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My Take
Jean Butez is the kind of grinder I find easy to admire. A goalkeeper from Lille who spent five seasons buried in the reserves without a single first-team appearance, he could have faded out entirely. Instead a loan to Mouscron in 2017 changed everything, earning him a permanent move and eventually a spot at Serie A side Como. That patience appeals to me. Keepers often need years longer to break through, and his climb from anonymous reserve to top-flight Italian football is a quiet reminder that persistence sometimes pays off late.
Overview
Jean Butez (born 8 June 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Como. Butez began his career at Lille, spending five seasons with the club's reserve team without making a first-team appearance. In 2017, he moved to Mouscron on loan and impressed enough to earn a permanent transfer the following year.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jean Butez
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャン・ブテ
- Reading
- じゃん・ぶて
- Born
- June 8, 1995 (age 31)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Boar
- Origin
- Lille, Nord, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.