Allan Russell

Allan Russell

Personal information
Full name	Allan John Russell
Date of birth	13 December 1980
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position	Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current team	Orange County Blues
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1999–2003	Hamilton Academical	65	(21)
2003–2005	St Mirren	51	(19)
2005	Macclesfield Town	13	(4)
2005–2006	Mansfield Town	18	(4)
2006–2007	Forest Green Rovers	19	(7)
2007	Partick Thistle	14	(1)
2007–2008	Airdrie United	32	(28)
2008–2010	Kilmarnock	25	(6)
2010–2011	Carolina RailHawks	28	(7)
2012–2016	Orange County Blues	70	(17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 11, 2014. † Appearances (goals)

Allan Russell (born 13 December 1980 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Orange County Blues in the American USL Pro division.

Career

Scotland and England

Russell began his career in 1999 with Hamilton Academical, making over sixty league appearances over a four-year period. In 2003, Russell began a two-year spell with St Mirren before moving to English side Macclesfield Town in early 2005. Russell's stay at Macclesfield lasted only a few months and he moved on to Mansfield Town at the start of the 2005–06 season.

Russell returned to Scotland with Partick Thistle in 2007. Russell began the 2007–08 season with Airdrie, where a December 2007 Player of the Month award and his goalscoring form – by February 2008 he had already scored more than any previous season – attracted interest from Scottish Premier League sides Kilmarnock and Dundee United.^[1][2]

In May 2008, Russell netted the Scottish Football League Second Division Player of the Year award having scored 28 goals in a record breaking season and was eventually signed by Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock signing a two-year deal.^[3] He left Kilmarnock after the expiry of his contract in 2010.^[4]

United States

Russell signed for Carolina RailHawks on 23 July 2010.^[5] He stayed with the club through the 2011 season winning the 2010 and 2011 NASL league Championships. He then signed with Los Angeles Blues of the USL Pro Division on 8 December 2011, who later changed franchise name to Orange County Blues.

Russell has captained Orange County Blues for the last two years, playing both as a defensive midfielder and as a striker.^[6]

Russell is now a striker coach at Newcastle United. Russell started training the NUFC strikers last week and the training has paid off for Aleksandar Mitrovic who got the equalizer against Sunderland.

References

1. "Killie fail in deadline-day bids". BBC Sport. 1 February 2008. Archived from the original on 8 February 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
2. Marwick, Bill. "Russell catches Levein's eye with two-goal display". The Scotsman. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
3. "Kilmarnock seal Russell transfer". BBC News. 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
4. Wilson, Fraser (25 June 2010). "Allan Russell backs Mixu Paatelainen to fix Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
5. "RailHawks Acquire Scottish Forward". Carolina RailHawks FC. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
6. "Blues Sign Scottish Striker". United Soccer Leagues. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.

External links

• Allan Russell career statistics at Soccerbase