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.
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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] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, Attacking Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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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
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*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 | |||||||||||||||||
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]
| 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 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 51 | 8 | ||
| Total | 56 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 62 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 145 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 159 | 27 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
- Includes EFL Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Championship play-offs
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.
- Vice, Peter (1 February 2021). "Official: Hoffenheim purchase French striker Rutter from Rennes". Bulinews. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- "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.
- "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)