Enrique Russell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tokia Enrique Zidane Russell Jr | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Warwick, Bermuda | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PHC Zebras | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2013 | PHC Zebras | ||
| 2013–2015 | Cornellà | ||
| 2015–2016 | PHC Zebras | ||
| 2016–2017 | Ilkeston Town | ||
| 2017–2018 | AFC Bournemouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Cheadle Town | ||
| 2019–2022 | PHC Zebras | ||
| 2022–2023 | AFC Totton | ||
| 2022 | → Totton & Eling (loan) | 7 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | → Brockenhurst (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2023– | PHC Zebras | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Bermuda U17 | |||
| Bermuda U20 | |||
| 2023 | Bermuda U23 | 5 | (4) |
| 2021– | Bermuda | 7 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:21, 16 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:58, 5 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Tokia Enrique Zidane Russell Jr (born 5 February 2000) is a Bermudian footballer who plays as a forward for PHC Zebras. He has also represented Bermuda at senior international level.
Club career
[edit]Growing up, Russell had a two-year spell living in Spain that included a trial with Barcelona.[1] During that time, he also played for the Cornellà academy alongside compatriate Kane Crichlow.[2] In 2017, he joined Ilkeston Town.[3] Later that year, he remained in England to study at Sparsholt College and played for the AFC Bournemouth academy.[4] After returning from injury, he joined Cheadle Town before once again returning to play for PHC Zebras.[5] In August 2022, he joined Southern League Division One South side AFC Totton and spent time on loan at Totton & Eling.[4] Later in the year, he was on loan at fellow Wessex League side Brockenhurst and scored a hat-trick in a cup match against Romsey Town.[6] He rejoined PHC Zebras the following season and was part of the squad which lifted the Bermudian Premier Division title.[7]
International career
[edit]Russell made his debut for Bermuda in March 2021, scoring in a 3–0 friendly win over the Bahamas.[8] He was a part of the Bermuda U23 side who finished fourth in the 2023 Island Games.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Russell's father Tokia was also a Bermudan international footballer, as well as his uncle Antwan Russell.[4] His father gave him the middle name Enrique Zidane after Luis Enrique and Zinedine Zidane.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 5 April 2024[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda | 2021 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Russell goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 March 2021 | IMG Academy, Florida, United States |  Bahamas |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Grieving footballer turns pain into strength". royalgazette.com. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "BAA youngsters heading to Spanish academy". royalgazette.com. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Ilkeston reborn under Notts County owner". royalgazette.com. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "BERMUDIAN INTERNATIONAL STRIKER ENRIQUE RUSSELL IS A STAG". A.F.C. Totton. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Russell refusing to give up on professional dream". royalgazette.com. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ @Brock_FC (20 December 2022). "FULL TIME RESULT Brock FC 7-1 Romsey Town" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 December 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Supersub Joseph gives PHC that champion feeling". royalgazette.com. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Enrique Russell determined to cement his place in Bermuda squad". royalgazette.com. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Bermuda football teams reach semi-finals at Island Games". royalgazette.com. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Enrique Russell". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
External links
[edit]- Enrique Russell at Soccerway
- Profile at Wessex Football League
- 2000 births
- Men's association football forwards
- Bermuda men's international footballers
- Bermuda men's youth international footballers
- Bermudian men's footballers
- PHC Zebras players
- Ilkeston Town F.C. players
- Cheadle Town F.C. players
- A.F.C. Totton players
- Southern Football League players
- Totton & Eling F.C. players
- Brockenhurst F.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Bermudian expatriate men's footballers
- Bermudian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Wessex Football League players
- Bermudian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Living people
- 21st-century British sportsmen