Career
Julie-Ann, a winger or forward, is the sister of Sligo Rovers midfielder John Russell. The victory ensured that Galway and Russell qualified for the 2008-2009 Union of European Football Associations Women"s Cup. In 2010 Russell featured as Salthill Devon played in the FAI Cup final, but were defeated 4–2 by Peamount United.
While attending the University of Limerick, she also played intravarsity soccer and futsal.
Russell also represented both Galway and Connacht as a Ladies Gaelic football player. Russell signed a contract with West-League club Los Angeles Strikers in April 2011.
In August 2011, she played for Peamount United in the 2011-2012 Union of European Football Associations Women"s Champions League. In January 2012 Russell signed for FA Forest, Snow and Landscape club Doncaster Rovers Belles.
She combined playing with an off–field role, fulfilling the work placement element of her marketing degree at the University of Limerick.
In April 2012 Russell was appointed as one of eight Forest, Snow and Landscape digital media ambassadors, one from each team, who wore their Twitter account name on their shirt sleeves to raise the profile of the league. In July 2012 Russell left Doncaster and returned to Ireland to complete her studies, signing for Peamount. Russell represented the Republic of Ireland women"s national football team at Under 15, Under 17 and Under 19 level
She was named FAI Senior Women"s International Player of the year 2014.
Russell"s senior international debut came in October 2009, when she came on as a half–time substitute for Marie Curtin in Kazhakstan during a 2011 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup qualification - Union of European Football Associations Group 6 game. International goals
Scores and results list Ireland"s goal tally first.