Russell Canouse

Russell Canouse (born June 11, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.^[2]

Russell Canouse

Canouse with D.C. United in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Russell Canouse
Date of birth	(1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s)	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)
* 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 playing for D.C. United on Aug. 21, 2020

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

1. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs