Domestic-league season · Arminia Bielefeld.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2310 | 7.1 |
 DFB Pokal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.3 |
Russo's current-season form is up 40% on last season (Season 25→35), while his Rating climbed 43→54. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | Waldhof Mannheim · 7th | 25 | 1 | 2 | 7.31 | 43 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | Waldhof Mannheim · 5th | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | Waldhof Mannheim · 8th | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 3 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
S. Russo is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Arminia Bielefeld, rated 53.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 153rd of 320 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 — a strong campaign that ranks top 27% of the 38 central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 3.234 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 25 → 35). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 54, 17th of 38 of the 38 central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga. At 26 Russo is in his prime years, and a market index of 57.1 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Russo is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
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.
With a Rating of 53.9, Russo carries the 17th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga of 38, 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.
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 (~57), then tapers with age. At 26, Russo sits on 57.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Russo's projected Rating — 53.9 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.
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