Career
Scotland and England
Russell began his career in 1999 with Hamilton Academical, making over sixty league appearances over a four-year period. In 2003, Russell began a two-year spell with Street Mirren before moving to English side Macclesfield Town in early 2005. Russell"s stay at Macclesfield lasted only a few months and he moved on to Mansfield Town at the start of the 2005-2006 season.
Russell returned to Scotland with Partick Thistle in 2007.
Russell began the 2007-2008 season with Airdrie, where a December 2007 Player of the Month award and his goalscoring form – by February 2008 he had already scored more than any previous season – attracted interest from Scottish Premier League sides Kilmarnock and Dundee United. He left Kilmarnock after the expiry of his contract in 2010.
United States
Russell signed for Carolina RailHawks on 23 July 2010. He stayed with the club through the 2011 season winning the 2010 and 2011 NASL league Championships.
He then signed with Los Angeles Blues of the USL Pro Division on 8 December 2011, who later changed franchise name to Orange County Blues.
Russell has captained Orange County Blues for the last two years, playing both as a defensive midfielder and as a striker. Russell is now a striker coach at Newcastle United. Russell started training the NUFC strikers last week and the training has paid off for Aleksandar Mitrovic who got the equalizer against Sunderland.
