Luke Russe
Personal information
Full name Luke Cameron Russe
Date of birth (1999-07-19) 19 July 1999
Place of birth Bristol, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bath City
Youth career
Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Bristol Rovers 8 (0)
2019 → Gloucester City (loan) 9 (1)
2019 → Gloucester City (loan) 17 (2)
2020 → Chippenham Town (loan) 10 (0)
2020–2023 Chippenham Town 101 (7)
2023– Bath City 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:27, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Luke Cameron Russe is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bath City.

Career

Bristol Rovers

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)

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)

In January 2020 he joined Chippenham Town on loan.[14]

Chippenham Town

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

On 7 June 2023, Russe signed for Bath City.[18]

Career statistics

As of end of 2022–23 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 3000002050
2018-19[20] League One 0000003030
Total 3000005080
Gloucester City (loan) 2018-19 National League South 9100——0091
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 100000000100
Chippenham Town 2020–21 National League South 14030—1[lower-alpha 1]0180
2021–22 National League South 40430—3[lower-alpha 2]0464
2022–23 National League South 45361—2[lower-alpha 1]0534
Chippenham Town total 109712100601278
Career total 134101510012016111
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League South play-offs

References

  1. ↑ Vittles, Jack (19 July 2017). "Rovers boss Clarke talks Menayese, Hargreaves and Russe". bristolpost. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Luke Russe - Midfielder - First Team - Bristol Rovers". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Report: Wycombe 1-5 Bristol Rovers". Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "As it happened: Bristol Rovers 1-3 West Ham United U21s | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 3 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Fleetwood Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 2 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Southend United 0-0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 5 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Match Report: Bristol Rovers 2-0 West Ham United U21". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 18 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Checkatrade Trophy Report: Bristol Rovers 2-0 Yeovil Town". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 9 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Checkatrade Trophy Match Report: Exeter City 2 - 0 Rovers". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 13 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "Luke Russe Joins Gloucester City On Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 25 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "Gloucester City 0-0 Bath City". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 26 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Luke Russe Extends Gloucester City Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  14. ↑ "► NonLeagueDaily.com | Non League News and Interviews for 2021".
  15. ↑ "Luke Russe departs for Chippenham Town". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  16. ↑ "CHIPPENHAM TOWN 2 2 POOLE TOWN - Saturday 3rd October 2020". Chippenham Town - Pitchero. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  17. ↑ "Luke Russe Wins National League South Goal Of The Season". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "Player News - Luke Russe". www.bathcityfc.com. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Luke Russe in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Luke Russe in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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