Johnathon Simpson Snedden Russell (born 8 April 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger.

He has previously played for Dundee United, Forfar Athletic, Raith Rovers, Derby County and Sporting Kansas City.

[4] Russell, who had featured just five times for Dundee United's under-19 side in 2006–07, made his professional debut in the Scottish Premier League on 12 May 2007 in the 2–0 defeat at Falkirk, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Steven Robb.

[5] In August 2008, Russell moved on loan to Forfar Athletic of the Scottish Football League Third Division until the end of the year,[6] scoring twice on his début.

[citation needed] On 7 January 2012, Russell netted a hat-trick, the second of his career, in a 6–2 Scottish Cup win over Airdrie United.

[11] As of that match, Russell had scored a total of 9 goals in the 2011–12 season and it saw him become a regular in the starting line-up alongside Jon Daly.

Russell equalled Finn Døssing's record for the fastest ever Dundee United goal when he scored after 14 seconds in a 3–0 Scottish Cup victory against Rangers at Tannadice Park on 2 February.

[19] On 31 January 2018, Russell signed with Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City on a three-year contract.

[20] He made his debut for Sporting in the opening game of their 2018 MLS season, a 2–0 defeat against New York City FC on 4 March.

[21] Russell scored a hat-trick for Sporting KC in a 6–0 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on 20 April,[22] earning him the MLS Player of the week award.

[citation needed] On May 26, 2019, Russell became the first player for Sporting KC to score 2 Hat-tricks which was against Seattle Sounders FC over a 3–2 win.

[29] On matchday 34 of the 2023 Major League Soccer season Russell was fined for failing to leave the field in a timely manner after he was sent off in the 37th minute in a match against Houston Dynamo FC.

[40] Russell was unable to play for Scotland during 2020 as COVID-19 protocols made it impractical for him to travel between North America and Europe for international matches.