Stefano Russo (footballer, born 2000)

For the Italian footballer, see Stefano Russo (footballer, born 1989).

Stefano Russo (born 29 June 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld.^[1]

Stefano Russo

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Ludwigshafen, Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Arminia Bielefeld
Number	21
Youth career
0000–2012	VfR Friesenheim
2012–2018	1899 Hoffenheim
2018–2019	FC Augsburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	FC Augsburg II	14	(0)
2020–2023	Waldhof Mannheim	48	(2)
2023–2024	Viktoria Köln	33	(2)
2024–	Arminia Bielefeld	37	(2)
International career‡
2015	Germany U15	2	(0)
2015	Germany U16	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:36, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

Career

Russo made his professional debut for Waldhof Mannheim in the 3. Liga on 21 April 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute for Dominik Martinović against 1. FC Saarbrücken. The away match finished as a 5–0 loss for Mannheim.^[2]

He signed with Arminia Bielefeld in May 2024 for the upcoming 2024–25 season.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2025^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB Pokal		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Augsburg	2018-19	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019-20	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
FC Augsburg II	2019-20	Regionalliga Bayern	14	0	—		—		14	0
Waldhof Mannheim	2020-21	3. Liga	5	1	0	0	—		5	1
	2021-22	3. Liga	25	0	2	0	—		27	0
	2022-23	3. Liga	19	1	1	0	—		20	1
	Total		49	2	3	0	—		52	2
Viktoria Köln	2023-24	3. Liga	33	2	2	0	—		35	2
Arminia Bielefeld	2024-25	3. Liga	37	2	5	0	—		42	2
Career total			133	6	10	0	—		143	6

Honours

Arminia Bielefeld

• 3. Liga: 2024–25^[5]
• DFB-Pokal
  • Runners-up: 2024–25
• Westphalian Cup: 2024–25