Jonny Russell

Jonathan Edward Russell (born 19 September 2004) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Crawley Town, and the Northern Ireland national under-21 team.

Club career

Glentoran Russell was born in Larne on 19 September 2004 as the son of former Glentoran footballer Jeff Russell. He progressed through the youth ranks at Glentoran, having joined the club's youth set-up aged 10. having made his first-team debut for Glentoran in the Northern Ireland Football League Cup earlier that season. He was the youngest winner of the award in the club's history.

He played less regularly in the first half of the 2024–25 season due to "injury and illness and the form of Danny Amos at left-back", though he did also play at right-back during this period. He ended the 2024–25 season having made 20 Premiership appearances, and made 13 league appearances in the first half of the 2025–26 season.

Crawley Town On 3 January 2026, Russell signed for EFL League Two club Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee, on a contract of undisclosed length. It had been reported three days prior by Belfast Telegraph that the fee was to be £100,000.

International career He has represented Northern Ireland internationally at under-21 level. He made his debut coming on as a substitute for the final 15 minutes as Northern Ireland won 2–1.