Thimothée Lo-Tutala
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thimothée Jacques Orcel Lo-Tutala[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Gonesse, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Colchester United (on loan from Hull City) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| 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) |
| 2025 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Colchester United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | France U19 | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | France U20 | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:19, 31 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 06:30, 31 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Thimothée Jacques Orcel Lo-Tutala (born 13 February 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Colchester United on loan from Premier League club Hull City.
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] During his spell, he made 20 appearances in all competitions, including participation in the League Two play-offs, and kept eight clean sheets as the club secured a play-off place [12]
On 11 September 2024, Lo-Tutala signed a contract extension with Hull City keeping him at the club until 2028.[13]
On 21 March 2025, Lo-Tutala joined League One side Crawley Town on a seven-day emergency loan.[14][15]
On 16 June 2025, Lo-Tutala returned to Doncaster Rovers on a season-long loan deal following their promotion to League One.[16][17] On 10 February, in a quarter-final tie against Huddersfield Town in the EFL Trophy, he had a standout performance, making several key saves during the match and saving three penalties in the shootout to help Doncaster progress; he was subsequently named Player of the Round[18]
On 6 August, Lo-Tutala joined Colchester United on a season-long loan deal.[19]
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,[20] where the Bleuets reached the semi-finals before losing to eventual runners-up Israel.[21] He was called up to the France U20s for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[22]
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 2021–22[23] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Hull City | 2022–23[24] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[25] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[27] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27[28] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stevenage (loan) | 2022–23[24] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2023–24[25] | League Two | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Crawley Town (loan) | 2024–25[26] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2025–26[27] | League One | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Colchester United (loan) | 2026–27[28] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 62 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in League Two play-offs
References
- 1 2 "France – T. Lo-Tutala – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- 1 2 "THIMOTHÉE LO-TUTALA". French Football Federation.
- 1 2 "Hull City fight off interest to sign highly-rated teenage goalkeeper Thimothee Lo-Tutala". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. 9 August 2022.
- 1 2 "Hull City sign goalkeeper Lo-Tutala". BBC Sport. 9 August 2022.
- ↑ Jones, Oliver (9 January 2023). "Key reason for Thimothee Lo-Tutala not playing in Hull City's clash with Fulham". HullLive.
- ↑ "Hull goalkeeper Lo-Tutala joins Stevenage on loan". BBC Sport. 6 April 2023.
- ↑ "Lo-Tutala joins Stevenage on emergency loan". www.hullcitytigers.com.
- ↑ Cooper, Barry (8 April 2023). "Thimothee Lo-Tutala's League Two debut assessed". HullLive.
- ↑ "McCracken crocked as Stevenage turn to former Tottenham youngster". The Comet. 6 April 2023.
- ↑ "Lo-Tutala Completes Doncaster Loan Move". Hull City A.F.C. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ↑ "Doncaster sign Hull goalkeeper Lo-Tutala". BBC Sport. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ↑ wihadmin (16 June 2025). "Doncaster re-sign Lo-Tutala on loan from Hull City". Where In Hull. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Lo-Tutala signs contract extension". Hull City A.F.C. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ↑ "THIMOTHÉE LO-TUTALA JOINS ON EMERGENCY LOAN". www.crawleytownfc.com. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ↑ "Thimothee Lo-Tutala: Crawley Town sign Hull City goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ↑ "Thimothée Lo-Tutala secures Rovers return". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ↑ "Thimothee Lo-Tutala: Doncaster re-sign Hull City goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ↑ EFL (2 March 2026). "Vertu Trophy: Thimothée Lo-Tutala named Player of the Round". EFL. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ "Colchester sign keeper Lo-Tutala on loan". BBC Sport. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "Les 20 joueurs pour l'Euro". www.fff.fr. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ "Pas de finale pour les Bleuets". www.fff.fr (in French). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ "Le groupe pour la Coupe du monde". www.fff.fr.
- ↑ "Games played by Thimothée Lo-Tutala in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Thimothée Lo-Tutala in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Thimothée Lo-Tutala in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Thimothée Lo-Tutala in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Thimothée Lo-Tutala in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- 1 2 "Games played by Thimothée Lo-Tutala in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
External links
- Thimothée Lo-Tutala at WorldFootball.net
- 2003 births
- Living people
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Stevenage F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriates in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- France men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- Colchester United F.C. players