Georginio Rutter

Georginio Rutter

Rutter with Leeds United in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Georginio Rutter
Date of birth	(2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Plescop, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s)	Striker attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Brighton & Hove Albion
Number	10
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	46	(7)
International career
2017–2018	France U16	17	(12)
2018–2019	France U17	19	(5)
2019	France U18	10	(4)
2021	France U20	4	(0)
2022–2024	France U21	7	(0)
Medal record Representing   France Men's football FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:04, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

Georginio Rutter (born 20 April 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Early life

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

Club career

Rennes

On 26 September 2020, Rutter made his professional debut for Rennes coming on for fellow Frenchman 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

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

On 14 January 2023, Rutter signed for Premier League side Leeds United on a five-and-a-half-year contract for a club record fee. ^[11] He was later relegated to the Championship with the club at the end of the latter season. On 26 August 2023, Rutter scored his first goal for Leeds and first Championship 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 and Hove Albion

On 19 August 2024, Rutter returned to the Premier League and signed with fellow club Brighton & Hove Albion, signing a five-year contract until 2029. ^[14] He made his debut for the club on 24 August in a 2–1 home league win over Manchester United as a 90th-minute substitute for Yankuba Minteh. ^[15] Rutter scored his first Albion goal on 28 September that year, opening the scoring with a header in an eventual 4–2 defeat against Chelsea. ^[16]

Personal life

Georginio is of Martiniquais descent through his father and of Réunionnais Malagasy 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

As of match played 3 January 2026 ^[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 Südwest	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	28	5	4	3	—		—		—		32	8
	2025–26	Premier League	18	2	0	0	1	0	—		—		19	2
	Total		46	7	4	3	1	0	—		—		51	10
Career total			192	31	13	4	3	0	3	1	3	1	214	37

1. Includes 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

Individual

• EFL Championship Team of the Season: 2023–24 ^[22]

References

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". Soccerway.
6. "Rennes II vs TA Rennes – 31 August 2019". Soccerway.
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". Soccerway.
9. "Augsburg vs Hoffenheim – 14 August 2021". Soccerway.
10. "Greuther Fürth vs Hoffenheim – 27 November 2021". Soccerway.
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". 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.

External links

• Georginio Rutter at the French Football Federation (in French)