Adrian Butters (born 15 July 1988) is a professional

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who plays as a defender. Born in Canada, he represents

Guyana Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...

at international level.

Club career

Butters played with the

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of the

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in the 2009 and 2010 seasons. He spent the 2011 season with Singaporean club

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. After a spell in Sweden with Juventus IF, he signed for Australian club Valentine Phoenix in April 2012. In 2015, he signed with Oakville Blue Devils in their inaugural season in

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and won the 2015 League1 Championship, subsequently also winning the

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series against PLSQ champions Mont-Royal Outremont. In 2016, he signed with the

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of the

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, and since then has also featured for

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. He scored in the 2016 Championship match against

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as Vaughan won the League1 Ontario title. He returned to the

for the 2017 season.

College career

In 2019, he played for the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks, playing in two games.

International career

Butters has represented

at senior international level, making his debut in 2011.

International career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first.''

References

1988 births Living people Canadian sportspeople of Guyanese descent Canadian men's soccer players Guyanese men's footballers Guyana men's international footballers Woodlands Wellington FC players Juventus IF players Valentine FC players Singapore Premier League players Men's association football defenders Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Guyanese expatriate men's footballers Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Guyanese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Guyanese expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Canadian expatriates in Australia Guyanese expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Black Canadian men's soccer players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players York Region Shooters players Toronto Lynx players USL League Two players League1 Ontario players Blue Devils FC players Vaughan Azzurri players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen 21st-century Guyanese sportsmen {{Guyana-footy-bio-stub