| Luke Russe | |
| Fullname: | Luke Cameron Russe |
| Birth Date: | 19 July 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Bristol, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Bath City |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bristol Rovers |
| Years1: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Bristol Rovers |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Gloucester City (loan) |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Gloucester City (loan) |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Chippenham Town (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Chippenham Town |
| Caps5: | 99 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Bath City |
| Caps6: | 46 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 14:21, 20 November 2024 (UTC) |
Luke Cameron Russe (born 19 July 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bath City.
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]
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]
In January 2020 he joined Chippenham Town on loan.[14]
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]
On 7 June 2023, Russe signed for Bath City.[18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bristol Rovers | 2017–18 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Bristol Rovers total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Gloucester City (loan) | 2018–19[19] | National League South | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Gloucester City (loan) | 2019–20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |||
| Chippenham Town (loan) | 2019–20 | National League South | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Chippenham Town | 2020–21 | National League South | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | National League South | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 46 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | National League South | 45 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 53 | 4 | |||
| Chippenham Town total | 109 | 7 | 12 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 127 | 8 | ||||
| Bath City | 2023–24 | National League South | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | National League South | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Bath City total | 46 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 58 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 180 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 219 | 13 | |||