Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Georginio Lucius Rutter | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 20 April 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Plescop, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | France U16 | 17 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | France U17 | 19 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | France U18 | 10 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | France U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | France U21 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 14 September 2024 (UTC) |
Georginio Lucius Rutter (born 20 April 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Georginio Lucius Rutter [2] was born on 20 April 2002 in Plescop, Morbihan. [3]
On 26 September 2020, Rutter made his professional debut for Rennes coming on for 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]
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]
On 14 January 2023, Rutter signed for Leeds United on a five-and-a-half-year contract for a club record fee. [11] On 26 August 2023, Rutter scored his first Leeds United 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]
On 19 August 2024, Rutter joined Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, signing a contract until 2029. [14] He made his debut for the club on 24 August in a 2-1 home league win over Man United as a 90th-minute substitute for Yankuba Minteh. [15]
Georginio is of Réunionnais Malagasy descent through his mother. [16]
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. [17] [18] [19]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | League cup [lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
TSG Hoffenheim | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | 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 | 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 [lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 51 | 8 | ||
2024–25 | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 57 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 64 | 8 | |||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2024–25 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 149 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 164 | 27 |
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