Ella Melanie Rutherford (born 28 April 2000) is an English

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who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Millwall Lionesses

Rutherford spent most of her youth career at Millwall's Centre of Excellence, playing for Millwall's youth teams. Rutherford made her senior debut at 16 playing for

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during the 2017

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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. During the following 2017–18 season she was named an

Breakout Star.

Bristol City

In July 2018, Rutherford left Millwall alongside a raft of other players as the club faced financial difficulties. After a trial with

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, Rutherford signed with

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. Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Rutherford went on loan to

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team

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. On 6 January 2020, Rutherford joined FA Women's Championship team

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on loan until the end of the season.

International career

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

Personal life

Rutherford is in a relationship with social media personality

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References

External links

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