Tameka Butt

Tameka Butt
	Tameka Butt playing for Australia at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Tameka Butt
Date of birth	16 June 1991 (age 27)
Place of birth	Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Klepp IL
Number	13
Youth career
	Mudgeeraba
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of 11 February 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 March 2019

Last updated March 04, 2019

Tameka Butt (born 16 June 1991)^[1] is an Australian professional football midfielder who plays for Klepp IL in the Toppserien. She previously played for the Boston Breakers in the WPSL Elite, German Frauen-Bundesliga club, 1. FFC Frankfurt, Japanese Nadeshiko League club Iga F.C. Kunoichi, Swedish Damallsvenskan club Mallbackens, Brisbane Roar in the Australian W-League and has been a member of the Australian national team since 2007.

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Klepp IL is a Norwegian sports club from the municipality of Klepp. It was founded on 1 October 1919, and has sections for football, handball and gymnastics as well as the less active sections for athletics and orienteering.

Club career
Brisbane Roar, 2008-2018
Boston Breakers, 2012
FFC Frankfurt, 2013–2014
Iga F.C. Kunoichi, 2014
Mallbackens IF, 2016
Klepp IL, 2017–present
Melbourne City, 2018–present
International career
Career statistics
International goals
Personal life
Honours
Club
International
Individual
References
External links

Club career

Brisbane Roar, 2008-2018

Butt joined the Brisbane Roar (then Queensland Roar) in 2008, as they were one of the founding members of the W-League. They won the W-League Championship and Premiership in 2008-09. In the 2010-11 season, Brisbane returned to the Grand Final. Butt scored a goal in the 9th minute, helping the team to a 2-1 victory.^[2]

The Brisbane Roar FC, also known as the Brisbane Roar Women and previously Queensland Roar, is a soccer team based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in 2008, it is the women's team of Brisbane Roar. The Roar competes in the country's premier women's soccer competition, the W-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia.

The W-League is the top-division women's soccer league in Australia, run by Football Federation Australia (FFA). The W-League was established in 2008 and was composed of eight teams of which seven had an affiliation with an A-League club, and the other was a new entity based in Canberra. The league is currently contested by nine teams. The competition is known as the Westfield W-League through a sponsorship arrangement with the Westfield Group.

The 2011 W-League Grand Final was the grand final of the third season of the Australian W-League football (soccer) competition. It was contested between premiers Sydney FC and second-placed Brisbane Roar at Campbelltown Stadium in Campbelltown on Saturday, 12 February 2011. Brisbane Roar were victorious, winning 2–1.

Butt won the Westfield W-League Players Player of the Year Award for the 2012-13 season. She was the recipient of the Julie Dolan Medal for W-League Player of the year in 2014.^[3]

The Julie Dolan Medal is awarded annually to the player voted to be the best player in the highest women's soccer league in Australia. The medal has been presented for players in the now-defunct Women's National Soccer League as well as the current W-League. The medal is named after former Matilda's Captain and football administrator Julie Dolan. The format was changed for the 2015–16 season, with a panel featuring former players, media, referees and technical staff, who voted on each regular-season match.

As of February 2018, Butt ranks 5th in all-time W-League history with 108 appearances and ranks 3rd in goals with 49.^[4]

Boston Breakers, 2012

Butt signed with the Boston Breakers in the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL Elite), the top division of women's soccer in the United States at the time, for the 2012 season.^[5]

Womens Premier Soccer League Elite defunct soccer league, formerly the highest level of womens soccer in the United States

The Women's Premier Soccer League Elite was a women's semi-professional soccer league created by the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) to support the sport in the United States, both from continued interest by WPSL teams in professionalism and as a response to the suspension of the WPS.

FFC Frankfurt, 2013–2014

In January 2013, Butt signed for German Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FFC Frankfurt.^[6]

1. FFC Frankfurt is a German women's association football club based in Frankfurt, Hesse and has a membership of about 430. The team currently plays in the German first division women's Bundesliga.

Iga F.C. Kunoichi, 2014

Butt was loaned by Brisbane Roar to Iga F.C. Kunoichi along with Elise Kellond-Knight in late May 2014, and returned to Brisbane Roar for the 7th W-League season.^[7]

Mallbackens IF, 2016

In March 2016, Butt signed for Swedish club Mallbackens.

Klepp IL, 2017–present

In March 2017, Butt signed for Norwegian club Klepp.^[8]

Melbourne City, 2018–present

After spending ten seasons with the Brisbane Roar, Butt signed with Melbourne City for the 2018–19 W-League season.^[9]

International career

Butt has represented the Young Matildas at various age levels. She was member of the 2007 AFC Women's U-17 Asian Championship team and 2008 AFC Women's U-20s Women's Asian Championship team. Butt captained the Australian U-20s National Team from 2007–2009 which included winning the 2008 AFF Women's Championship.

Butt has been a been a member of the Australia women's national soccer team since 2007. She was part of the team that won the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup. Butt played for Australia at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Australia lost in the quarter-finals in 2011 and 2015.

In 2016, Butt was named to her first Olympic Team for Rio 2016. Australia lost in the quarter-finals and Butt did not appear in any games.^[2]

At the 2017 Tournament of Nations Butt scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over the United States. This was the first time Australia had ever defeated the United States. The Matildas won the 2017 Tournament of Nations^[10]

At the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Butt appeared in three games for Australia. The Matildas advanced to the Final where they lost 1-0 to Japan. Australia qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[11]

Career statistics

International goals

	Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time ( c ) – captain Sorted by minutes played
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
	Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
	Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	4 August 2007	Mong Kok Stadium, Kowloon, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	5350.03005 4–0	5650.06005 8–1	2008 Olympics qualifying
2.	3 September 2011	Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan, China	Thailand	4–0	5–1	2012 Olympics qualifying
3.	11 September 2011	Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan, China	South Korea	2–1	2–1	2012 Olympics qualifying
4.	22 November 2012	Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China	Hong Kong	1–0	4–0	2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup preliminary round 2
5.	6 July 2013	Stade Jean-Bouin, Angers, France	France	5350.03005 1–0	5650.06005 2–0	Friendly
6	24 November 2013	WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia	China PR	2–0	2–0	Friendly
7.	25 October 2015	Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China	China PR	5350.03005 1–0	5650.06005 1–1	2015 Yongchuan International Tournament
8.	27 July 2017	CenturyLink Field, Seattle, United States	United States	5350.03005 1–0	5650.06005 1–0	2017 Tournament of Nations
9.	22 November 2017	AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia	China PR	2–0	3–0	Friendly
10.	26 July 2018	Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City	Brazil	5350.03005 2–0	5650.06005 3–1	2018 Tournament of Nations

Personal life

In December 2017, Butt announced her engagement to her Klepp IL teammate Kirsty Yallop on her Twitter account.^[12] The two were married in Mangawhai, New Zealand, on February 9, 2019.^[13]^[14]

Honours

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References

↑ "Player profile – Tameka Butt". Brisbane Roar FC. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
1 2 "T.Butt" . Retrieved October 6, 2018.
↑ "Player of the year Tameka Butt's ankle no longer rankles as AFC Women's Asian Cup looms". April 24, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
↑ "Australia" . Retrieved October 6, 2018.
↑ "Tameka Butt agrees to terms with Boston Breakers, joins fellow Australian Kyah Simon". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
↑ Juchem, Marcus (1 February 2013). "Frankfurt holt Australierin Tameka Butt" (in German). WomenSoccer.de. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
↑ "Tameka Butt and Elise Kellond-Knight sign with Japanese side Iga FC". The Women's Game. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014.
↑ "Spillere". kleppil.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 June 2017.
↑ "Two Westfield Matildas headline raft of Melbourne City signings". September 24, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
↑ "Australian women beat U.S. in Tournament of Nations". 28 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
↑ "WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP" . Retrieved 1 October 2018.
↑ Mathew Whitehead (27 December 2017). "Matildas Star Tameka Butt Announces Engagement To Klepp Teammate Kirsty Yallop". SBS.
↑ Tameka Butt (9 December 2018). PlayersVoice https://www.playersvoice.com.au/tameka-butt-when-love-finals-collide/#IliKE3CLrfIjou2f.97.Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ Tameka Butt (9 February 2019). https://www.instagram.com/p/BtsdKhBnSpS/.Missing or empty |title= (help)

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[1] "Player profile – Tameka Butt". Brisbane Roar FC. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2009.

[stats-2] 1 2 "T.Butt" . Retrieved October 6, 2018.

[3] "Player of the year Tameka Butt's ankle no longer rankles as AFC Women's Asian Cup looms". April 24, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2018.

[4] "Australia" . Retrieved October 6, 2018.

[5] "Tameka Butt agrees to terms with Boston Breakers, joins fellow Australian Kyah Simon". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved 31 July 2013.

[6] Juchem, Marcus (1 February 2013). "Frankfurt holt Australierin Tameka Butt" (in German). WomenSoccer.de. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[7] "Tameka Butt and Elise Kellond-Knight sign with Japanese side Iga FC". The Women's Game. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014.

[8] "Spillere". kleppil.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 June 2017.

[9] "Two Westfield Matildas headline raft of Melbourne City signings". September 24, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.

[10] "Australian women beat U.S. in Tournament of Nations". 28 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

[11] "WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP" . Retrieved 1 October 2018.

[12] Mathew Whitehead (27 December 2017). "Matildas Star Tameka Butt Announces Engagement To Klepp Teammate Kirsty Yallop". SBS.

[13] Tameka Butt (9 December 2018). PlayersVoice https://www.playersvoice.com.au/tameka-butt-when-love-finals-collide/#IliKE3CLrfIjou2f.97.Missing or empty |title= (help)

[14] Tameka Butt (9 February 2019). https://www.instagram.com/p/BtsdKhBnSpS/.Missing or empty |title= (help)