Georginio Rutter

Georginio Rutter (born 20 April 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Leeds United.

Georginio Rutter
Rutter with Leeds United in 2023
Personal information
Full name Georginio Rutter
Date of birth (2002-04-20) 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
Leeds United
Number 24
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– Leeds United 56 (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)
2022–2023 France U21 5 (0)
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
2019 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023

Early life

Georginio 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]

TSG Hoffenheim

On 1 February 2021, Rutter signed with Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim.[5] On 21 February 2021, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 4–0 win against Werder Bremen. 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.

On 27 November 2021, he scored twice in Hoffenheim's 6–3 win against Greuther Fürth at the Sportpark Ronhof.

Leeds United

On 14 January 2023, Rutter signed with Premier League side Leeds United on a five and a half year contract for a club record fee.[6] On 26 August 2023, Rutter scored his first Leeds United goal against Ipswich Town.[7]

On 17 September 2023, Rutter scored and assisted in Leeds Uniteds 3–0 away win at Millwall, in doing so this became the largest victory margin between the two sides.[8]

Personal life

Georginio is of Martiniquais descent through his father, and Réunionnais Malagasy descent through his mother.[9]

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.[10][11][12]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 May 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rennes II 2018–19 Championnat National 3 100100
2019–20 Championnat National 3 104104
2020–21 Championnat National 3 2121
Total 225225
Rennes 2020–21 Ligue 1 40001[lower-alpha 3]151
TSG Hoffenheim 2020–21 Bundesliga 91002[lower-alpha 4]0111
2021–22 Bundesliga 33830368
2022–23 Bundesliga 15220172
Total 571150206411
TSG Hoffenheim II 2020–21 Regionalliga 6262
Leeds United 2022–23 Premier League 11020130
2023–24 Championship 45721103[lower-alpha 5]1518
Total 566411031628
Career total 145249110313115927
  1. Includes Coupe de France, 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

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. Vice, Peter (1 February 2021). "Official: Hoffenheim purchase French striker Rutter from Rennes". Bulinews. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  6. "Georginio Rutter: Leeds United sign forward from Hoffenheim for club record fee". BBC Sport. 14 January 2023.
  7. "Ipswich Town 3-4 Leeds United: Whites register first league win of season". BBC Sport. 26 August 2023.
  8. "Millwall 0-3 Leeds United: Joel Piroe nets twice as Whites register second victory". BBC Sport. 17 September 2023.
  9. "No comment: Georginio Rutter". tsg-hoffenheim.de. 29 June 2021.
  10. "'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.
  11. 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.
  12. "Coeur Jaune (IRE) – Horse Profile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  13. Georginio Rutter at Soccerway
  14. "See who made the EFL Team of the Season line-ups". EFL. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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