee United in a 2-0 defeat at FC Falkirk . In August 2008 he moved to Forfar Athletic on loan and scored four goals in nine league games by the end of the year. At the beginning of the 2009/10 season there was another loan deal for the second division Raith Rovers .

During the Scottish Premier League 2010/11 Russell (29 league games / 9 goals) established himself as a regular at Dundee United and reached fourth place in the table with the first division club. After nine more goals in the following season , he scored thirteen goals in 2012/13 .

Derby County

On June 10, 2013 Johnny Russell moved to the English second division Derby County and signed a four-year contract. He wears the number 11 on his back.

Web links

• Johnny Russell in the soccerbase.com database
• Profile at Derby County
• Johnny Russell in the database of the Scottish Football Association (English)
• Johnny Russell in the database of weltfussball.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Falkirk 2-0 Dundee United (BBC Sport)
2. ↑ Johnny Russell: Derby County sign Dundee United striker (BBC Sport)