Thimothée Lo-Tutala

Thimothée Lo-Tutala
Personal information
Full name Thimothée Jacques Orcel Lo-Tutala[1]
Date of birth (2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Gonesse, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Hull City
Youth career
2013–2014 West Ham United
2015–2016 Brentford
2016–2022 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Hull City 0 (0)
2023 → Stevenage (loan) 7 (0)
2024 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 18 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 France U19 14 (0)
2022–2023 France U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:12, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

Thimothée Jacques Orcel Lo-Tutala (born 13 February 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays for English club Hull City as a goalkeeper.

Early life

Born in Gonesse, Paris, France,[1] Lo-Tutala grew up in Essex in England.[3]

Club career

Lo-Tutala spent his early career with West Ham United, Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur.[2][3] After leaving Tottenham in the summer of 2022, he signed for Hull City in August 2022.[4][5]

In April 2023 he signed an emergency loan with Stevenage,[6][7] making his senior debut on 7 April 2023,[8] and becoming the seventh goalkeeper to play for Stevenage in the 2022–23 season.[9]

On 1 February 2024, Lo-Tutala moved on loan to Doncaster Rovers for the rest of the 2023–24 season.[10][11]

On 11 September 2024, Lo-Tutala signed a contract extension with Hull City keeping him at the club until 2028.[12]

International career

Lo-Tutala is a France youth international, and by August 2022 he had 14 caps for their under-19 team.[4] In June 2022, he was included in the French squad that took part in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship,[13] where the Bleuets reached the semi-finals before losing to eventual runners-up Israel.[14] He was called up to the France U20s for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "France - T. Lo-Tutala - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ a b "THIMOTHÉE LO-TUTALA". French Football Federation.
  3. ^ a b "Hull City fight off interest to sign highly-rated teenage goalkeeper Thimothee Lo-Tutala". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. 9 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Hull City sign goalkeeper Lo-Tutala" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ^ Jones, Oliver (9 January 2023). "Key reason for Thimothee Lo-Tutala not playing in Hull City's clash with Fulham". HullLive.
  6. ^ "Hull goalkeeper Lo-Tutala joins Stevenage on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Lo-Tutala joins Stevenage on emergency loan". www.hullcitytigers.com.
  8. ^ Cooper, Barry (8 April 2023). "Thimothee Lo-Tutala's League Two debut assessed". HullLive.
  9. ^ "McCracken crocked as Stevenage turn to former Tottenham youngster". The Comet.
  10. ^ "Lo-Tutala Completes Doncaster Loan Move". Hull City A.F.C. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Doncaster sign Hull goalkeeper Lo-Tutala". BBC Sport. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Lo-Tutala signs contract extension". Hull City A.F.C. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Les 20 joueurs pour l'Euro". www.fff.fr. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Pas de finale pour les Bleuets". www.fff.fr (in French). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Le groupe pour la Coupe du monde". www.fff.fr.