Tate Russell
{{Short description|Australian soccer player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tate Russell
| image = Tate Russell 2022.png
| image_size =
| caption = Russell with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2022
| fullname = Tate Russell
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|8|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Wollongong, Australia
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| currentclub = Western United
| clubnumber = 13
| position = Right back
| youthyears1 = 2003–2008
| youthclubs1 = Wollongong Olympic
| youthyears2 = 2008–2010
| youthclubs2 = Football NSW Project 22
| youthyears3 = 2010–2014
| youthclubs3 = South Coast Wolves
| youthyears4 = 2015–2016
| youthclubs4 = Western Sydney Wanderers
| years1 = 2016–2019
| clubs1 = Western Sydney Wanderers NPL
| caps1 = 49
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2018–2024
| clubs2 = Western Sydney Wanderers
| caps2 = 85
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = Western United
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam1 = Australia U20
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019–2021
| nationalteam2 = Australia U23
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 24 December 2024
| ntupdate = 8 January 2021
}}
Tate Russell (born 24 August 1999) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a right back for Western United in the A-League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/player/tate-russell|title = Tate Russell|date = 31 July 2017}}
Career
From Wollongong, Russell began his career in 2003 with the Wollongong Olympic Junior club before joining Football NSW's Project 22 in 2008.{{cite news |last1=Cohen |first1=Mitch |title=Son of Steelers legend making his own way |url=https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/4017604/son-of-steelers-legend-ian-russell-joins-a-league-club/ |accessdate=5 January 2019 |work=Illawarra Mercury |date=7 July 2016}} He soon joined the South Coast Wolves in 2010 and stayed with the club for four years before joining the youth ranks at Western Sydney Wanderers.
=Western Sydney Wanderers=
Russell was part of the 2017-18 Y-League championship winning Western Sydney Wanderers Youth team. He played the full game as they beat Melbourne City Youth 3–1 in the 2018 Y-League Grand Final on 3 February 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/02/03/australia/national-youth-league/melbourne-heart-fc-under-21/western-sydney-wanderers-fc-under-21/2726700/|title=Melbourne City U21 vs. Western Sydney W. U21 - 3 February 2018 - Soccerway}}
Russell signed his first contract with Western Sydney Wanderers on 6 June 2018, penning a two-year scholarship deal with the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/news/wanderers-secure-young-talent|title = Wanderers secure young talent|date = 6 June 2018}} He made his professional debut for Western Sydney in their Round 11 clash with Melbourne Victory on 5 January 2019, playing the full game as the Wanderers lost 2–1 at ANZ Stadium.{{cite web |title=Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne Victory |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/01/05/australia/a-league/west-sydney-fc/melbourne-victory-fc/2834971/ |website=Soccerway}}
Russell scored his first professional goal in a Round of 16 clash against Sydney United in the 2019 FFA Cup on 28 August 2019, driving a low volley into the bottom corner for the Wanderers' fifth as they ran out 7-1 winners.{{Cite web|url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/ffa-cup-wanderers-smash-sydney-united-mariners-knock-out-fowler-s-roar-on-penalties|title = FFA Cup: Wanderers smash Sydney United, Mariners knock-out Fowler's Roar on penalties}}
In pre-season training for the 2022/23 A-League season Russell suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, ruling him out for the entire season. 530 days after the injury he made his return to the league in Round 1 of the 2023/24 season. Despite the injury he earned an extended 2 season contract to keep him at the Wanderers until the 2024/25 season.
International
Russell has four caps for the Australia U20 side.{{soccerway|tate-russell/490345}}
Personal life
Russell is an Indigenous Australian.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/news/tate-russell-playing-round-ball|title=Tate Russell: Playing the Round Ball|date=23 August 2016}}
He is the son of former Rugby league player Ian Russell.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/why-the-russell-family-wandered-from-league-to-football/k7x1y1mt858h1xdnow4l1djop|title=Why the Russell family wandered from league to football|date=10 January 2019|website=Goal.com}}
Honours
=Club=
References
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External links
- [https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/player/tate-russell Western Sydney Wanderers Profile]
{{Western United FC squad}}
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Category:Soccer players from Wollongong
Category:Australian men's soccer players
Category:Western Sydney Wanderers FC players
Category:Western United FC players
Category:Men's association football defenders