Jacob Butterfield
Butterfield at Carrow Road, August 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jacob Luke Butterfield | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Derby County | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Manchester United | ||
| 2005–2007 | Barnsley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Barnsley | 89 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Middlesbrough | 31 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Huddersfield Town | 50 | (7) |
| 2015– | Derby County | 71 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | England U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:09, 1 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:00, 3 July 2015 (UTC) |
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Jacob Luke Butterfield (born 10 June 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Derby County.
Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Butterfield was described as a star of the future by manager at the time, Simon Davey. He had worked with Butterfield in the Barnsley academy before being appointed as manager in 2006. Jacob had been released by Manchester United at the age of 15, and very nearly quit in his quest to become a professional footballer. However, he found a home at Oakwell and under the tutelage of Ronnie Branson and Mark Burton (as well as Davey) in the academy there, he quickly found his way into the first team. He made his début for Barnsley in a League Cup tie against Newcastle United in August 2007 coming on as a substitute for Martin Devaney during a 2–0 loss. Butterfield also made a substitute appearance in Barnsley's 2008 FA Cup semi-final against Cardiff City.
Butterfield scored his first senior goal on 8 August 2009 with a 59th-minute goal at Hillsborough against big, local rivals Sheffield Wednesday. This goal proved to be vital as it spurred Barnsley on to claw back to 2–2 as Barnsley were 2–0 down at half time. He also made an appearance coming on as a substitute versus former club Manchester United in a League Cup tie in which Barnsley suffered a 2–0 defeat.
On 17 September 2011, he captained Barnsley for the first time. It was in their 1–1 draw at home to Watford. Many believed at the time that Butterfield, at just 21 years of age, had become Barnsley's youngest ever captain. But, in fact, Eric Winstanley had captained the Reds at aged 19 in the 1960s. Butterfield was having an exceptional season and Premier League scouts were regularly in attendance at Oakwell. He was soon rewarded for his efforts with a call up to the England under 21 squad.
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