Ludovic Jean-Luc Butelle (born 3 April 1983) is a French professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for club
Red Star
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.
Club career
Born in
Reims
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Founded by ...
, Butelle began his career at
Metz
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, in
2001–02's
Ligue 1
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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
Andrés Palop
Andrés Palop Cervera (; born 22 October 1973) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently a manager.
After having languished on the bench of hometown club Valencia for most of his stay, he became a premier ...
and
Santiago Cañizares
José Santiago Cañizares Ruiz (; born 18 December 1969) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently a rally driver.
A product of Real Madrid's youth academies, he eventually joined the first team but proved unable to ...
; he also served a six-month loan at
Hércules CF
Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3 and plays its hom ...
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
La Liga
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debut on 19 March 2006 in a 1–2 away loss against
Racing de Santander
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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
Real Valladolid
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The club colo ...
. After starting as first-choice, he eventually lost the battle with youngster
Sergio Asenjo
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He started his professional career with Valladolid in 2007, making 47 senior appearances in his first spell. He then ...
(18) and veteran
Alberto
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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
Ligue 2
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, with
Nîmes Olympique
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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 fir ...
. 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
(), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062. 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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Belgian Pro League
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:
2015–16
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Belgian Super Cup
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:
2016
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Belgian Cup
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runner-up:
2015–16
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1983 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Reims
French footballers
France under-21 international footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National players
Championnat National 3 players
La Liga players
Segunda División B players
Belgian First Division A players
FC Metz players
Lille OSC players
Nîmes Olympique players
AC Arlésien players
Angers SCO players
Valencia CF players
Hércules CF players
Real Valladolid players
Club Brugge KV players
Red Star F.C. players
French expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Footballers from Grand Est