Jake Butler

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*
Years Team Apps (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 29 (11)
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.

  1. ^ a b c "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.