Giovanni Büttner (born 22 September 1998) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as an

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left winger In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

. He is the cousin of fellow footballer

Alexander Büttner Alexander Büttner (; born 11 February 1989) is a Dutch professional association football, footballer who plays as a left-back for club SBV Vitesse, Vitesse. Club career Vitesse Born in Doetinchem, Büttner began his career with local club VV ...

Career

Born in

Doetinchem Doetinchem (; Dutch Low Saxon, Low Saxon: ) is a city and Municipalities in the Netherlands, municipality in the east of the Netherlands. It is situated along the IJssel, Oude IJssel (Old IJssel) river in a part of the Provinces of the Netherland ...

, Büttner played for DZC '68 and Vitesse at youth level before joining the academy of

Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer in the province of Overijssel. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in th ...

in 2015. Büttner made his debut for Go Ahead Eagles on 31 October 2018, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat at

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in the

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, before making his league debut in the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

against

TOP Oss TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbrevia ...

on 22 April 2019. In the summer of 2019, Büttner joined fellow Eerste Divisie club

. He established himself as a regular player at the club, securing a contract extension until 2021 in December 2019. Despite encountering injuries during his second season, he was granted a contract extension for an additional year. Upon the expiration of his contract in 2022, Büttner underwent a trial period with

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in an attempt to secure a new deal, but this endeavor proved unsuccessful. Consequently, he joined

Kozakken Boys Kozakken Boys () is a Dutch football club based in Werkendam. It competes in the , the fourth tier, and second highest amateur league of Dutch football. Formed as Steeds Voorwaarts Werkendam (SVW) in 1932, it adopted its current name in 1935. K ...

, starting off strongly with a hat-trick in his debut, but his stint there was short-lived due to an injury. Given the distance between his hometown

and

Werkendam Werkendam () is a town and a former municipality in southern Netherlands. The municipality, part of Land van Heusden en Altena, contained a large part of De Biesbosch area as it is located in the province of North Brabant. On 1 January 2019 it joi ...

, both the club and the player mutually agreed to part ways in November 2022. In May 2023, he underwent training sessions with his hometown club,

De Graafschap Vereniging Betaald Voetbal De Graafschap, simply known as De Graafschap () is a professional association football club based in Doetinchem, Netherlands. The team competes in the , the second level of the Dutch football league system. Founded o ...

, and later on, on 8 September 2023, he officially joined the first team on amateur terms, coincidentally joining his cousin Alexander at the club. On 2 September 2024, he joined Vitesse on amateur basis, joining Alexander once again. On 27 November 2024, he left Vitesse due to "difference of opinion".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buttner, Giovanni 1998 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Doetinchem DZC '68 players Go Ahead Eagles players TOP Oss players Kozakken Boys players De Graafschap players SBV Vitesse players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players 21st-century Dutch sportsmen