Michael Butler (soccer)

Michael Butler
Personal information
Full name Michael Butler
Date of birth 5 January 1976 (1976-01-05) (age 36)
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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Playing career

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.

Management

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.

Statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
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

References

  1. ^ "MetroStars call up three players". MetroFanatic. 29 June 2001. http://metrofanatic.com/story.jsp?ID=277. Retrieved 6 February 2011. 
  2. ^ 2000 Hershey Wildcats
  3. ^ Nobles, Charlie (5 July 2001). "MetroStars Strike Late For Victory". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/05/sports/soccer-metrostars-strike-late-for-victory.html. Retrieved 4 February 2011. 

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