Ludovic Butelle

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Ludovic Butelle

Full name	Ludovic Butelle
Date of birth	April 3, 1983 (1983-04-03) (age 25)
Place of birth	Reims, France
Height	1.88 m
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Valencia
Number	-
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2004 2004–present 2005 2007–2008	FC Metz Valencia CF →Hércules CF (loan) →Real Valladolid (loan)	53 (0) 9 (0) 1 (0) 9 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 19, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of April 19, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Ludovic Butelle (born April 3, 1983 in Reims) is a French football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Valencia CF.

Butelle began his career at FC Metz from French Ligue 1 in the 2001-02 season, where he played 6 matches. He became a regular the next two seasons playing 20 and 27 matches, after which he was signed by Valencia in July 2004. He was seen as a possible replacement for aging Andrés Palop and Santiago Cañizares. He had 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, he extended his contract from 2009 to 2012.^[1]

In 2007-08, he 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.