Johnny Russell

Sporting Kansas City

Midfielder

Real Name: Johnny Russell

HT: 5' 10" WT: 168

International

Designated Player

Age: 30 (04/08/1990)

Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland

Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland

HOW ACQUIRED: Transferred from Derby County on Jan. 31, 2018. Signed a three-year contract with an option for 2021.

After spending his professional career in the United Kingdom, Russell made an immediate impact in his debut MLS season with 10 goals and 10 assists and should again be a force in the attacking third for Sporting Kansas City in 2020.

SportingKC.com: Russell's profile

INTERNATIONAL: Russell has earned 14 career caps for Scotland, including one appearance in UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifying. He received his first call to the senior squad in May 2012 for a friendly against the United States, but did not feature in the match. Russell landed his debut in a November 2014 friendly against England and featured in two more friendlies the following year as Scotland defeated Northern Ireland and Qatar, respectively. In October 2015, he contributed to Scotland’s 6-0 victory over Gibraltar in Group D of UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifying. As a youth international, Russell represented Scotland at the U-19 and U-21 levels. He netted twice in 10 matches for the U-19s between 2007-2010, then logged 11 appearances for the Scotland U-21s from 2010-2012, tallying one goal in 2013 UEFA U-21 European Championship Qualifying.

OUTSIDE MLS: Russell has scored 94 goals during a 12-year professional career in England and his native Scotland. The attacking player arrives at Sporting KC after five seasons with Derby County in the second-division English Football League Championship, where he struck 34 goals in 203 competitive appearances. Russell has played 23 matches throughout the 2017-18 EFL Championship campaign, bagging four goals while helping Derby occupy second place in the current league standings.

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MLS

Career Statistics (Regular Season)

Year	Club	GP	GS	G	MINS	A	SHTS	SOG	FC	OFF	Y
2020	Sporting Kansas City	2	2	0	142	1	4	1	1	0	0
2019	Sporting Kansas City	28	24	9	2115	9	56	22	16	5	1
2018	Sporting Kansas City	30	24	10	2183	10	70	30	15	4	3
Career Totals	-	60	50	19	4440	20	130	53	32	9	4

Career Statistics (Post Season)

Year	Club	GP	GS	G	MINS	A	SHTS	SOG	FC	OFF	Y	R
2018	Sporting Kansas City	4	4	0	345	1	8	2	5	1	0	0

Regular Season

Date	Match	Result	Appearance	MINS	G	A	SHTS	SOG	FC	FS	Y
3/07/2020	HOU @ SKC	W 0-4	Started	71	0	1	3	0	1	1	0
2/29/2020	SKC @ VAN	W 3-1	Started	71	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
10/06/2019	SKC @ DAL	L 0-6	Started	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
9/29/2019	POR @ SKC	T 2-2	Started	60	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
9/25/2019	SKC @ MIN	L 1-2	Started	71	0	1	3	1	0	2	0
9/21/2019	COL @ SKC	L 3-2	Started	74	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9/15/2019	SKC @ LA	L 2-7	Started	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
9/07/2019	SKC @ POR	L 1-2	Unused Sub	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8/31/2019	HOU @ SKC	W 0-1	Started	90	1	0	2	2	0	4	0
8/22/2019	MIN @ SKC	W 0-1	Started	90	0	1	2	1	1	1	0
8/17/2019	SJ @ SKC	W 1-2	Started	90	0	1	3	1	4	3	1
8/14/2019	SKC @ ORL	L 0-1	Started	90	0	0	3	0	0	2	0
8/10/2019	RSL @ SKC	L 2-1	Started	90	1	0	3	1	0	4	0
8/04/2019	SKC @ SEA	W 3-2	Subbed on	10	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
7/26/2019	SKC @ NYC	L 1-3	Started	90	0	1	3	0	0	2	0
7/20/2019	DAL @ SKC	L 2-0	Started	71	0	0	2	0	1	1	0
7/13/2019	SKC @ VAN	W 3-0	Subbed on	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
7/06/2019	CHI @ SKC	W 0-1	Subbed on	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7/03/2019	LAFC @ SKC	L 5-1	Unused Sub	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6/29/2019	SKC @ RSL	L 0-2	Unused Sub	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6/23/2019	SKC @ CLB	W 1-0	Unused Sub	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6/07/2019	SKC @ TOR	T 2-2	Unused Sub	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6/01/2019	SKC @ HOU	T 1-1	Unused Sub	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5/29/2019	LA @ SKC	L 2-0	Started	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
5/26/2019	SEA @ SKC	W 2-3	Started	90	3	0	5	4	1	0	0
5/18/2019	VAN @ SKC	T 1-1	Started	82	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
5/12/2019	SKC @ DC	L 0-1	Started	90	0	0	2	1	0	5	0
5/05/2019	ATL @ SKC	L 3-0	Started	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
4/27/2019	NE @ SKC	T 4-4	Started	90	0	1	2	0	2	3	0
4/20/2019	SKC @ SJ	L 1-4	Started	90	0	0	3	2	0	0	0
4/14/2019	RBNY @ SKC	T 2-2	Started	90	1	0	5	2	0	1	0
4/07/2019	SKC @ CIN	T 1-1	Started	90	0	0	3	0	0	2	0
3/30/2019	MTL @ SKC	W 1-7	Started	90	2	1	5	2	3	0	0
3/17/2019	SKC @ COL	T 1-1	Subbed on	29	1	0	1	1	0	1	0
3/10/2019	PHI @ SKC	W 0-2	Started	80	0	0	1	0	1	2	0
3/03/2019	SKC @ LAFC	L 1-2	Started	90	0	1	1	1	0	2	0
10/28/2018	LAFC @ SKC	W 1-2	Started	64	0	0	3	2	0	0	1
10/21/2018	SKC @ DAL	W 3-0	Started	89	1	0	2	1	1	3	0
10/17/2018	SKC @ VAN	W 4-1	Subbed on	27	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
10/06/2018	LA @ SKC	T 1-1	Started	90	1	0	6	3	1	0	1
9/30/2018	RSL @ SKC	T 1-1	Started	78	0	1	2	1	0	3	0
9/23/2018	SKC @ PHI	L 0-2	Started	72	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
9/15/2018	SKC @ SJ	W 5-1	Subbed on	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9/08/2018	ORL @ SKC	W 0-1	Unused Sub	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9/01/2018	SKC @ SEA	L 1-3	Subbed on	28	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
8/25/2018	MIN @ SKC	W 0-2	Started	90	0	2	1	1	0	2	0
8/18/2018	POR @ SKC	W 0-3	Subbed on	21	1	0	3	1	0	0	0
8/11/2018	SKC @ LAFC	W 2-0	Subbed on	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
8/04/2018	SKC @ HOU	W 1-0	Unused Sub	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7/28/2018	DAL @ SKC	L 3-2	Unused Sub	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7/14/2018	SKC @ RBNY	L 2-3	Started	90	1	0	2	1	0	0	0
7/07/2018	TOR @ SKC	T 2-2	Started	90	1	0	3	1	1	1	0
7/04/2018	SKC @ RSL	L 2-4	Subbed on	45	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
6/30/2018	SKC @ MTL	L 0-2	Started	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6/23/2018	HOU @ SKC	W 2-3	Started	90	0	2	3	1	3	2	0
6/09/2018	SKC @ POR	T 0-0	Started	78	0	0	1	0	0	3	0
6/03/2018	MIN @ SKC	W 1-4	Unused Sub	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5/27/2018	CLB @ SKC	T 0-0	Started	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
5/20/2018	SKC @ MIN	T 1-1	Started	90	0	1	4	2	1	4	0
5/09/2018	SKC @ ATL	W 2-0	Started	82	0	0	1	1	0	2	0
5/05/2018	COL @ SKC	W 0-1	Started	88	0	0	4	3	1	2	0
4/28/2018	SKC @ NE	L 0-1	Started	90	0	0	2	0	1	2	0
4/20/2018	VAN @ SKC	W 0-6	Started	52	3	0	6	4	0	1	1
4/15/2018	SEA @ SKC	T 2-2	Started	85	0	0	2	0	0	1	0
4/08/2018	SKC @ LA	W 2-0	Started	88	1	0	2	2	0	1	0
3/31/2018	DC @ SKC	W 0-1	Started	90	0	0	5	2	1	0	0
3/24/2018	SKC @ COL	T 2-2	Started	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/17/2018	SJ @ SKC	W 2-3	Started	90	0	1	4	1	1	2	0
3/10/2018	SKC @ CHI	W 4-3	Started	89	1	1	5	2	0	0	0
3/04/2018	NYC @ SKC	L 2-0	Started	90	0	0	5	0	1	3	0

Post Season

Date	Match	Result	Appearance	MINS	A	SHTS	SOG	FC	FS
11/29/2018	POR @ SKC	L 3-2	Started	89	0	1	1	1	4
11/25/2018	SKC @ POR	T 0-0	Started	89	0	2	0	0	1
11/11/2018	RSL @ SKC	W 2-4	Started	77	1	2	0	2	0
11/04/2018	SKC @ RSL	T 1-1	Started	90	0	3	1	2	1

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