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 22)
Place of birth Pimlico, England [2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
Hull City
Number 18
Youth career
2011–2014 Chelsea
2014–2021 Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Arsenal 0 (0)
2022 → Lincoln City (loan) 17 (1)
2022–2023 → Rotherham United (loan) 20 (0)
2023 → Coventry City (loan) 21 (0)
2023–2024 → Millwall (loan) 40 (2)
2024–2026 Genoa 43 (3)
2026– Hull City 4 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 England U16 5 (1)
2021 England U18 3 (0)
2022 England U19 8 (0)
2023–2025 England U20 6 (0)
2023– England U21 14 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2025 Slovakia
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2022 Slovakia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:11, 26 October 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:17, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Brooke Dion Nelson Norton-Cuffy (born 12 January 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Hull City.

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Club career

Norton-Cuffy began his career with Chelsea, [2] [3] before joining Arsenal at the age of 10, [4] and signing his first professional contract on 21 January 2021. [5] On 18 January 2022, joined Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the season. [6] He made his senior debut coming off the bench away to Plymouth Argyle on 22 January 2022. [7] He scored his first senior goal against Sheffield Wednesday on 5 March 2022. [8] He was Arsenal's Scholar of the Year for 2022. [9]

On 22 August 2022, Norton-Cuffy joined Rotherham United on a season-long loan. [10] [11] In January 2023 Norton-Cuffy was recalled by Arsenal, and he moved to Coventry City on loan instead. [12] [13] [14] On 24 August 2023, he joined Millwall on a season-long loan. [15] [16]

On 14 August 2024, Norton-Cuffy joined Serie A club Genoa for an undisclosed fee. [17] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 away win over Udinese on 8 December 2025. [18]

On 1 September 2026, newly promoted Premier League club Hull City agreed a transfer with Genoa for Norton-Cuffy, with Cody Drameh moving in the opposite direction. [19] [20]

International career

Born in England, Norton-Cuffy is of Dominica descent. [21] 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. [22]

On 17 June 2022, Norton-Cuffy was included in the England U19 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. [23] He was a second-half substitute in the final as England beat Israel 3–1 in extra time to win the tournament. [24]

On 22 March 2023, Norton-Cuffy made his debut for the England U20s during a 2–0 win over Germany in Manchester. [25] On 10 May 2023, Norton-Cuffy was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [26] [27] 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. [28] His only appearance of the tournament saw him start in their round of sixteen defeat against Italy. [29]

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. [30]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal U21 2020–21 [31] ———1 [c] 010
2021–22 [7] ———3 [c] 030
Total———4040
Arsenal 2021–22 [7] Premier League 000000—00
2022–23 [32] Premier League00———00
2023–24 [33] Premier League00———00
Total000000—00
Lincoln City (loan) 2021–22 [7] League One 171———171
Rotherham United (loan) 2022–23 [32] Championship 200—10—210
Coventry City (loan) 2022–23 [32] Championship21000—3 [d] 0240
Millwall (loan) 2023–24 [33] Championship40200——402
Genoa 2024–25 [1] Serie A 14000——140
2025–26 [1] Serie A27220——292
2026–27 [1] Serie A2110——31
Total43330——463
Hull City 2026–27 [34] Premier League400000—40
Career total14563010701566
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

England U19

England U21

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Brooke Norton-Cuffy at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  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: Arsenal's wonderkid wing-back out to become one of Europe's best | Goal.com UK". www.goal.com. 7 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Brooke Norton-Cuffy signs first pro contract". Arsenal.com. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Lincoln City bring in John Marquis and Brooke Norton-Cuffy". BBC Sport. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Brooke Norton-Cuffy in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Gilbert, Samuel (7 March 2022). "Loan Watch: Norton-Cuffy scores first senior goal". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Brooke Norton-Cuffy named in England under-19s Euros squad after Imp-ressive loan spell". The Lincolnite. 17 June 2022. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Millers confirm loan capture of exciting Gunners wing-back". Rotherham United. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Brooke Norton-Cuffy: Rotherham United sign Arsenal youngster on loan". BBC Sport. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  12. ↑ Holbrook, Emma (6 January 2023). "Brooke Norton-Cuffy joins Coventry City on loan". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Brooke Norton-Cuffy: Coventry City sign Arsenal teenage wing-back". BBC Sport. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  14. ↑ Turner, Andy (6 January 2023). "Coventry City complete first January signing from Premier League Arsenal". CoventryLive. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  15. ↑ "Brooke Norton-Cuffy joins Millwall on loan". Brooke Norton-Cuffy joins Millwall on loan. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "Millwall sign Arsenal's Norton-Cuffy on loan". BBC Sport. 24 August 2023.
  17. ↑ dstorace (14 August 2024). "Norton-Cuffy è un giocatore del Genoa". Genoa Cricket and Football Club – Official Website (in Italian). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  18. ↑ "Udinese 1–2 Genoa". ESPN. 8 December 2025.
  19. ↑ "Norton-Cuffy joins Hull City as Drameh departs". Hull City A.F.C. 1 September 2026.
  20. ↑ "Hull City transfer news: Ilyas Ansah arrives as Tigers close in on Brooke Norton-Cuffy". BBC Sport. 1 September 2026.
  21. ↑ Aruta, Nicola Maria (14 August 2024). "TARGET – Dall'Arsenal al Genoa: Ecco chi è Brooke Norton-Cuffy".
  22. ↑ Lewin, Becca (23 March 2022). "Report: Republic of Ireland 1–3 England MU19s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  23. ↑ 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.
  24. 1 2 "'We should be so proud' – England win U19 Euros". BBC Sport. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  25. ↑ Lewin, Rebecca (22 March 2023). "Report: England MU20s 2–0 Germany". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  26. ↑ Veevers, Nick (10 May 2023). "England MU20s squad named for World Cup in Argentina". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  27. ↑ "Fifa Under-20 World Cup: England name squad for tournament". BBC Sport. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  28. ↑ Rogers, Jonathon (29 May 2023). "Loan watch: Play-off anguish for Norton-Cuffy". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  29. ↑ "Italy oust England at U20 World Cup thanks to late penalty". ESPN. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  30. ↑ "Report: Ukraine 3–2 England MU21s". EnglandFootball.com. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Brooke Norton-Cuffy in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  32. 1 2 3 "Games played by Brooke Norton-Cuffy in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  33. 1 2 "Games played by Brooke Norton-Cuffy in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Brooke Norton-Cuffy in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  35. ↑ "England U21 3–2 Germany U21". BBC Sport. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  36. ↑ "England U21s win Euro 2025 - but who could make the World Cup?". BBC Sport. 29 June 2025.