Georginio Rutter

Georginio Rutter (born 20 April 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Leeds United.

Georginio Rutter
Personal information
Full name Georginio Rutter[1]
Date of birth (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002
Place of birth Plescop, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
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)
2020–2021 Rennes 4 (0)
2021–2023 1899 Hoffenheim 57 (11)
2023– Leeds United 10 (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– France U21 2 (0)
Honours
Representing  France
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Third place2019 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:52, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2022

Club career

Rennes

Rutter made his professional debut for Rennes on 26 September 2020, coming on for Eduardo Camavinga against Saint Étienne.[3]

Hoffenheim

On 1 February 2021, Rutter signed with Bundesliga side Hoffenheim.[4] 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 rising to £36million.[5]

Personal life

Rutter is of Martiniquais descent through his father, and Réunionnais descent through his mother.[6]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 May 2023[7]
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rennes 2020–21 Ligue 1 40001[lower-alpha 2]151
1899 Hoffenheim 2020–21 Bundesliga 91002[lower-alpha 3]0111
2021–22 Bundesliga 33830–368
2022–23 Bundesliga 15220–172
Total 571150206411
Leeds United 2022–23 Premier League 10020–120
Career total 711160318112
  1. Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Georginio Rutter". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. "Résultat et résumé Saint-Étienne - Rennes". L'Équipe. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. Vice, Peter (1 February 2021). "Official: Hoffenheim purchase French striker Rutter from Rennes". Bulinews. Retrieved 2 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Georginio Rutter: Leeds United sign forward from Hoffenheim for club record fee". BBC Sport. 14 January 2023.
  6. "No comment: Georginio Rutter". tsg-hoffenheim.de. 29 June 2021.
  7. Georginio Rutter at Soccerway


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