Ludovic Butelle

Ludovic Jean-Luc Butelle (born 3 April 1983) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Reims.^[2]

Ludovic Butelle

Butelle in 2005
Personal information
Full name	Ludovic Jean-Luc Butelle[1]
Date of birth	(1983-04-03) 3 April 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Reims, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Reims
Number	16
Youth career
1989–1991	FC Carnot Chatillons
1991–1997	MJEP Cormontreuil
1997–2001	Metz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2004	Metz	53	(0)
2004–2009	Valencia	9	(0)
2005	→ Hércules (loan)	1	(0)
2007–2008	→ Valladolid (loan)	8	(0)
2008–2009	→ Lille (loan)	4	(0)
2009–2011	Lille	10	(0)
2010–2011	→ Nîmes (loan)	37	(0)
2011–2014	Arles-Avignon	106	(0)
2014–2015	Angers	53	(0)
2016–2018	Club Brugge	59	(0)
2018–2021	Angers	81	(0)
2021–2023	Red Star	51	(0)
2023–	Reims	0	(0)
International career
2003–2004	France U21	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023

Club career

Born in Reims, Butelle began his career at Metz, in 2001–02's Ligue 1, appearing in six matches. He became a regular subsequently, after which he was signed by Spanish club Valencia in July 2004 touted as a possible replacement for aging Andrés Palop and Santiago Cañizares;^[3] he also served a six-month loan at Hércules for the rest of his first season.^{[citation needed]}

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 debut on 19 March 2006 in a 1–2 away loss against Racing de Santander,^[4] his sole in that campaign, he extended his contract – due to expire in June 2009 – for a further three years.^[5]

For 2007–08, Butelle was again loaned, this time to fellow league team Real Valladolid.^[6] After starting as first-choice, he eventually lost the battle with youngster Sergio Asenjo (18) and veteran Alberto (38); after considering a return to France for the remainder of the campaign, he eventually stayed until his loan expired.^[7]

However, Butelle would be loaned once more for 2008–09, now to French top division side Lille. At the season's close, the move was made permanent.^{[citation needed]}

In the following years, Butelle competed in his country's Ligue 2, with Nîmes, Arles-Avignon and Angers. As Arles-Avignon's goalkeeper, Butelle was elected Goalkeeper of the Year in Ligue 2 for three consecutive seasons.^{[citation needed]}

He signed a three-year contract with Angers succeeding veteran Grégory Malicki.^[8] Angers achieved promotion to the Ligue 1 in 2015 after 21 years.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

After a two-year spell at Club Bruges, Butelle returned to Angers in January 2018.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

As of match played 26 May 2023^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Metz	2001–02	Division 1	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	2002–03	Ligue 2	20	0	5	0	4	0	—		—		29	0
	2003–04	Ligue 1	27	0	1	0	2	0	—		—		30	0
	Total		53	0	6	0	6	0	—		—		65	0
Valencia	2004–05	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	2005–06		1	0	3	0	—		0	0	—		4	0
	2006–07		8	0	3	0	—		1	0	—		12	0
	Total		9	0	6	0	—		1	0	—		16	0
Valladolid (loan)	2007–08	La Liga	8	0	1	0	—		—		—		9	0
Lille (loan)	2008–09	Ligue 1	4	0	4	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
Lille	2009–10		10	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	—		18	0
	Total		14	0	5	0	1	0	7	0	—		27	0
Nîmes (loan)	2010–11	Ligue 2	37	0	3	0	3	0	—		—		43	0
Arles-Avignon	2011–12	Ligue 2	35	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		36	0
	2012–13		34	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		34	0
	2013–14		37	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		38	0
	Total		106	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		108	0
Angers	2014–15	Ligue 2	34	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		35	0
	2015–16	Ligue 1	19	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		19	0
	Total		53	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		54	0
Club Brugge	2015–16	Belgian Pro League	18	0	3	0	—		—		—		21	0
	2016–17		36	0	2	0	—		6	0	1	0	45	0
	2017–18		5	0	1	0	—		0	0	—		6	0
	Total		59	0	6	0	—		6	0	1	0	72	0
Angers	2017–18	Ligue 1	19	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		20	0
	2018–19		36	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		37	0
	2019–20		26	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		26	0
	2020–21		0	0	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	Total		81	0	5	0	1	0	—		—		87	0
Red Star	2021–22	National	21	0	0	0	—		—		—		21	0
	2022–23		30	0	0	0	—		—		—		30	0
	Total		51	0	0	0	—		—		—		51	0
Reims	2023–24	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		34	0
Career total			471	0	33	0	13	0	14	0	1	0	532	0

Honours

Club Brugge

• Belgian Pro League: 2015–16^{[citation needed]}
• Belgian Super Cup: 2016^{[citation needed]}
• Belgian Cup runner-up: 2015–16^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Entreprise Maelleana à Agincourt (54770)" [Company Maelleana in Agincourt (54770)]. Figaro Entreprises (in French). 23 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
   "Ludovic Butelle". BFM Business (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
2. Ludovic Butelle at WorldFootball.net
3. Butelle ready for Valencia; UEFA, 21 May 2004
4. Muñoz, Daniel (19 March 2006). "El Valencia pierde el tren de la Liga" [Valencia lose touch with League]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2018.
5. Butelle holds firm at Valencia; UEFA, 29 November 2006
6. "El portero Ludovic Butelle se convierte en el primer fichaje del Valladolid" [Goalkeeper Ludovic Butelle becomes Valladolid's first signing]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 July 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
7. "Butelle asume que debe marcharse" [Butelle admits he must go]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 January 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
8. "Ludovic Butelle s'engage avec Angers SCO!" [Ludovic Butelle commits to Angers SCO!] (in French). Angers SCO. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
9. Ludovic Butelle at Soccerway

External links

• Ludovic Butelle at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Ludovic Butelle – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Ludovic Butelle at BDFutbol
• Ludovic Butelle at Soccerway