Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Butler | ||
Date of birth | 5 January 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
UMass Minutemen | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1999 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | ||
1999–2000 | Lechia Gdańsk | 1 | (0) |
2000 | Hershey Wildcats | 11 | (1) |
2001-2002 | Long Island Rough Riders | 18 | (3) |
2001 | → MetroStars (loan) | 1 | (1) |
2004 | Long Island Rough Riders | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Michael Butler (born 5 January 1976 in Monrovia) is a Liberian retired professional soccer player.
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Butler was drafted by Columbus Crew in the first round of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft with the 9th pick.[1] In 2000, he played for the Hershey Wildcats.[2] In 2001, he was loaned from Long Island Rough Riders to MetroStars who were in desperate need of strikers due to injuries. In his only match for the Metros, Butler scored the game winner off a Daniel Hernández cross in extra time against Tampa Bay.[3] In 1998 Butler led the nation in goals (19) in the United Soccer League D3 Professional League playing for the Western Mass Poineers, out of Ludlow Massachusetts. During his 4 years at the University of Massachusetts he held 3 separate career records in goals scored, assists and overall points. Butler was inducted in the Springfield Massachusetts High School Sports Hall of Fame, in November of 2009. He was one of 100 inaugural inductees selected from the 100 years spanning from 1900-2000.
After assistant coaching stints at SUNY Purchase and American International College, Butler currently serves as an assistant coach for the women's team at George Washington University.
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
USA | League | Open Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
2001 | MetroStars (loan) | MLS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Career total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |