Ella Melanie Rutherford (born 28 April 2000) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Portsmouth.
Rutherford spent most of her youth career at Millwall's Centre of Excellence, playing for Millwall's youth teams. Rutherford made her senior debut at 16 playing for Millwall Lionesses during the 2017 FA WSL 2 Spring Series. She finished the Spring Series as joint top scorer for the Lionesses with three goals in six appearances and was named the club's Young Player of the Year. During the following 2017âÂÂ18 season she was named an FA WSL 2 Breakout Star.
In July 2018, Rutherford left Millwall alongside a raft of other players as the club faced financial difficulties. After a trial with Arsenal, Rutherford signed with Bristol City. Ahead of the 2019âÂÂ20 season, Rutherford went on loan to FA Women's Championship team Crystal Palace. On 6 January 2020, Rutherford joined FA Women's Championship team Leicester City on loan until the end of the season.
Rutherford has represented England at the under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.
Rutherford is in a relationship with social media personality Grace Keeling, also known as GK Barry.