Brooke Norton-Cuffy

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Brooke Norton-Cuffy
Personal information
Full name Brooke Dion Nelson Norton-Cuffy [1]
Date of birth (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Pimlico, England [2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Genoa
Number 15
Youth career
Chelsea
2016–2021 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Arsenal 0 (0)
2022Lincoln City (loan) 17 (1)
2022–2023Rotherham United (loan) 20 (0)
2023Coventry City (loan) 21 (0)
2023–2024Millwall (loan) 40 (2)
2024– Genoa 8 (0)
International career
2019–2020 England U16 5 (1)
2021 England U18 3 (0)
2022 England U19 8 (0)
2023 England U20 4 (0)
2023– England U21 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2022 Slovakia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:34, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:15, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Brooke Dion Nelson Norton-Cuffy (born 12 January 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Genoa.

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Club career

Norton-Cuffy began his career with Chelsea, [2] [3] before joining Arsenal at the age of twelve, and signing his first professional contract on 21 January 2021. [4] On 18 January 2022, joined Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the season. [5] He made his senior debut coming off the bench away to Plymouth Argyle on 22 January 2022. [6] He scored his first senior goal against Sheffield Wednesday on 5 March 2022. [7]

On 22 August 2022, he joined Rotherham United on a season-long loan. [8] [9] In January 2023 Norton-Cuffy was recalled by Arsenal, and he moved to Coventry City on loan instead. [10] [11] [12]

On 24 August 2023, he joined Millwall on a season-long loan. [13] [14]

On 14 August 2024, he joined Serie A club Genoa for an undisclosed fee. [15]

International career

Born in England, Norton-Cuffy is of Dominica descent. [16] Having already represented England at U16 and U18 level, he made his U19 debut during a 3–1 win over Republic of Ireland during 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification at the Bescot Stadium. [17]

On 17 June 2022, Norton-Cuffy was included in the England U19 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. [18] He was a second-half substitute in the final as England beat Israel 3–1 in extra time to win the tournament. [19]

On 22 March 2023, Norton-Cuffy made his debut for the England U20s during a 2–0 win over Germany in Manchester. [20] On 10 May 2023, Norton-Cuffy was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [21] [22] However, he did not arrive at the tournament until after the group stages due to Coventry City's participation in the 2023 EFL Championship play-off final. [23] His only appearance of the tournament saw him start in their round of sixteen defeat against Italy. [24]

On 16 October 2023, Norton-Cuffy made his England U21 debut as a substitute during a 3–2 defeat to Ukraine in Košice in 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying. [25]

Career statistics

As of 23 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal U21 2020–21 [26] 1 [a] 010
2021–22 [6] 3 [a] 030
Total4040
Arsenal 2021–22 [6] Premier League 0000000000
2022–23 [27] Premier League0000000000
2023–24 [28] Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Lincoln City (loan) 2021–22 [6] League One 171171
Rotherham United (loan) 2022–23 [27] Championship 2000010210
Coventry City (loan) 2022–23 [27] Championship21000003 [b] 0240
Millwall (loan) 2023–24 [28] Championship4020000402
Genoa 2024–25 [1] Serie A 80000080
Career total10630010701143
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. Appearances in the 2023 English Football League play-offs

Honours

England U19

References

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  2. 1 2 "Brooke Norton-Cuffy". rocnation.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  3. Burke, Elias (25 March 2022). "Malcolm Ebiowei: From representing England with Jamal Musiala to cementing his place in Derby's first team". theathletic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022. Initially spotted as a five-year-old at Chelsea's pre-academy development centre in Lambeth, Chelsea successfully fended off other suitors to sign [Malcolm Ebiowei] up. The Bermondsey-raised winger was part of a group including Omari Hutchinson and Brooke Norton-Cuffy, who later followed Ebiowei from west to north London to join Arsenal's famed Hale End academy as youngsters.(subscription required)
  4. "Brooke Norton-Cuffy signs first pro contract". Arsenal.com. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. "Lincoln City bring in John Marquis and Brooke Norton-Cuffy". BBC Sport. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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  7. Gilbert, Samuel (7 March 2022). "Loan Watch: Norton-Cuffy scores first senior goal". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  8. "Millers confirm loan capture of exciting Gunners wing-back". Rotherham United. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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  10. Holbrook, Emma (6 January 2023). "Brooke Norton-Cuffy joins Coventry City on loan". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  11. "Brooke Norton-Cuffy: Coventry City sign Arsenal teenage wing-back". BBC Sport. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  12. Turner, Andy (6 January 2023). "Coventry City complete first January signing from Premier League Arsenal". CoventryLive. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  13. "Brooke Norton-Cuffy joins Millwall on loan". Brooke Norton-Cuffy joins Millwall on loan. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  14. "Millwall sign Arsenal's Norton-Cuffy on loan" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  15. dstorace (14 August 2024). "Norton-Cuffy è un giocatore del Genoa". Genoa Cricket and Football Club – Official Website (in Italian). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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  17. Lewin, Becca (23 March 2022). "Report: Republic of Ireland 1–3 England MU19s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  18. Smith, Frank (17 June 2022). "Ian Foster has picked his 21-strong squad for this month's UEFA U19 EURO Finals in Slovakia". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  19. 1 2 "'We should be so proud' – England win U19 Euros". BBC Sport. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  20. Lewin, Rebecca (22 March 2023). "Report: England MU20s 2–0 Germany". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  21. Veevers, Nick (10 May 2023). "England MU20s squad named for World Cup in Argentina". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  22. "Fifa Under-20 World Cup: England name squad for tournament". BBC Sport. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  23. Rogers, Jonathon (29 May 2023). "Loan watch: Play-off anguish for Norton-Cuffy". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  24. "Italy oust England at U20 World Cup thanks to late penalty". ESPN. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  25. "Report: Ukraine 3–2 England MU21s". EnglandFootball.com. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  26. "Games played by Brooke Norton-Cuffy in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  27. 1 2 3 "Games played by Brooke Norton-Cuffy in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Brooke Norton-Cuffy in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2023.