Jake Butler

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Jake Butler
Personal information
Full name Jacob Butler [1]
Date of birth (1984-11-12) 12 November 1984 (age 39) [1]
Place of birth New Zealand
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Werribee City FC
Number 17
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2006 Bay Olympic 103 (33)
2008–2014 Waitakere United 180 (27)
2012–2019 Waitakere City FC 105 (25)
2014 Tampines Rovers FC 22 (5)
2015–2019 Waitakere United 60 (14)
2018–2019 Werribee City FC 41 (20)
2019–2020 Hamilton Wanderers 9 (3)
2021-2022 Geelong SC 25 (5)
2023 Williamstown Football Club 18 (7)
International career‡
2013–2014 New Zealand 3 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2017 Waitakere City FC
2022 Geelong SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2014

Jacob Butler (born 12 November 1984) is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for National Premier Leagues Victoria club Brunswick City. He has also appeared for the New Zealand national football team. Butler was the captain of Waitakere United during its most successful period, winning the New Zealand national competition five times, including leading the team to four consecutive titles after taking over captaincy. Butler has played in seven editions of the OFC Champions League winning it twice, which also led to two appearances at the FIFA Club World Cup. Bulter is the leading appearance holder at Waitakere United, having played for the club since its first year of existence in 2004 until he left in 2019.

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Career

On 2 June 2014, Butler joined Singaporean S-league team Tampines Rovers in the mid-season transfer window on a six-month contract. He scored his first goal for the club against Warriors FC in the Singapore League Cup. He went on to make 23 appearances scoring 4 goals, playing every minute of every scheduled match. [2]

In January 2015 Butler returned to play for Waitakere United, signing mid-season after his stint in Singapore. Butler helped the team finish fourth after being in seventh place at the Christmas break. He played every minute of the remaining 11 games. [2]

In April 2015 Butler signed a short-term deal with Team Wellington for the OFC Champions League tournament held in Fiji. [3]

Mid season in May 2015, Butler agreed to take over as player–coach of Waitakere City FC who play in the NRFL Premier. This league runs in the winter instead of the summer like the New Zealand Football Championship. During his 2 seasons at the helm, Waitakere city won the league in 2016 and finished fourth respectively in 2017.

Before the start of the start of the 2019–20 season, Butler returned to New Zealand to play in the New Zealand Football Championship for the Hamilton Wanderers. [4]

International career

Butler made his full All Whites debut in a 1–0 win over Saudi Arabia on 4 September 2013. [5]

Honours

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Jake Butler Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Team Wellington make six signings ahead of Oceania Champions League". Stuff. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Football: Hamilton Wanderers claim win over champions Eastern Suburbs". The New Zealand Herald. 11 November 2019. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 19 September 2009.


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