Ella Rutherford

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Ella Rutherford
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Rutherford playing for Charlton Athletic W.F.C. in October 2021
Personal information
Full name Ella Melanie Rutherford [1]
Date of birth (2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Sidcup, Kent, England
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Charlton Athletic
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2017 Millwall
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Millwall 14 (7)
2018–2020 Bristol City 20 (2)
2019 → Crystal Palace (loan) 8 (2)
2020 → Leicester City (loan) 4 (1)
2020– Charlton Athletic 40 (5)
International career‡
England U15
2016 England U16
2016–2017 England U17 6 (0)
2019 England U19 11 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:50, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 December 2022

Ella Melanie Rutherford (born 28 April 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Charlton Athletic Women in the FA Women's Championship.

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Club career

Millwall Lionesses

Rutherford spent most of her youth career at Millwall's Centre of Excellence, playing for Millwall's youth teams. [2] Rutherford made her senior debut at 16 playing for Millwall Lionesses during the 2017 FA WSL 2 Spring Series. She finished the Spring Series as joint top scorer for the Lionesses with three goals in six appearances and was named the club's Young Player of the Year. [3] [4] During the following 2017–18 season she was named an FA WSL 2 Breakout Star. [5]

Bristol City

In July 2018, Rutherford left Millwall alongside a raft of other players as the club faced financial difficulties. After a trial with Arsenal, [6] Rutherford signed with Bristol City. [7] Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Rutherford went on loan to FA Women's Championship team Crystal Palace. [8] On 6 January 2020, Rutherford joined FA Women's Championship team Leicester City on loan until the end of the season. [9]

International career

Rutherford has represented England at the under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2018 and 31/08/2018" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Millwall scheme a roaring success with SCL". 15 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ella Rutherford Signs Two Year Contract".
  4. ↑ "Lionesses Award Stars".
  5. ↑ "FA WSL: 2018 in review". 23 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Arsenal to give England U18 forward trial". 5 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "City Women Land Rutherford from Millwall Lionesses".
  8. ↑ "Palace [Women] make two more signings with Rutherford & Hurley joining". www.cpfc.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Rutherford Signs for Leicester". www.lcwfc.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "Six Millwall Lionesses receive international call-ups".
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