Russo's current-season form is level with last season (Season 35→35), while his Rating held around 54. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Arminia Bielefeld · 6th	2	0	0	6.95	54	35
2025/26	Arminia Bielefeld · 13th	27	2	1	7.1	54	35
2024/25	Arminia Bielefeld · 1st	25	1	2	7.31	43	25
2023/24	FC Viktoria Köln · 13th	33	2	1	6.85	43	21
2022/23	Waldhof Mannheim · 7th	25	1	2	7.31	43	25

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorDefensive midfielder

S. Russo is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Arminia Bielefeld, rated 54.3 overall by Field Insider's model. 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.

On the season, Russo graded 35 for current form (age-blind), 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. At 26 Russo is in his prime years, and a market index of 22.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Russo is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2025/26

54.3

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

34.7

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

75.5%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.23

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Arminia Bielefeld finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.23

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

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

Rated 54.3 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %75.5%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.078

Assists / 900.039

Goal contribution / 900.117

Defensive actions / 903.234

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.273

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 (~22), then tapers with age. At 26, Russo sits on 22.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Russo's projected Rating — 54.3 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 defensive midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles39

Interceptions34

Blocks10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

Arminia BielefeldJul 2024 – now

FC Viktoria KölnJul 2023 – Jul 2024Free

Waldhof Mannheimuntil Jul 2023

About S. Russo

Stefano Russo is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Arminia Bielefeld, born on June 29, 2000 in Ludwigshafen, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Germany. Arminia Bielefeld currently sit 6th of 18 in the 2. Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, S. Russo has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 165 minutes.

S. Russo's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Arminia Bielefeld face 1. FC Nürnberg away in the 2. Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Russo at 54.3 with a Season form score of 34.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 7 career titles — among them the Reg. Cup Westfalen and the 3. Liga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, S. Russo has totalled 181 club appearances with 9 goals and 6 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 33 appearances for FC Viktoria Köln.

S. Russo's career has also included time at FC Viktoria Köln and Waldhof Mannheim.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.