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
Place of birth Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 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)
2019 → Crystal Palace (loan) 8 (2)
2020 → Leicester 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

Millwall Lionesses

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 the week of her 16th birthday 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

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

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

References

  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.
  10. ↑ "Six Millwall Lionesses receive international call-ups".
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