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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 29)
Place of birth Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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, correct as of October 29, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 24, 2017

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

Club career

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Europe

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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

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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

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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

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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.[13]

Statistics

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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. ^ a b Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

References

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  1. ^ "Russell Canouse". D.C. United. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Russell Canouse" (in German). kicker. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Russell Canouse makes Bundesliga debut in Hoffenheim win". Soccer by Ives. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "DC United acquire ex-US youth international Russell Canouse from Hoffenheim". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. August 9, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Canouse's late goal lifts DC United into playoff position". Fox Sports. October 13, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  6. ^ Butler, Dylan (July 31, 2019). "DC United midfielder Russell Canouse out 3-6 weeks with collapsed lung". Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  7. ^ Becherano, Lizzy (August 31, 2019). "Ola Kamara sparks first half blitz as D.C. United downs Montreal Impact 3-0". Black & Red United. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  8. ^ Butler, Dylan (December 27, 2019). "Report: DC United's Russell Canouse drawing German interest". Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  9. ^ Sigal, Jonathan (February 29, 2020). "DC United 1, Colorado Rapids 2 | 2020 MLS Match Recap". Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  10. ^ Liljenwall, Ari (March 5, 2020). "D.C. United signs Russell Canouse to three-year contract extension". Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  11. ^ "D.C. United Announces 2024 End-of-Year Roster Decisions | DC United". dcunited.
  12. ^ "Sarachan Calls 30 Player Roster to National Training Center for 2018 January Camp". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  13. ^ Quillen, Ian. "Russell Canouse: DC United midfielder, real estate agent, USMNT hopeful". MLS Soccer. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  14. ^ "Russell Canouse | TSG Hoffenheim | U-19-BL Süd/Südwest | 2013/14 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  15. ^ "Russell Canouse | TSG Hoffenheim II | Regionalliga Südwest | 2014/15 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Russell Canouse | TSG Hoffenheim | Bundesliga | 2015/16 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  17. ^ "Russell Canouse | VfL Bochum | 2. Bundesliga | 2016/17 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h "Russell Canouse -MlS Soccer".
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