Russo's current-season form is up 2700% on last season (Season 1→28), while his Rating climbed 41→50. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Newells Old Boys · 14th	18	1	2	6.94	50	29
2025/26	Newells Old Boys · 15th	3	0	0	6.48	41	1

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

J. Russo is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Newells Old Boys, rated 49.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 91st of 493 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina and 484th of 1772 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (52.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.05 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Russo.

Judged on this season alone, Russo graded 28 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 96 central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 3.052 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 28).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 50, top 20% of the 96 central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 21 Russo is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 11.9 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 20% central midfielders · Liga Profesional Argentina Current seasonTop 35% central midfielders · Liga Profesional Argentina 33rd-best central midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina 91st in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential 19th-highest potential central midfielder in the Liga Profesional Argentina 484th-highest potential U-23 tracked

49.7

Ratingi

19th of 96 central midfielders

27.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

52.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.05

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Newells Old Boys finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.05

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 52.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 49.7, Russo carries the 19th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina (top 20%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Newells Old Boys finished 14th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %52.1%

Available fixtures22 of 22

Goals / 900.087

Assists / 900.174

Goal contribution / 900.262

Defensive actions / 903.052

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %28.6

Pass accuracy %69

Dribble success %61.8

Cards / 900.349

Foul involvement / 902.878

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~13), then tapers with age. At 21, Russo sits on 11.9, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Russo's projected Rating — 49.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target2

Shots7

Passing

Assists2

Chances created9

Passes409

Pass accuracy69%

Possession

Successful dribbles21

Dribble success61.8%

Duels won79

Duels won %60.8%

Fouls won22

Defending

Tackles21

Interceptions11

Blocks3

Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

About J. Russo

Jerónimo Russo is a 21-year-old central midfielder who plays for Newells Old Boys, born on May 30, 2005 in Rosario. He is from Argentina. Newells Old Boys currently sit 14th of 15 in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

This season

In the current season, J. Russo has made 18 appearances with 1 goal and 2 assists across 1,032 minutes, averaging a 7.11 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in defence and in attack this season.

When J. Russo plays, Newells Old Boys's record this season is 4W-6D-7L — and his match ratings average 7.22 at home against 6.57 on the road.

Recent matches

August 9, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Defensa Y Justicia (40 minutes, 4.9 rating)
August 2, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Boca Juniors (99 minutes, 6.5 rating)
July 31, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Independiente (27 minutes, 6.3 rating)
July 25, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Talleres Cordoba (99 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 4, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Velez Sarsfield (96 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 26, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Instituto Cordoba (90 minutes, 8.2 rating)
April 17, 2026: 3-2 win away at Union Santa Fe (97 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)
April 12, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs San Lorenzo (90 minutes, 8.2 rating)
April 5, 2026: 3-1 win away at Central Cordoba de Santiago (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.3 rating)
March 21, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Gimnasia M. (97 minutes, 1 assist, 8.9 rating)

J. Russo's next match is on August 31, 2026, when Newells Old Boys face Estudiantes L.P. away in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Russo at 49.7 with a Season form score of 27.8, ranking 91st of 493 central midfielders in the Liga Profesional Argentina. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 2 recorded seasons, J. Russo has totalled 21 club appearances with 1 goal and 2 assists for 1 club. His busiest campaign came in 2026/27, with 18 appearances for Newells Old Boys.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Newells Old Boys finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

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Outlook

Per 90 & availability

Player flow

Season-by-season progression

Value & potential by age

Season statistics

Shooting

Passing

Possession

Defending

Yellow/red cards

About J. Russo

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Transfer news

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About J. Russo

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