Georginio Rutter

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Georginio Rutter
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Rutter with Leeds United in 2023
Personal information
Full name Georginio Lucius Rutter
Date of birth (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 22)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 2019 Brazil
*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.

Contents

Early life

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

Club career

Rennes

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]

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 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]

Brighton & Hove Albion

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]

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 September 2024 [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rennes II 2018–19 Championnat National 3 100100
2019–20 Championnat National 3104104
2020–21 Championnat National 32121
Total225225
Rennes 2020–21 Ligue 1 40001 [lower-alpha 3] 151
TSG Hoffenheim 2020–21 Bundesliga 91002 [lower-alpha 4] 0111
2021–22 Bundesliga33830368
2022–23 Bundesliga15220172
Total571150206411
TSG Hoffenheim II 2020–21 Regionalliga 6262
Leeds United 2022–23 Premier League 11020130
2023–24 Championship 45621103 [lower-alpha 5] 1518
2024–25 Championship101020
Total576412031648
Brighton & Hove Albion 2024–25 Premier League20000030
Career total149259120313116427

Honours

Individual

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  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.
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