Aurélio Buta

Aurélio Gabriel Ulineia Buta (born 10 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. Born in Angola, he is a youth international for Portugal.

Aurélio Buta
Buta training with Royal Antwerp in 2022
Personal information
Full name Aurélio Gabriel Ulineia Buta
Date of birth (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997
Place of birth Miconge, Cabinda, Angola
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Right wing-back
Team information
Current team
Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 24
Youth career
2005–2009 Águeda
2009–2011 Beira-Mar
2011–2016 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Benfica B 29 (2)
2017–2018Royal Antwerp (loan) 15 (0)
2018–2022 Royal Antwerp 90 (2)
2022– Eintracht Frankfurt 20 (3)
International career
2013 Portugal U16 11 (2)
2013–2014 Portugal U17 18 (2)
2015 Portugal U18 7 (0)
2015–2016 Portugal U19 16 (6)
2016–2017 Portugal U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:56, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

Club career

On 6 August 2016, Buta made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Cova da Piedade.[2] On 31 August 2017, he joined Belgian side Royal Antwerp on a season-long loan deal.[3] For the next season, he signed a permanent three-year contract with the latter club.[4][5]

On 3 June 2022, it was announced that Buta would join Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt when his contract with Antwerp expired on 30 June.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 January 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2016–17 LigaPro 292292
Royal Antwerp (loan) 2017–18 Belgian Pro League 15020170
Royal Antwerp 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 20010210
2019–20 Belgian Pro League 282403[lower-alpha 2]0352
2020–21 Belgian Pro League 250108[lower-alpha 2]0340
2021–22 Belgian Pro League 170004[lower-alpha 2]0210
Total 902601501112
Eintracht Frankfurt 2022–23 Bundesliga 1100000011
Career total 135580150001585
  1. Includes Belgian Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Benfica

Antwerp

Individual

References

  1. "Aurélio Buta". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. "Benfica B 1-1 Cova da Piedade". ForaDeJogo. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. Rechtsback Aurélio Buta nieuw bij Great Old Archived 19 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine Royal Antwerp F.C. (in Dutch)
  4. Aurélio Buta blijft definitief bij RAFC Archived 23 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine Royal Antwerp F.C. (in Dutch)
  5. OFICIAL: Antuérpia confirma Aurélio Buta Maisfutebol (in Portuguese)
  6. "Aurélio Buta signs with the Eagles". eintracht.de. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  7. Aurélio Buta at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  8. "Club Brugge v Antwerp". goal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  9. "Team of the Tournament" (PDF). UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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