Ella Rutherford

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Ella Rutherford
Rutherford playing for Charlton Athletic W.F.C. in October 2021
Personal information
Full name Ella Melanie Rutherford[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Sidcup, Kent, England
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Charlton Athletic
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2017 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Millwall 14 (7)
2018–2020 Bristol City 20 (2)
2019Crystal Palace (loan) 8 (2)
2020Leicester City (loan) 4 (1)
2020– Charlton Athletic 40 (5)
International career
England U15
2016 England U16
2016–2017 England U17 6 (0)
2019 England U19 11 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:50, 16 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 December 2022

Ella Melanie Rutherford (born 28 April 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Charlton Athletic Women in the FA Women's Championship.

Club career[edit]

Millwall Lionesses[edit]

Rutherford spent most of her youth career at Millwall's Centre of Excellence, playing for Millwall's youth teams.[2] Rutherford made her senior debut at 16 playing for Millwall Lionesses during the 2017 FA WSL 2 Spring Series. She finished the Spring Series as joint top scorer for the Lionesses with three goals in six appearances and was named the club's Young Player of the Year.[3][4] During the following 2017–18 season she was named an FA WSL 2 Breakout Star.[5]

Bristol City[edit]

In July 2018, Rutherford left Millwall alongside a raft of other players as the club faced financial difficulties. After a trial with Arsenal,[6] Rutherford signed with Bristol City.[7] Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Rutherford went on loan to FA Women's Championship team Crystal Palace.[8] On 6 January 2020, Rutherford joined FA Women's Championship team Leicester City on loan until the end of the season.[9]

International career[edit]

Rutherford has represented England at the under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2018 and 31/08/2018" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Millwall scheme a roaring success with SCL". 15 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Ella Rutherford Signs Two Year Contract".
  4. ^ "Lionesses Award Stars".
  5. ^ "FA WSL: 2018 in review". 23 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Arsenal to give England U18 forward trial". 5 August 2018.
  7. ^ "City Women Land Rutherford from Millwall Lionesses".
  8. ^ "Palace [Women] make two more signings with Rutherford & Hurley joining". www.cpfc.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Rutherford Signs for Leicester". www.lcwfc.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Six Millwall Lionesses receive international call-ups".

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