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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Augsburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)1 | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Energie Cottbus | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | FC Augsburg | ||
| 2016–2018 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Bayern Munich II | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | FC Ingolstadt II | 3 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | FC Ingolstadt | 49 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Waldhof Mannheim (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Borussia Dortmund II | 25 | (1) |
| 2025 | SV Sandhausen | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | Energie Cottbus | 29 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2026 | |||
Justin Butler (born 23 March 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club Energie Cottbus.
Club career
After playing youth football for FC Augsburg, Butler joined Bayern Munich's academy in 2016.2 Butler made his debut for Bayern Munich II on 29 October 2018, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 win over Wacker Burghausen.3 He joined FC Ingolstadt 04 in 2019,2 and made his debut on 24 June 2020, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 win against Waldhof Mannheim, before making his second and final appearance of the season in a 2–0 defeat to 1. FC Magdeburg on 1 July 2020.4 He also made one appearance for FC Ingolstadt 04 II in a 5–1 defeat to TSV 1880 Wasserburg on 11 October 2019.5
In January 2022 Butler moved to 3. Liga club Waldhof Mannheim on loan for the rest of the 2021–22 season.6
On 26 May 2023, Butler was announced to have agreed to join Borussia Dortmund II on a free transfer, signing a five-year contract.7
On 3 January 2025, Butler moved to SV Sandhausen.8
On 14 July 2025, Butler joined FC Energie Cottbus.9
International career
Born in Augsburg, Germany,1 Butler is also eligible to represent the United States and has previously taken part in a training camp with the United States under-18 team.10
References
References
- Justin Butler at WorldFootball.net
- "Justin Butler | Laufbahn". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- "Justin Butler | Bayern München II | Regionalliga Bayern | 2018/19". kicker (in German). Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- "Justin Butler | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 3. Liga | 2019/20". kicker (in German). Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- "Justin Butler » Bayernliga Süd 2019-2021". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- "Entlastung für Martinovic? Mannheim verpflichtet Butler bis Saisonende". kicker (in German). 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- "Justin Butler to join the U23s". www.bvb.de/eng. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- "Justin Butler kommt an den Hardtwald" [Justin Butler comes to the Hardtwald] (in German). SV Sandhausen. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- "Robust, temporeich & mannschaftsdienlich" [Robust, fast-paced & team-oriented] (in German). FC Energie Cottbus. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- "Justin Butler, Chris Richards, and the nascent US stars earning their stripes at Bayern Munich". bundesliga.com. Bundesliga. Retrieved 20 September 2020.