Georginio Rutter
.jpeg) Rutter with Leeds United in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Georginio Lucius Rutter | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 April 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Plescop, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2014 | Ménimur | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Vannes | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Rennes | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Rennes II | 22 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Rennes | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | TSG Hoffenheim | 57 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Leeds United | 57 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | France U16 | 17 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | France U17 | 19 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | France U18 | 10 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | France U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | France U21 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:07, 24 August 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Georginio Lucius Rutter (born 20 April 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Early life
[edit]Georginio Lucius Rutter[2] was born on 20 April 2002 in Plescop, Morbihan.[3]
Club career
[edit]Rennes
[edit]On 26 September 2020, Rutter made his professional debut for Rennes coming on for Eduardo Camavinga against Saint Étienne.[4]
Rutter also played for Rennes II, making his league debut against Montagnarde on 25 August 2018.[5] He scored his first league goal against La Tour Auvergne Rennes on 31 August 2019, scoring in the 27th minute.[6]
TSG Hoffenheim
[edit]On 1 February 2021, Rutter signed for Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim.[7] On 21 February 2021, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 4–0 win against Werder Bremen.[8] On 14 August 2021, he scored in Hoffenheim's opening game of the Bundesliga season, in a 4–0 win against Augsburg at the WWK Arena.[9]
On 27 November 2021, he scored twice in Hoffenheim's 6–3 win against Greuther Fürth at the Sportpark Ronhof.[10]
Leeds United
[edit]On 14 January 2023, Rutter signed for Leeds United on a five-and-a-half-year contract for a club record fee.[11] On 26 August 2023, Rutter scored his first Leeds United goal against Ipswich Town.[12]
On 17 September 2023, Rutter scored and assisted in Leeds United's 3–0 away win at Millwall, in doing so this became the largest victory margin between the two sides.[13]
Brighton & Hove Albion
[edit]On 19 August 2024, Rutter joined Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, signing a contract until 2029.[14] He made his debut for the club on 24 August in a 2-1 home league win over Man United as a 90th-minute substitute for Yankuba Minteh.[15]
Personal life
[edit]Georginio is of Réunionnais Malagasy descent through his mother.[16]
Rutter is the owner of two race-horses; he announced his ownership of the first, Bopedro, in February 2024, before buying Coeur Jaune later that year. Both horses are trained by David O'Meara.[17][18][19]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 31 August 2024[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rennes II | 2018–19 | Championnat National 3 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 10 | 4 | – | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | |||||
| 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||||||
| Rennes | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 11 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 64 | 11 | ||||
| TSG Hoffenheim II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Leeds United | 2022–23 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 45 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 1 | 51 | 8 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 64 | 8 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2024–25 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 148 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 163 | 27 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
Honours
[edit]Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "Georginio Rutter". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Georginio Rutter". L'Équipe. Paris. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Résultat et résumé Saint-Étienne - Rennes". L'Équipe. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Montagnarde vs Rennes II - 25 August 2018". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Rennes II vs TA Rennes - 31 August 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Vice, Peter (1 February 2021). "Official: Hoffenheim purchase French striker Rutter from Rennes". Bulinews. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Hoffenheim vs Werder Bremen - 21 February 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Augsburg vs Hoffenheim - 14 August 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Greuther Fürth vs Hoffenheim - 27 November 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Georginio Rutter: Leeds United sign forward from Hoffenheim for club record fee". BBC Sport. 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Ipswich Town 3-4 Leeds United: Whites register first league win of season". BBC Sport. 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Millwall 0-3 Leeds United: Joel Piroe nets twice as Whites register second victory". BBC Sport. 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Georginio Rutter Joins Albion From Leeds". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Stone, Simon (24 August 2024). "Brighton 2-1 Man Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "No comment: Georginio Rutter". tsg-hoffenheim.de. 29 June 2021.
- ^ "'I love the adrenaline of racing' - Leeds forward Georginio Rutter buys second horse with David O'Meara". Racing Post. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Coates, Tom (4 February 2024). "Leeds United star Georginio Rutter reveals race horse involvement as he celebrates 'special experience'". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Coeur Jaune (IRE) – Horse Profile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Georginio Rutter at Soccerway
- ^ "See who made the EFL Team of the Season line-ups". EFL. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Georginio Rutter at the French Football Federation (in French)
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