| Russell Canouse | |
| Fullname: | Russell Canouse |
| Birth Date: | 11 June 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Height: | 5ft 10in[1] |
| Currentclub: | D.C. United |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | PA Classics |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2010 |
| Youthclubs2: | New York Red Bulls |
| Youthyears3: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs3: | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Years1: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs1: | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II |
| Caps1: | 51 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | → VfL Bochum (loan) |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2017– |
| Clubs4: | D.C. United |
| Caps4: | 126 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | July 4, 2023 |
| Ntupdate: | May 24, 2017 |
Russell Canouse (born June 11, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club D.C. United.[2]
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.
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.
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]
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.[11]
Canouse is married to Erika Canouse. Canouse has a half brother named Kyle Oster. 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.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II | Regionalliga Südwest | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15[13] | 25 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16[14] | 26 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 51 | 1 | — | — | 51 | 1 | |||||
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| VfL Bochum | 2016–17[15] | 2. Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| D.C. United | 2017[16] | MLS | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 15 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||||
| 2021 | 21 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||||
| 2022 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 126 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 198 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 201 | 7 | |||