Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jacob Butler[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 12 November 1984||
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.