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Georginio Rutter

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Georginio Rutter
Rutter with Leeds United in 2023
Personal information
Full name Georginio Lucius Rutter
Date of birth (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 22)
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 6 (2)
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– France U21 7 (0)
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Third place 2019 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:06, 12 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

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

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Georginio Lucius Rutter[2] was born on 20 April 2002 in Plescop, Morbihan.[3]

Club career

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Rennes

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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

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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

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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

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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] Rutter scored his first Albion goal on 28 September 2024, opening the scoring with a header in an eventual 4-2 defeat against Chelsea.[16]

Personal life

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Georginio is of Martiniquais descent through his father and of Réunionnais descent through his mother.[17]

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.[18][19][20]

Career statistics

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As of match played 6 October 2024[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 66 8
Brighton & Hove Albion 2024–25 Premier League 6 2 0 0 — — — 6 2
Career total 152 26 9 1 2 0 3 1 3 1 169 29
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Georginio Rutter". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Georginio Rutter". L'Équipe. Paris. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Résultat et résumé Saint-Étienne - Rennes". L'Équipe. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Montagnarde vs Rennes II - 25 August 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Rennes II vs TA Rennes - 31 August 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ Vice, Peter (1 February 2021). "Official: Hoffenheim purchase French striker Rutter from Rennes". Bulinews. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Hoffenheim vs Werder Bremen - 21 February 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "Augsburg vs Hoffenheim - 14 August 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "Greuther Fürth vs Hoffenheim - 27 November 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Georginio Rutter: Leeds United sign forward from Hoffenheim for club record fee". BBC Sport. 14 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Ipswich Town 3-4 Leeds United: Whites register first league win of season". BBC Sport. 26 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Millwall 0-3 Leeds United: Joel Piroe nets twice as Whites register second victory". BBC Sport. 17 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Georginio Rutter Joins Albion From Leeds". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  15. ^ Stone, Simon (24 August 2024). "Brighton 2-1 Man Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Chelsea 4-2 Brighton: Cole Palmer scores four first-half goals in stunning Premier League win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  17. ^ "No comment: Georginio Rutter". tsg-hoffenheim.de. 29 June 2021.
  18. ^ "'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.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "Coeur Jaune (IRE) – Horse Profile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  21. ^ Georginio Rutter at Soccerway
  22. ^ "See who made the EFL Team of the Season line-ups". EFL. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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