Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Butler [1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 August 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Cowes, England | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Stevenage | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2012 | Portsmouth | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Portsmouth | 48 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Torquay United | 45 | (2) |
2016–2019 | Newport County | 129 | (7) |
2019–2023 | Peterborough United | 112 | (3) |
2023– | Stevenage | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:05, 7 July 2023 (UTC) |
Daniel Butler (born 26 August 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a wing back for EFL League One side Stevenage.
Butler joined Portsmouth's youth categories in 2004, aged 10, and signed a two-year scholarship with Pompey on 15 July 2010. [2] On 26 June 2012, he signed a one-year professional deal. [3]
On 14 August 2012, he made his debut in the League Cup in a 3–0 defeat at Plymouth Argyle. [4]
On 2 November 2012, Butler joined Havant & Waterlooville on a one-month youth loan deal from Portsmouth. [5] [6] He was assigned the number 3 shirt. In the following day, he made his debut for the Hawks in a 1–0 loss to Welling in a Conference South match. [7] He was named the Hawks' player of the month for November. [8] In the following month, he was named again as player of the month. [9] He went on to make eight appearances during his time at Hawks.
Butler was recalled on 8 January 2013, and was included on first-team squad due to player shortage. [10] On 26 January 2013 he made his senior league debut in a League One match at Fratton Park, against Hartlepool United, starting the match. [11]
Butler finished the season with 17 league appearances, 15 as a starter. On 14 May 2013, he signed a new two-year contract with Pompey, running until June 2015. [12] After struggling to find his old form, Butler signed with Aldershot Town on loan on 31 October. [13] He returned to Portsmouth in December, after suffering a knee injury while on loan at Aldershot. [14]
On 11 March of the following year, after being fully recovered from injury, Butler rejoined Aldershot. [15] He was a first-choice for Pompey in the 2014–15 season, but was still released on 18 May 2015. [16]
In July 2015, Butler joined Torquay United. [17]
On 28 June 2016, Butler joined League Two club Newport County on a two-year contract. He made his debut for Newport on 6 August 2016 against Mansfield Town. [18] He scored his first goal for Newport on 7 January 2017 in the League Two match against Stevenage which Newport lost 3–1. [19] In April 2018, Butler signed a new one-year contract to remain at Newport County. [20]
Butler was part of the Newport squad that completed the 'Great Escape' with a 2–1 victory at home to Notts County on the final dat of the 2016–17 season, which ensured Newport's survival in League Two. [21] [22] In May 2017, Butler was selected as Newport County Player of the Year [23] and for the second successive season in May 2018. [24] He was part of the team that reached the League Two playoff final at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2019. Newport lost to Tranmere Rovers, 1-0 after a goal in the 119th minute. [25]
During his time at the club, Butler was awarded the English Football League (EFL) player in the community two seasons in a row, due to his outstanding work in the local community with the disabled and with young people suffering mental health issues. [26]
On 30 May 2019, it was announced that Butler had signed for EFL League One club Peterborough United on a 3-year deal and would join the club in July. [27]
In July 2023 Butler joined EFL League One club Stevenage [28]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Portsmouth | 2012–13 [29] | League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
2013–14 [30] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2014–15 [31] | League Two | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 2012–13 [32] | Conference South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ~ | ~ | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Aldershot (loan) | 2013–14 [33] | Conference Premier | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ~ | ~ | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Torquay United | 2015–16 [33] | Conference Premier | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ~ | ~ | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 51 | 3 |
Newport County | 2016–17 [21] | League Two | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 47 | 3 |
2017–18 [34] | League Two | 44 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 53 | 1 | |
2018–19 [35] | League Two | 45 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 60 | 4 | |
Total | 129 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 160 | 8 | ||
Peterborough United | 2019–20 [36] | League One | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 2 |
2020–21 [37] | League One | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
2021–22 [38] | Championship | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Total | 93 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 103 | 3 | ||
Career total | 336 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 394 | 14 |
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