Brooke_Norton-Cuffy
Brooke Norton-Cuffy
English footballer
Brooke Dion Nelson Norton-Cuffy (born 12 January 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Millwall, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal.
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| Full name | Brooke Dion Nelson Norton-Cuffy[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pimlico, London, England[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Millwall (on loan from Arsenal) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Chelsea | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Coventry City (loan) | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | → Millwall (loan) | 39 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | England U16 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | England U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | England U19 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | England U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | England U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:42, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:15, 27 March 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Norton-Cuffy began his career with Chelsea,[2][3] before joining Arsenal at the age of twelve, and signing his first professional contract on 21 January 2021.[4] On 18 January 2022, joined Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the season.[5] He made his senior debut coming off the bench away to Plymouth Argyle on 22 January 2022.[6] He scored his first senior goal against Sheffield Wednesday on 5 March 2022.[7]
On 22 August 2022, he joined Rotherham United on a season-long loan.[8][9] In January 2023 Norton-Cuffy was recalled by Arsenal, and he moved to Coventry City on loan instead.[10][11][12]
On 24 August 2023, he joined Millwall on a season-long loan.[13][14]
Born in England, Norton-Cuffy is of Dominica descent.[15] Having already represented England at U16 and U18 level, he made his U19 debut during a 3–1 win over Republic of Ireland during 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification at the Bescot Stadium.[16]
On 17 June 2022, Norton-Cuffy was included in the England U19 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[17] He was a second-half substitute in the final as England beat Israel 3–1 in extra time to win the tournament.[18]
On 22 March 2023, Norton-Cuffy made his debut for the England U20s during a 2–0 win over Germany in Manchester.[19] On 10 May 2023, Norton-Cuffy was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[20][21] However, he did not arrive at the tournament until after the group stages due to Coventry City's participation in the 2023 EFL Championship play-off final.[22] His only appearance of the tournament saw him start in their round of sixteen defeat against Italy.[23]
On 16 October 2023, Norton-Cuffy made his England U21 debut as a substitute during a 3–2 defeat to Ukraine in Košice in 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying.[24]
- As of match played on 20 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2020–21[25] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22[6] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Arsenal | 2021–22[6] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23[26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[27] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2021–22[6] | League One | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2022–23[26] | Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| Coventry City (loan) | 2022–23[26] | Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Millwall (loan) | 2023–24[27] | Championship | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |
| Career total | 97 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 105 | 3 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
- Appearances in the 2023 English Football League play-offs
England U19
- "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- "Brooke Norton-Cuffy". rocnation.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- Burke, Elias (25 March 2022). "Malcolm Ebiowei: From representing England with Jamal Musiala to cementing his place in Derby's first team". theathletic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
Initially spotted as a five-year-old at Chelsea's pre-academy development centre in Lambeth, Chelsea successfully fended off other suitors to sign [Malcolm Ebiowei] up. The Bermondsey-raised winger was part of a group including Omari Hutchinson and Brooke Norton-Cuffy, who later followed Ebiowei from west to north London to join Arsenal's famed Hale End academy as youngsters.
(subscription required) - "Brooke Norton-Cuffy signs first pro contract". Arsenal.com. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- "Lincoln City bring in John Marquis and Brooke Norton-Cuffy". BBC Sport. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- "Games played by Brooke Norton-Cuffy in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- Gilbert, Samuel (7 March 2022). "Loan Watch: Norton-Cuffy scores first senior goal". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- "Millers confirm loan capture of exciting Gunners wing-back". Rotherham United. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- "Brooke Norton-Cuffy: Rotherham United sign Arsenal youngster on loan". BBC Sport. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- Holbrook, Emma (6 January 2023). "Brooke Norton-Cuffy joins Coventry City on loan". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- "Brooke Norton-Cuffy: Coventry City sign Arsenal teenage wing-back". BBC Sport. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- Turner, Andy (6 January 2023). "Coventry City complete first January signing from Premier League Arsenal". CoventryLive. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- "Brooke Norton-Cuffy joins Millwall on loan". Brooke Norton-Cuffy joins Millwall on loan. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- "Millwall sign Arsenal's Norton-Cuffy on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Brooke Norton-Cuffy". sport.de. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- Lewin, Becca (23 March 2022). "Report: Republic of Ireland 1–3 England MU19s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- Smith, Frank (17 June 2022). "Ian Foster has picked his 21-strong squad for this month's UEFA U19 EURO Finals in Slovakia". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- "'We should be so proud' – England win U19 Euros". BBC Sport. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- Lewin, Rebecca (22 March 2023). "Report: England MU20s 2–0 Germany". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- Veevers, Nick (10 May 2023). "England MU20s squad named for World Cup in Argentina". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- "Fifa Under-20 World Cup: England name squad for tournament". BBC Sport. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- Rogers, Jonathon (29 May 2023). "Loan watch: Play-off anguish for Norton-Cuffy". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- "Italy oust England at U20 World Cup thanks to late penalty". ESPN. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- "Report: Ukraine 3–2 England MU21s". EnglandFootball.com. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- "Games played by Brooke Norton-Cuffy in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- "Games played by Brooke Norton-Cuffy in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Games played by Brooke Norton-Cuffy in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2023.