1203 Brooke Norton-Cuffy

Biography

Brooke Norton-Cuffy was a right sided full back and midfielder that joined Hull City on the September 2026 transfer deadline day, signing from Italian side Genoa for a fee of around £12 million that was partly offset by Cody Drameh moving in the opposite direction. He made an impressive debut from the bench a few days later.

Brooke Dion Nelson Norton-Cuffy was born in Pimlico, West London and came through the academy system at Arsenal. He signed his first professional contract in January 2021, a month after making his denior debut in a December 2020 EFL Trophy match against AFC Wimbledon. He played in three more EFL Trophy matches between November 2021 and January 2022, ahead of a half season loan spell at League One side Lincoln City – he scored his first senior goal in March 2022 against Sheffield Wednesday and ended his loan spell with one goal for the Imps in 17 appearances.

In August 2022 Norton-Cuffy joined Championship side Rotherham United on a season-long loan, he made 21 appearances for the Millers before he was recalled early by Arsenal in January 2023. A few days later he joined another Championship side Coventry City for the remainder of the 2022/23 season, making 24 appearances and starting in all three end-of-season play-off matches as the Sky Blues beat Middlesbrough in the semi-final but lost on penalties to Luton Town in the Wembley final. Brooke spent the whole 2023/24 season on loan Championship side Millwall, scoring two goals in 40 appearances. Norton-Cuffy left Arsenal in August 2024 having made just 4 senior appearances.

In August 2024 Norton-Cuffy joined Italian Serie A side Genoa, he made his debut for Il Grifone in October 2024 against Atalanta, having recovered from a pre-season foot injury. He was used as a support player for the rest of the 2024/25 season as Genoa achieved a mid-table finish. He was a regular first team starter throughout the 2025/26 season, making the right back shirt his own and netting two goals in December 2025 against Udinese and February 2026 against Torino. He added three further appearances for Genoa at the start of the 2026/27 season, which took his tally to two goals for Genoa in 46 appearances. He left the club in September 2026 to join Hull City.

Norton-Cuffy was a regular choice for England’s under-age sides throughout his developing career at Arsenal and Genoa. He made 6 appearances for England Under-16s during the 2019/20 season, scoring goals in his first two appearances against Scotland and Japan. He played in 3 friendlies for England Under-18s during November 2021, then rose to the England Under-19 side in March 2022, making his debut against Ireland. In June 2022 he was an important part of the squad that competed in and won the 2019 Under-19 Euro finals hosted by Slovakia, taking his tally 8 appearances and coming off the bench in the victorious final against Israel. Between March 2023 and March 2025 he made 6 appearances for England Under-20s.

In October 2023 Norton-Cuffy made his first appearance for the England Under-21 side against Ukraine. He added three further appearances during the 2023/24 season before not being selected throughout the 2024/25 season. He returned to the Under-21 squad in June 2025, making five appearances in the 2025 Under-21 Euros, again hosted by Slovakia, that England won by defeating Germany in the final. He added further appearances during the opening months of the 2025/26 season – his last Under-21 start against Slovakia in November 2025 took his tally to 14 Under-21 appearances.

Details

Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 12 January 2004, Pimlico
Hull City First Game: 5 September 2026, Aston Villa H (Premier League), 22 years, 236 days old
Hull City Final Game: [current player]

Clubs

Arsenal (2021-2024), Lincoln City (2022, loan), Rotherham United (2022-2023, loan), Coventry City (2023, loan), Millwall (2023-2024, loan), Genoa (2024-2026), Hull City (2026-current)

Hull City Record

Career: 3 apps, 0 goals