Franco Matías Russo (born 25 October 1994) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a central defender for

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team

Querétaro Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro, links=no; Otomi language, Otomi: ''Hyodi Ndämxei''), is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. I ...

, on loan from

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club Ludogorets Razgrad.

Club career

Born in Buenos Aires, Russo finished his formation with All Boys before moving to Spain for a trial with Rayo Vallecano. Despite being told he would earn a contract with the club, he was released after suffering a quadriceps injury. After living in a room in Madrid and a failed trial at Lleida Esportiu, Russo signed for Tercera División side CDJ Tamarite, and made his senior debut with the club during the 2014–15 campaign. On 25 June 2015, he agreed to a two-year contract with RCD Espanyol, being initially assigned to reserves in

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. On 28 January 2017, after featuring rarely, Russo was loaned to

FC Vilafranca Futbol Club Vilafranca is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Vilafranca del Penedès, Catalonia. Founded in 1904, it currently plays in Tercera División RFEF, Tercera División RFEF – Group 5, holding home matche ...

in the fourth division, until June. He left his parent club as his contract expired on 30 June, and signed for

Ontinyent CF Ontinyent Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Ontinyent, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1947 it held home games at ''Estadio El Clariano'', with a capacity of 5,000 seats. On 28 March 2019, due to economic pr ...

on 5 August. On 9 July 2018, Russo signed a two-year contract with

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side

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

. He made his professional debut on 11 September, starting in a 1–0 home win against

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for the season's Copa del Rey. Russo made his debut in the second division on 29 September 2018, starting in a 1–1 away draw against

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. He contributed with only four league appearances during the campaign, as his side achieved promotion to La Liga, and was loaned to second division side SD Ponferradina on 12 July 2019. Upon returning, Russo was again a backup option as Mallorca returned to the top tier. He made his debut in the category on 21 August 2021, starting in a 1–0 away win over Deportivo Alavés. Russo became a regular starter during the 2021–22 season under manager Luis García, and scored his first goal in the top tier on 4 December 2021, in a 2–1 win at

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

. On 16 January 2023, Russo signed a contract with

club Ludogorets Razgrad.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Russo, Franco 1994 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Belgian Pro League players Liga MX players RCD Espanyol B footballers FC Vilafranca players Ontinyent CF players RCD Mallorca players SD Ponferradina players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players Querétaro F.C. footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico