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Full name | Brooke Dion Nelson Norton-Cuffy [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 12 January 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pimlico, England [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Genoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chelsea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2021 | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (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– | Genoa | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | England U16 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | England U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | England U19 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023- | England U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | England U21 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:16, 29 June 2025 (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.
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, he 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, he joined Serie A club Genoa for an undisclosed fee. [17]
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. [18]
On 17 June 2022, Norton-Cuffy was included in the England U19 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. [19] He was a second-half substitute in the final as England beat Israel 3–1 in extra time to win the tournament. [20]
On 22 March 2023, Norton-Cuffy made his debut for the England U20s during a 2–0 win over Germany in Manchester. [21] On 10 May 2023, Norton-Cuffy was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [22] [23] 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. [24] His only appearance of the tournament saw him start in their round of sixteen defeat against Italy. [25]
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. [26]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal U21 | 2020–21 [27] | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 [7] | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
Arsenal | 2021–22 [7] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022–23 [28] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2023–24 [29] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Lincoln City (loan) | 2021–22 [7] | League One | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
Rotherham United (loan) | 2022–23 [28] | Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
Coventry City (loan) | 2022–23 [28] | Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Millwall (loan) | 2023–24 [29] | Championship | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | |
Genoa | 2024–25 [1] | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
Career total | 112 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 120 | 3 |
England U19
England U21
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)