Russell Canouse
American soccer player (born 1995)
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Russell Canouse (born June 11, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.[2]
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Canouse with D.C. United in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Russell Canouse | ||
| Date of birth | June 11, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | PA Classics | ||
| 2009–2010 | New York Red Bulls | ||
| 2011–2013 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II | 51 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → VfL Bochum (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2017–2024 | D.C. United | 139 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | United States U20 | 15 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 29, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of May 24, 2017 | |||
Club career
Europe
Canouse joined the New York Red Bulls youth academy as a teenager, before moving to Germany to pursue professional opportunities there. He made his debut for German team TSG 1899 Hoffenheim first-team on March 12, 2016, coming-on as a substitute in a Bundesliga game against VfL Wolfsburg.[3] Canouse spent the 2016–17 season on loan at VfL Bochum.
D.C. United
Canouse joined D.C. United of Major League Soccer in August 2017.[4] He built a great relationship with Patrick Mullins and provided him an assist against New York Red Bulls on September 27, 2017. Russell is a notable player of D.C. United for his great teamwork and playing.[citation needed]
On October 13, 2018, Canouse scored his first D.C United goal in the 86th minute against FC Dallas in a 1–0 win, putting D.C. above the playoff line.[5]
On July 27, 2019, Canouse got injured with a collapsed lung, and was expected to be out for 3–6 weeks.[6] After out for over a month, he came back from injury, starting against the Montreal Impact on August 31, 2019. He played as a right-back during the game, a position not familiar to Canouse, but he performed well and helped DC win 3–0 over Montreal.[7] It was reported that 2nd Bundesliga team, Dynamo Dresden, was interested in Canouse in December 2019.[8]
Canouse scored his second goal for United on February 29, 2020, in D.C. United's 2020 season home opener.[9] The next week he signed a three-year contract extension with D.C. United.[10]
D.C. United declined his contract option following their 2024 season.[11]
International
Canouse played with the U.S. national under-20 team. He captained the side at the 2015 CONCACAF under-20 Championship.[4] He was then named to the U.S. roster for the under-20 World Cup, but had to withdraw due to injury.
On January 8, 2018, Canouse received a call-up for the United States men's national soccer team for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[12]
Personal life
Canouse is married to Erika Canouse. Canouse has a half brother named Kyle Oster. Oster is a high quality educator and coach in Lancaster, PA. Canouse is also an officially licensed realtor with Keller Williams and is on the Next Move | Nation's Capital team which is part of the Next Move Network.[13]
Statistics
- As of September 14, 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II | 2013–14[14] | Regionalliga Südwest | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[15] | 25 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16[16] | 26 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 1 | — | — | 51 | 1 | ||||
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 2015–16[16] | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| VfL Bochum | 2016–17[17] | 2. Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| D.C. United | 2017[18] | MLS | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2018[18] | 20 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2019[18] | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2020[18] | 15 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 2021[18] | 21 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2022[18] | 18 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2023[18] | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2024[18] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 139 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 211 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 214 | 7 | ||
- Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs