Luke Russe
English footballer
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Luke Cameron Russe (born 19 July 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bath City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Cameron Russe | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bath City | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| 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– | Bath City | 101 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:58, 30 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
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
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol Rovers | 2017–18[19] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018–19[20] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bristol Rovers total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Gloucester City (loan) | 2018–19[21] | National League South | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Gloucester City (loan) | 2019–20[21] | National League North | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| Chippenham Town (loan) | 2019–20[21] | National League South | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Chippenham Town | 2020–21[21] | National League South | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[21] | National League South | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23[21] | National League South | 45 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 53 | 4 | ||
| Chippenham Town total | 109 | 7 | 12 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 127 | 8 | |||
| Bath City | 2023–24[21] | National League South | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[21] | National League South | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 43 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26[21] | National League South | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[f] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Bath City total | 101 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 119 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 235 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 280 | 15 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League South play-offs
- Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Somerset Premier Cup
- One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
- Three appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Somerset Premier Cup