Ethan Butera

Ethan Butera
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-04-16) 16 April 2006 (age 20)
Place of birth Uccle, Belgium
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hasselt
Number 74
Youth career
–2016 RWDM
2016–2023 Anderlecht
2023– Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 RSCA Futures 14 (0)
2023–2026 Jong Ajax 28 (0)
2026– Hasselt 4 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Belgium U16 11 (0)
2022 Belgium U17 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 November 2022

Ethan Butera (born 16 April 2006) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Challenger Pro League club Hasselt.

Club career

Anderlecht

Butera has been with Anderlecht since under-11 level. On 6 May 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht. The contract ran until the conclusion of the 2023–24 season with the club's Jean Kindermans describing him as a "strong left footed centre-back who can also play in midfield, a natural leader with a bright future". Butera made his debut in the Challenger Pro League on 14 August. 2022 in a 0–0 home draw against Deinze. Butera was identified as one of the core reasons RSCA Futures were the last unbeaten side in Belgian football during the 2022–23 season. Such was his form he was linked with potential transfers to Juventus, Ajax and Atalanta.

Ajax

On 1 September 2023, Butera signed a three-year contract with AFC Ajax, joining the reserve team Jong Ajax for the 2023–24 Eerste Divisie season.

International career

In 2022, Butera represented Belgium at under-17 level. Prior to this, he captained the Belgian under-16 team.

Personal life

He is the son of Belgian former professional footballer Jonathan Butera.

Career statistics

As of match played 26 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RSCA Futures 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 140———140
Jong Ajax 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 00———00
Career total 140000000140

References

  1. 1 2 Ethan Butera at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "De 15-jarige centrale verdediger Ethan Butera ondertekent zijn eerste profcontract bij RSC Anderlecht. Dat heeft paars-wit donderdag gemeld". Nieuwsblad.be. 6 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "RSC ANDERLECHT II VS. DEINZE 0 - 0". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "Succesvoller dan hun A-ploeg:RSCA Futures nog enige ongeslagen ploeg in het Belgische profvoetbal". voetbalkrant.com. 3 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Le RSCA Futures fait fureur en D1B : "On s'est fait bouger par un gamin de 17 ans..."'". walfoot.be. 20 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Anderlecht already have two acquisitions for next season". voetbalnieuws.be.
  7. ↑ "Nieuwe Kompany op komst bij Anderlecht? Onderhandelingen gestart over profcontract". voetbalkrant.com. 15 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ajax kaapt opnieuw groot Belgisch talent weg bij Anderlecht". Voetbal International. September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ajax contracteert Ethan Butera". Ajax.nl.
  10. ↑ "The Belgian U17 scores 3 of 3 in the European Championship standings". Anderlecht-online.be.
  11. ↑ "Vandaag begint de Challenger Pro League, het vroegere 1B: 10 tieners om in de gaten te houden". GVA.be. 12 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Anderlecht: Ethan Butera, 15-year-old central defender, signs his first professional contract". RTBF.be.