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Russell Cicerone (born November 17, 1994) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL Championship.

Russell Cicerone

Cicerone with FC Cincinnati in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger, Forward
Club information
Current team	Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Number	10
Youth career
	Vardar Freiburg Academy
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Buffalo Bulls	71	(42)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	FC Buffalo	13	(8)
2015–2016	Michigan Bucks	22	(20)
2017	Portland Timbers 2	29	(1)
2018	FC Cincinnati	10	(1)
2019–2020	Saint Louis FC	49	(10)
2021–	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	66	(30)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2022

Early life

Russell Cicerone was born on November 17, 1994 to parents David and Mary. Cicerone grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he attended Brother Rice High School. Cicerone played on the school's soccer team, and served as team captain for one year. He also played soccer at Vardar Freiburg Academy as a high school senior.[1]

Career

Amateur and college

Cicerone spent four years playing college soccer at University at Buffalo between 2013 and 2016, where he scored 42 goals in 71 appearances, also tallying 22 assists.[1]

Cicerone also appeared for USL PDL side Michigan Bucks in 2015 and 2016, helping to lead them to the league title in 2016[2][3]

Professional

On January 17, 2017, Cicerone was selected in the fourth round, 76th overall, of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Portland Timbers.[4] Cicerone joined United Soccer League side Portland Timbers 2 on March 17, 2017.[5]

Cicerone was announced to join USL side FC Cincinnati on November 21, 2017.[6]

On December 16, 2018, Cicerone joined USL side Saint Louis FC ahead of their 2019 season.[7]

Following Saint Louis FC folding at the end of the 2020 season, Cicerone joined USL Championship side Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on December 17, 2020.[8]

Personal life

At the University of Buffalo, Cicerone's academic major was biomedical sciences. Cicerone has an older sister, Anina, who also majored in biomedical sciences. She attended Western Michigan University, where she was a regular starter on the women's soccer team.[1]

Cicerone is of Italian descent through his paternal grandfather.[9]

References

External links

• Russell Cicerone at FC Cincinnati
• Russell Cicerone at USL Championship
• Russell Cicerone at Major League Soccer

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