Brooke Dion Nelson Norton-Cuffy (born 12 January 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Genoa.
Norton-Cuffy began his career with Chelsea,[2][3] before joining Arsenal at the age of 10,[4] and signing his first professional contract on 21 January 2021.[5] On 18 January 2022, joined Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the season.[6] He made his senior debut coming off the bench away to Plymouth Argyle on 22 January 2022.[7] He scored his first senior goal against Sheffield Wednesday on 5 March 2022.[8] He was Arsenal's Scholar of the Year for 2022.[9]
On 22 August 2022, he joined Rotherham United on a season-long loan.[10][11] In January 2023 Norton-Cuffy was recalled by Arsenal, and he moved to Coventry City on loan instead.[12][13][14]
On 24 August 2023, he joined Millwall on a season-long loan.[15][16]
On 14 August 2024, he joined Serie A club Genoa for an undisclosed fee.[17]
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.[18]
On 17 June 2022, Norton-Cuffy was included in the England U19 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[19] He was a second-half substitute in the final as England beat Israel 3–1 in extra time to win the tournament.[20]
On 22 March 2023, Norton-Cuffy made his debut for the England U20s during a 2–0 win over Germany in Manchester.[21] On 10 May 2023, Norton-Cuffy was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[22][23] 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.[24] His only appearance of the tournament saw him start in their round of sixteen defeat against Italy.[25]
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.[26]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2020–21[27] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22[7] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Arsenal | 2021–22[7] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23[28] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[29] | 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[7] | League One | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2022–23[28] | Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| Coventry City (loan) | 2022–23[28] | Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Millwall (loan) | 2023–24[29] | Championship | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | |
| Genoa | 2024–25[1] | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 112 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 120 | 3 | ||
England U19
England U21
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)
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