Meet England's backheel queen Alessia Russo who is the most prolific super sub in history

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Manchester United ace who was once again on hand to help secure the win, this time with a delightful backheel goal - her fourth of the campaign. READ MORE: England fans go nuts for 'tiny gay football car' delivering ball for semi-finalBut she has a rich past, even for a 23-year-old.

Born in Maidstone in Kent, the attacker is of Italian descent, with her Sicilian grandfather moving all the way to England in the 1950s.Meanwhile, she comes from a bit of a footballing family, with her father playing for the Met Police - and brother Giorgio playing non-league for Ramsgate in Kent.Russo started her career playing Bearsted Girls under 10's, before linking up at Charlton Athletic's centre of excellence.She found her break when she joined Chelsea's development squad and then moved south to sunny Brighton in 2017, where she found the back of the net three times in seven games.

After which she linked up with the North Carolina Tar Heels in America.There she scored 28 goals in total. It was only a month after leaving the club that she signed a two-year contract with her dream club, United.In the northwest last season, she notched 11 goals in 30 appearances in all competitions, earning herself the achievement of being the winner of the team's Players' Player of the Year award.Can women's football be as big as men's someday Let us know in the comments section below. Russo keeps most of her personal life behind closed doors - but she does enjoy posting some glamorous snaps of herself online, as well as showing her 170k followers fresh pictures of her training for her side at club and national level.And indeed, Russo, who is Euro 2022’s joint top scorer, has hit national attention for being the star of the show as the Lionesses.