Justin Butler

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Justin Butler

|image = JustinButler.jpg

|caption =

|fullname =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|03|23|df=y}}

|birth_place = Augsburg, Germany

|height = 1.85 m{{WorldFootball.net|justin-butler}}

|position = Forward

|currentclub = SV Sandhausen

|clubnumber = 10

|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016

|youthclubs1 = FC Augsburg

|youthyears2 = 2016–2018

|youthclubs2 = Bayern Munich

|years1 = 2018–2019

|clubs1 = Bayern Munich II

|caps1 = 1

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2019–2023

|clubs2 = FC Ingolstadt II

|caps2 = 3

|goals2 = 1

|years3 = 2019–2023

|clubs3 = FC Ingolstadt

|caps3 = 49

|goals3 = 3

|years4 = 2022

|clubs4 = → Waldhof Mannheim (loan)

|caps4 = 10

|goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2023–2025

|clubs5 = Borussia Dortmund II

|caps5 = 25

|goals5 = 1

|years6 = 2025–

|clubs6 = SV Sandhausen

|caps6 = 13

|goals6 = 0

|club-update = 24 May 2025

}}

Justin Butler (born 23 March 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{German football updater|Sandhause}} club SV Sandhausen.

Club career

After playing youth football for FC Augsburg, Butler joined Bayern Munich's academy in 2016.{{Cite web |title=Justin Butler | Laufbahn |url=https://www.kicker.de/justin-butler/laufbahn |access-date=September 26, 2021 |website=kicker |language=de}} Butler made his debut for Bayern Munich II on 29 October 2018, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 win over Wacker Burghausen.{{Cite web |title=Justin Butler | Bayern München II | Regionalliga Bayern | 2018/19 |url=https://www.kicker.de/justin-butler/spieler/regionalliga-bayern/2018-19/bayern-muenchen-ii |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021041628/https://www.kicker.de/justin-butler/spieler/regionalliga-bayern/2018-19/bayern-muenchen-ii |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2023 |access-date=September 26, 2021 |website=kicker |language=de}} He joined FC Ingolstadt 04 in 2019, and made his debut on 24 June 2020, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 win against Waldhof Mannheim, before making his second and final appearance of the season in a 2–0 defeat to 1. FC Magdeburg on 1 July 2020.{{Cite web |title=Justin Butler | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 3. Liga | 2019/20 |url=https://www.kicker.de/justin-butler/spieler/3-liga/2019-20/fc-ingolstadt-04 |access-date=September 26, 2021 |website=kicker |language=de}} He also made one appearance for FC Ingolstadt 04 II in a 5–1 defeat to TSV 1880 Wasserburg on 11 October 2019.{{Cite web |title=Justin Butler » Bayernliga Süd 2019-2021 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/justin-butler/bayernliga-sued-2019-2021/fc-ingolstadt-04-ii/3/ |access-date=September 26, 2021 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}

In January 2022 Butler moved to 3. Liga club Waldhof Mannheim on loan for the rest of the 2021–22 season.{{cite web |title=Entlastung für Martinovic? Mannheim verpflichtet Butler bis Saisonende |url=https://www.kicker.de/entlastung-fuer-martinovic-mannheim-verpflichtet-butler-bis-saisonende-884673/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=2 January 2022 |language=de |date=2 January 2022}}

On 26 May 2023, Butler was announced to have agreed to join Borussia Dortmund II on a free transfer, signing a five-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.bvb.de/eng/News/Overview/Justin-Butler-to-join-the-U23s|title=Justin Butler to join the U23s|website=www.bvb.de/eng|language=English|date=26 May 2023|accessdate=27 May 2023}}

On 3 January 2025, Butler moved to SV Sandhausen.{{cite web|publisher=SV Sandhausen|url=https://www.svs1916.de/aktuelles/news/detail/article/justin-butler-kommt-an-den-hardtwald.html|title=Justin Butler kommt an den Hardtwald|trans-title=Justin Butler comes to the Hardtwald|date=3 January 2025|access-date=7 January 2025|language=de}}

International career

Born in Augsburg, Germany, Butler is also eligible to represent the United States and has previously taken part in a training camp with the United States under-18 team.{{Cite web|title=Justin Butler, Chris Richards, and the nascent US stars earning their stripes at Bayern Munich|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayern-munich-s-young-americans-butler-richards-booth-tillman-usa-usmnt-3711|access-date=September 20, 2020|website=bundesliga.com |publisher=Bundesliga|language=en}}