Jacob Butler (born 12 November 1984) is a New Zealand

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who currently plays as a

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for

National Premier Leagues Victoria The National Premier Leagues Victoria, commonly known as NPL Victoria, is a semi-professional soccer league in Victoria, Australia. The league is a part of the National Premier Leagues, and is the highest level within the Victorian soccer leagu ...

club

Brunswick City Brunswick City Soccer Club is a soccer club from Brunswick West, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was formed in 1970 by local Greek Australians as Thornbury Soccer Club and today has teams playing in Senior Men's, Senior ...

. He has also appeared for the

New Zealand national football team The New Zealand men's national football team ( mi, Tīma hoka a-motu o Aotearoa) represents New Zealand in men's international football competitions. The team is governed by the governing body for football in New Zealand, New Zealand Football ...

. Butler was the captain of

Waitakere United Waitakere United was a football club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They were one of the franchises in the ISPS Handa Premiership. They played their home games at Fred Taylor Park in Kumeu and The Trusts Arena. History 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

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winning it twice, which also led to two appearances at the

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. Bulter is the leading appearance holder at

, having played for the club since its first year of existence in 2004 until he left in 2019.

Career

On 2 June 2014, Butler joined Singaporean

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team

Tampines Rovers Tampines Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of Singapore football league system. Founded in 1945, the club have won the national league ...

in the mid-season transfer window on a six-month contract. He scored his first goal for the club against

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in the

Singapore League Cup The Singapore League Cup was an annual soccer competition in Singapore. It was launched in 2007, and was open to teams who play in the S.League. The 2007 competition was sponsored by SingTel, and officially titled the SingTel League Cup. Eight of ...

. He went on to make 23 appearances scoring 4 goals, playing every minute of every scheduled match. In January 2015 Butler returned to play for

, 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. In April 2015 Butler signed a short-term deal with

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for the

tournament held in Fiji. Mid season in May 2015, Butler agreed to take over as player–coach of

Waitakere City FC Waitakere City F.C. was a New Zealand football club. They merged with Norwest United in 2021 to form West Coast Rangers. They last competed in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier League. History It was formed in 1989 with the purpose of represe ...

who play in the

NRFL Premier The Northern League is a semi-professional New Zealand association football competition. It is a top-tier competition during the winter season, and sits at step two overall. The Northern League includes football clubs located in the northern pa ...

. This league runs in the winter instead of the summer like the

New Zealand Football Championship The New Zealand Football Championship ( mi, Te Whakataetae Whutupaoro a Aotearoa) was a men's association football league at the top of the New Zealand league system. Founded in 2004, the New Zealand Football Championship was the successor to a m ...

. 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

for the

Hamilton Wanderers Hamilton Wanderers Association Football Club is a semi-professional Association football club from Hamilton, New Zealand, that currently competes in the Northern League. National League Hamilton Wanderers joined the New Zealand Football Champi ...

International career

Butler made his full

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debut in a 1–0 win over

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on 4 September 2013.

Honours

(5): 2007–08, 2009–10,

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, 2011–12,

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

(2):

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, 2007–08

References

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* * 1984 births Living people New Zealand association footballers New Zealand international footballers Waitakere United players Tampines Rovers FC players Expatriate footballers in Singapore Association football midfielders Singapore Premier League players New Zealand Football Championship players {{NewZealand-footy-bio-stub