Stefano Russo
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Arminia Bielefeld.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 6.3 |
Scout report
S. Russo is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Arminia Bielefeld, rated 54.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 41st of 122 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (75.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.23 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 35 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 11 defensive midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 3.234 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 35 → 35). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 54, top 28% of the 11 defensive midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga. At 26 Russo is in his prime years, and a market index of 22.1 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Russo is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Arminia Bielefeld finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side
3.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 75.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 54.3, Russo carries the 3rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga (top 28%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Arminia Bielefeld finished 13th of 18) — 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 (3.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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