Adrian Butters facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Canada | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2010 | Toronto Lynx | 15 | (0) |
| 2011 | Woodlands Wellington | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | Juventus IF | ||
| 2012 | Valentine Phoenix | ||
| 2015 | Oakville Blue Devils | ||
| 2016 | York Region Shooters | ||
| 2016–2017 | Vaughan Azzurri | 7 | (1) |
| 2017 | York Region Shooters | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Guyana | 3 | (2) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
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Adrian Butters was born on July 15, 1988. He is a professional footballer, which means he plays soccer for a living. Adrian plays as a defender, helping to stop the other team from scoring goals. He was born in Canada, but he plays for the Guyana team in international games.
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Playing for Clubs
Adrian Butters has played for many different soccer clubs around the world.
Early Club Days
In 2009 and 2010, Adrian played for the Toronto Lynx. This team was part of the USL Premier Development League in North America. After that, in 2011, he moved to Singapore to play for a club called Woodlands Wellington.
Adrian also spent some time playing in Sweden with a team called Juventus IF. In April 2012, he moved to Australia. There, he joined the Australian club Valentine Phoenix.
Winning Championships
In 2015, Adrian joined the Oakville Blue Devils. This was their first year in a league called League1 Ontario. His team had a great season! They won the 2015 League1 Championship. They also won the 2015 Inter-Provincial Cup. This was a special series against the champions from another league, Mont-Royal Outremont.
In 2016, Adrian signed with the York Region Shooters. This team plays in the Canadian Soccer League. He also played for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario. Adrian even scored a goal in the 2016 Championship match against FC London. His goal helped Vaughan win the League1 Ontario title that year! He returned to the York Region Shooters for the 2017 season.
College Football
In 2019, Adrian played college soccer for the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks. He played in two games for their team.
Playing for His Country
Adrian Butters has also played for his country, Guyana. He started playing for the senior international team in 2011.
International Game Stats
Here's a look at how many games Adrian played and goals he scored for Guyana.
| Guyana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Games Played | Goals Scored |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 2 |
International Goals
Here are the goals Adrian scored for Guyana. The score always shows Guyana's goals first.
| Goal No. | Date | Location | Opponent Team | Score | Final Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | October 11, 2016 | Leonora Stadium, Leonora, Guyana |  Jamaica |
1–0 | 2–4 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 2. | 2–0 |
