Ludovic Butelle
Personal information
Full name	Jean Ludovic Butelle
Date of birth	April 3, 1983 (1983-04-03) (age 26)
Place of birth	Reims, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Lille
Number	1
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2004 2004–2009 2005 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–	FC Metz Valencia → Hércules (loan) → Valladolid (loan) → Lille (loan) Lille	53 (0) 9 (0) 1 (0) 8 (0) 4 (0) 10 (0)
National team2
2003–2004	France U21	3 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 31 May 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Jean Ludovic Butelle (born April 3, 1983 in Reims) is a French footballer who is currently playing for Lille OSC, as a goalkeeper.

[edit] Club career

Butelle began his career at FC Metz, in 2001–02's French top flight, appearing in six matches. He became a regular the next two seasons, after which he was signed by Valencia CF in July 2004, seen as a possible replacement for aging Andrés Palop and Santiago Cañizares.^[1] Butelle also served a six-month loan at Hércules CF in Alicante for the rest of his first season.

From 2005–07, with Palop departed, Butelle eventually became backup, replacing another veteran, Juan Luis Mora. On 29 November, 2006, after making his Spanish league debut on March 19, in a 2–1 loss at Racing de Santander, his sole in that campaign, he extended his contract from 2009 to 2012.^[2]

In 2007–08, Butelle was again loaned, this time to Real Valladolid and, after starting the season 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 season, he eventually stayed until his loan expired.

However, Butelle would be loaned once more for 2008–09, now to French top flight outfit Lille OSC. At the season's close, the move was made permanent.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Lille profile (French)
• L'Équipe profile and stats (French)
• BDFutbol profile

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