Tate Russell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tate Russell | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Wollongong, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Wollongong Olympic | ||
| 2008–2010 | Football NSW Project 22 | ||
| 2010–2014 | South Coast Wolves | ||
| 2015–2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Western Sydney Wanderers NPL | 49 | (1) |
| 2018– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 29 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Australia U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Australia U-23 | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 January 2021 | |||
Tate Russell (born 24 August 1999) is an Indigenous Australian[1] footballer who plays as a right back for Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League.[2]
Career
From Wollongong, Russell began his career in 2003 with the Wollongong Olympic Junior club before joining Football NSW's Project 22 in 2008.[3] He soon joined the South Coast Wolves in 2010 and stayed with the club for four years before joining the youth ranks at Western Sydney Wanderers.[3]
Western Sydney Wanderers
Russell was part of the 2017-18 Y-League championship winning Western Sydney Wanderers Youth team. He played the full game as they beat Melbourne City Youth 3-1 in the 2018 Y-League Grand Final on 3 February 2018.[4]
Russell signed his first contract with Western Sydney Wanderers on 6 June 2018, penning a two-year scholarship deal with the club.[5] He made his professional debut for Western Sydney in their Round 11 clash with Melbourne Victory on 5 January 2019, playing the full game as the Wanderers lost 2-1 at ANZ Stadium.[6]
Russell scored his first professional goal in a Round of 16 clash against Sydney United in the 2019 FFA Cup on 28 August 2019, driving a low volley into the bottom corner for the Wanderers' fifth as they ran out 7-1 winners.[7]
International
Russell has four caps for the Australia U20 side.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 5 January 2018[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2018–19 | A-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Personal life
Son of former Rugby league player Ian Russell.[9]
Honours
Club
Western Sydney Wanderers
References
- ^ https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/news/tate-russell-playing-round-ball
- ^ https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/player/tate-russell
- ^ a b Cohen, Mitch (7 July 2016). "Son of Steelers legend making his own way". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/02/03/australia/national-youth-league/melbourne-heart-fc-under-21/western-sydney-wanderers-fc-under-21/2726700/
- ^ https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/news/wanderers-secure-young-talent
- ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne Victory". Soccerway.
- ^ https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/ffa-cup-wanderers-smash-sydney-united-mariners-knock-out-fowler-s-roar-on-penalties
- ^ a b Tate Russell at Soccerway
- ^ "Why the Russell family wandered from league to football". Goal.com. 10 January 2019.