Luke Russe

Luke Russe
Personal information
Full name Luke Cameron Russe
Date of birth (1999-07-19) 19 July 1999
Place of birth Bristol, England
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Salisbury
Number 8
Youth career
Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Bristol Rovers 3 (0)
2019 → Gloucester City (loan) 9 (1)
2019 → Gloucester City (loan) 13 (2)
2020 → Chippenham Town (loan) 10 (0)
2020–2023 Chippenham Town 99 (7)
2023–2026 Bath City 113 (4)
2026– Salisbury 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:19, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

Luke Cameron Russe (born 19 July 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for National League South club Salisbury.

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 2025–26 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol Rovers 2017–18[19] League One 3000002[a]050
2018–19[20] League One 0000003[a]030
Bristol Rovers total 3000005080
Gloucester City (loan) 2018–19[21] National League South 9100—0091
Gloucester City (loan) 2019–20[21] National League North 13230—1[b]0172
Chippenham Town (loan) 2019–20[21] National League South 100———100
Chippenham Town 2020–21[21] National League South 14030—1[b]0180
2021–22[21] National League South 40430—3[c]0464
2022–23[21] National League South 45361—2[b]0534
Chippenham Town total 1097121—601278
Bath City 2023–24[21] National League South 37030—4[d]0440
2024–25[21] National League South 38430—2[e]0434
2025–26[21] National League South 38010—5[f]0440
Bath City total 113470—1101314
Career total 247142210023029215
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League South play-offs
  4. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Somerset Premier Cup
  5. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
  6. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Somerset Premier Cup

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". Archived from the original on 17 January 2020.
  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.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "L. Russe: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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