Annaïg Butel

Annaïg Butel

Butel with Juvisy in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Annaïg Charlotte Thérese Butel[1]
Date of birth	(1992-02-15) 15 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Fleury 91
Number	5
Youth career
2000–2004	Château Landon
2004–2007	Bagneaux Nemours
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Juvisy B	15	(5)
2008–2023	Paris FC[a]	272	(10)
2023–2024	Washington Spirit	32	(0)
2025–	FC Fleury 91	1	(0)
International career
2007–2009	France U17	23	(0)
2009–2011	France U19	20	(0)
2010	France U20	3	(0)
2014–2018	France U23	8	(2)
2013–2018	France	10	(0)
Medal record Women's football Representing  France UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Winner 2010 Macedonia UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship 2009 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2025

Annaïg Charlotte Thérese Butel (born 15 February 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Fleury 91 in the Première Ligue. She has formerly played for National Women's Soccer League club Washington Spirit and Paris FC.

Club career

She previously played for French club Paris FC.

On 6 July 2023, National Women's Soccer League club Washington Spirit signed Butel until the end of 2024.[2] She made her club debut on 4 August, substituting late against the Orlando Pride in the Challenge Cup group stage. The following year, Butel established herself as the primary center back partner of Tara McKeown as the Spirit finished the season in second place.[3][4]

At the end of 2024, Butel's contract with the Spirit expired, rendering her a free agent.[5] In January 2025, she returned to the Première Ligue and signed with FC Fleury 91.[6][7]

International career

She has starred for several youth women's international teams for France. In 2010, Butel played for the under-19 team that won the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[8]

Personal life

Butel is the younger sister of fellow footballer Gwenaëlle Butel.[9]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 1 September 2018[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2013	1	0
	2014	2	0
	2015	5	0
	2016	1	0
	2017	0	0
	2018	1	0
Total		10	0

Notes

1. Known as Juvisy till July 2017.

References

1. "List of Players - France" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 11. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
2. "Washington Spirit Signs French Defender Annaïg Butel". Washington Spirit. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
3. Annaïg Butel at FBref.com
4. Brockway, Ella (17 May 2024). "Tara McKeown, forward-turned-defender, fuels Spirit's strong start". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
5. Spirit, Washington (10 December 2024). "Washington Spirit Announces Offseason Roster Moves, Updated Roster". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
6. lima, Maeva (2 January 2025). "🔴✍️ Annaig BUTEL rejoint le FC Fleury 91 !". FC FLEURY 91 (in French). Retrieved 11 January 2025.
7. jerome_flury (6 January 2025). "Finaliste de la dernière saison de NWSL, Annaïg Butel rentre en France (Officiel)". Footeuses (in French). Retrieved 11 January 2025.
8. "Annaïg Butel au Mondial U 20". Le Parisien (in French). 18 June 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
9. "Annaïg Butel, une "mini Bleue" qui a tout d'une grande". Kateia-Sport (in French). 13 November 2008. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
10. "Equipe de France A - Anaig Butel" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

External links

• Annaïg Charlotte Thérese Butel National Women's Soccer League profile
• Annaïg Butel at Washington Spirit
• Annaïg Butel at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Annaïg Butel at the French Football Federation (archived 2016-03-04) (in French)
• FFF profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-09-16) (in French)
• UEFA player profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-04-04)
• Player stats at footofeminin.fr (in French)
• Annaïg Butel at Soccerway