Adrian Butters
{{Short description|Guyanese footballer (born 1988)}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|7|15|df=y}}
|birth_place = Canada
|height = {{height|m=1.86}}
|position = Defender
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|collegeyears1 = 2019
|college1 = Ontario Tech Ridgebacks
|collegecaps1 = 2
|collegegoals1 = 0
|years1 = 2009–2010
|clubs1 = Toronto Lynx
|caps1 = 15
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2011
|clubs2 = Woodlands Wellington
|caps2 = 10
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2012
|clubs3 = Juventus IF
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|years4 = 2012
|clubs4 = Valentine Phoenix
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|years5 = 2015
|clubs5 = Oakville Blue Devils
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|years6 = 2016
|clubs6 = York Region Shooters
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|years7 = 2016–2017
|clubs7 = Vaughan Azzurri
|caps7 = 7
|goals7 = 1
|years8 = 2017
|clubs8 = York Region Shooters
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|nationalyears1 = 2011–
|nationalteam1 = Guyana
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalgoals1 = 2
|club-update = 13:10, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
|ntupdate = 13:10, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
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Adrian Butters (born 15 July 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born in Canada, he represents Guyana at international level.
Club career
Butters played with the Toronto Lynx of the USL Premier Development League in the 2009 and 2010 seasons.{{Cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/adrian-butters/|title=Adrian Butters {{!}} SoccerStats.us|website=soccerstats.us|access-date=2017-04-11}} He spent the 2011 season with Singaporean club Woodlands Wellington.{{soccerway|adrian-butters/176640|access-date=24 August 2015}}{{NFT player|pid=44803|access-date=24 August 2015}} After a spell in Sweden with Juventus IF, he signed for Australian club Valentine Phoenix in April 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/115317/canadians-welcome-additions-at-valentine/|title=Canadians welcome additions at Valentine|date=17 April 2012|access-date=24 August 2015|author=Craig Kerry|publisher=The Herald}}
In 2015, he signed with Oakville Blue Devils in their inaugural season in League1 Ontario and won the 2015 League1 Championship, subsequently also winning the 2015 Inter-Provincial Cup series against PLSQ champions Mont-Royal Outremont.{{cite web|title=Oakville Blue Devils win League1 soccer title in inaugural season|url=https://www.insidehalton.com/sports-story/5949821-oakville-blue-devils-win-league1-soccer-title-in-inaugural-season/|publisher=InsideHalton.com|access-date=12 November 2017}}
In 2016, he signed with the York Region Shooters of the Canadian Soccer League,{{Cite web|url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/york-region-shooters/|title=York Region Shooters {{!}} Canadian Soccer League|website=canadiansoccerleague.ca|access-date=2016-10-29}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.yorkregionshooters.com/index.php/pro-team|title=Pro Team|last=Administrator|website=www.yorkregionshooters.com|access-date=2016-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930104030/http://www.yorkregionshooters.com/index.php/pro-team|archive-date=2016-09-30|url-status=dead}} and since then has also featured for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.{{Cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/roster_players/13829217|title=Adrian Butters 2016 L1O Stats|website=League1 Ontario}}{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/roster_players/17859583|title=Adrian Butters 2017 L1O Stats|work=League1 Ontario}} He scored in the 2016 Championship match against FC London as Vaughan won the League1 Ontario title.{{Cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/news_article/show/709520|title=Vaughan Crowned 2016 League1 Ontario Men's Champions|date=October 15, 2016|work=League1 Ontario}} He returned to the York Region Shooters for the 2017 season.
College career
International career
Butters has represented Guyana at senior international level, making his debut in 2011.
=International career statistics=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
colspan=3|Guyana | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2011 | 1 | 0 |
2012 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | 1 | 2 |
Total||3||2 |
=International goals=
:Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first.
class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
1. | rowspan="2" | 11 October 2016 | rowspan="2" | Leonora Stadium, Leonora, Guyana | rowspan="2" | {{fb|JAM}} | align=center | 1–0 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 2–4 | rowspan="2" | >2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |
2. | align=center | 2–0 |
References
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Category:Canadian sportspeople of Guyanese descent
Category:Canadian men's soccer players
Category:Guyanese men's footballers
Category:Guyana men's international footballers
Category:Woodlands Wellington FC players
Category:Singapore Premier League players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
Category:Guyanese expatriate men's footballers
Category:Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Singapore
Category:Guyanese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore
Category:Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Guyanese expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:Canadian expatriates in Australia
Category:Guyanese expatriate sportspeople in Australia
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
Category:Black Canadian men's soccer players
Category:Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players
Category:York Region Shooters players
Category:USL League Two players
Category:League1 Ontario players
Category:Blue Devils FC players
Category:Vaughan Azzurri players
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:21st-century Guyanese sportsmen
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