Georginio Rutter
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Rutter with Leeds United in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Georginio Rutter | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 April 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Plescop, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | 52 | (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
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:05, 4 March 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 4 March 2026[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | 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[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 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Total | 52 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 59 | 10 | ||||
| Career total | 198 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 222 | 37 | ||
- ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
Honours
Individual
References
- ^ "Georginio Rutter". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Georginio Rutter". L'Équipe. Paris. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Résultat et résumé Saint-Étienne – Rennes". L'Équipe. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Montagnarde vs Rennes II – 25 August 2018". Soccerway.
- ^ "Rennes II vs TA Rennes – 31 August 2019". Soccerway.
- ^ Vice, Peter (1 February 2021). "Official: Hoffenheim purchase French striker Rutter from Rennes". Bulinews. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Hoffenheim vs Werder Bremen – 21 February 2021". Soccerway.
- ^ "Augsburg vs Hoffenheim – 14 August 2021". Soccerway.
- ^ "Greuther Fürth vs Hoffenheim – 27 November 2021". Soccerway.
- ^ "Georginio Rutter: Leeds United sign forward from Hoffenheim for club record fee". BBC Sport. 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Ipswich Town 3–4 Leeds United: Whites register first league win of season". BBC Sport. 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Millwall 0–3 Leeds United: Joel Piroe nets twice as Whites register second victory". BBC Sport. 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Georginio Rutter Joins Albion From Leeds". brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Stone, Simon (24 August 2024). "Brighton 2–1 Man Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Chelsea 4–2 Brighton: Cole Palmer scores four first-half goals in stunning Premier League win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "No comment: Georginio Rutter". tsg-hoffenheim.de. 29 June 2021.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Coeur Jaune (IRE) – Horse Profile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Georginio Rutter at Soccerway
- ^ "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)