Leicester City have signed Ella Rutherford from Bristol City Women FC for the remainder of the season. After Jonathan Morgan became aware of the availability of the of the England youth international, he did not hesitate to bring her in as his second signing of the window to further bolster the squad.

Rutherford made her Senior debut the day after her 16th birthday for Millwall Ladies now known as London City Lionesses in the WSL 2 which has since been rebranded to the Championship. After a string of impressive performances in the 2017/18 season where she scored 7 times in 14 games, earned her a move to WSL 1 outfit Bristol City Women FC. Ella Featured 19 times for The Robins in the 2018/19 season.

Rutherford has been capped at England Youth International level from u15s through to u19s and has competed in a number of European Championships.

Boss Jonathan Morgan was delighted to capture the services of Ella Rutherford:

“It’s another fantastic signing for us. To bring someone in with Ella’s calibre is brilliant and again shows the outside world the ambition we have at this club to keep growing at an organic pace. What is clear to see with first Ash and now Ella we clearly have a vision that is enticing players to choose us over our competitors. When we sat down with Ella and explained the project, we both knew that we had similar ideologies and ambition and that is what made this deal work. Even though it is just a loan move we will obviously be monitoring Ella very carefully in the hope to persuade her to stay on a permanent basis. ”

After speaking with Ella, she commented:

“I am delighted to Join Leicester City and extremely motivated to play apart in the club’s journey and to help them progress further up the table to where they belong. The ambition here is clear to see and I can’t wait to get started.”

What fans can expect:

Exciting attacking player

Eye for goal

High work rate ethic

Strength

Experience

Passion

Ella will take on squad number 19 for the season.