| Marco Rus | |
| Fullname: | Marco Alin Rus |
| Birth Date: | 23 January 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Ayr United |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Yeovil Town |
| Youthyears2: | 2019–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Southampton |
| Youthyears3: | 2021–2022 |
| Youthclubs3: | Coventry City |
| Years1: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Coventry City |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Hereford (loan) |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Chorley (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Chorley (loan) |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Universitatea Cluj (loan) |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Ayr United |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Romania U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Romania U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 18:46, 19 August 2024 (UTC) |
Marco Alin Rus (born 23 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Ayr United.
Born in Cluj-Napoca, he moved to England at the age of 9. He played for the youth academies of English clubs Yeovil Town, Southampton and Coventry City before signing a senior contract at Coventry and spending time on loan at Hereford, Chorley and Universitatea Cluj. He joined Ayr United on a permanent basis in June 2024.
Rus was born in Cluj-Napoca, but when he was 9 he moved to England with his family. He played for the youth academies of English clubs Yeovil Town, Southampton and Coventry City.[1] [2] [3]
In the summer of 2021, Rus joined the academy of EFL Championship club Coventry City after being released by Southampton at the end of the previous season. After a trial period, he signed a two-year contract until June 2023.[4]
In June 2023, Rus signed a new two-year contract at Coventry until 2025.[5]
On 3 December 2022, Rus joined National League North club Hereford on a one-month loan.[6] He made his debut the same day in a 2–1 league defeat away against King’s Lynn Town.[7] He scored his first and only goal for Hereford three days later on his home debut in a 1–1 league draw against Chorley.[8]
On 23 March 2023, Rus joined National League North club Chorley on loan until the end of the season.[9]
On 9 December 2023, Rus returned to Chorley on a one-month youth loan.[10]
On 13 February 2024, Rus joined Liga I club Universitatea Cluj on loan until the end of the season.[11] He made his league debut against FCSB on 19 February 2024.[12] [13]
On 15 June 2024, Rus signed for Scottish Championship club Ayr United for an undisclosed fee.[14]
His father, Alin, was also a professional footballer.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Coventry City | 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hereford (loan) | 2022–23 | National League North | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Chorley (loan) | 2022–23 | National League North | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Chorley (loan) | 2023–24 | National League North | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Universitatea Cluj (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga I | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Ayr United | 2024–25 | Scottish Championship | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Career Total | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | |||