Ludovic Jean-Luc Butelle (born 3 April 1983) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club Red Star.

Club career

Born in

Reims Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded by ...

, Butelle began his career at

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, in 2001–02's

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, appearing in six matches. He became a regular subsequently, after which he was signed by Spanish club

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol (, ca-valencia, València Club de Futbol ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF (or simply Valencia) is a professional football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top flight of the Spa ...

in July 2004 touted as a possible replacement for aging

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and

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; he also served a six-month loan at Hércules CF for the rest of his first season. From 2005 to 2007, with Palop departed, Butelle eventually became backup, replacing another veteran, Juan Luis Mora. On 29 November 2006, after making his

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debut on 19 March 2006 in a 1–2 away loss against

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, his sole in that campaign, he extended his contract – due to expire in June 2009 – for a further three years. For 2007–08, Butelle was again loaned, this time to fellow league team

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. After starting as first-choice, he eventually lost the battle with youngster

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(18) and veteran

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(38); after considering a return to France for the remainder of the campaign, he eventually stayed until his loan expired. However, Butelle would be loaned once more for 2008–09, now to French top division side

Lille OSC Lille Olympique Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional football club based in Lille, Hauts-de-France that competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French football. Lille has played its ...

. At the season's close, the move was made permanent. In the following years, Butelle competed in his country's

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, with

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, AC Arles-Avignon and

Angers SCO Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO or simply Angers (), is a French professional football club based in Angers in Pays de la Loire in western France. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in Ligue 1, the first ...

. As Arles-Avignon's goalkeeper, Butelle was elected Goalkeeper of the Year in Ligue 2 for three years in a row. He signed a three-year contract with Angers succeeding veteran Grégory Malicki. Angers achieved promotion to the Ligue 1 in 2015 after 21 years. After a successful Ligue 1 debut with Angers, boasting a surprising third place in December 2015, Butelle signed a contract with Belgian side Club Brugge during the 2015–6 winter transfer window. Already after half a year Butelle was able to celebrate Club Bruges's first championship since 2005. He was elected Goalkeeper of the Year 2016. After a two-year spell at Club Bruges, Butelle returned to Angers in January 2018.

Honours

Club Brugge *

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: 2015–16 *

Belgian Super Cup The Belgian Super Cup ( nl, Belgische Supercup, ; french: Supercoupe de Belgique; german: Belgischer Fußball-Super Cup), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian First Division A champio ...

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runner-up: 2015–16

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