Nadre Butcher (born 6 March 2004) is a Barbadian footballer who plays as a forward, most recently for Irish club Bray Wanderers and the Barbados national team.

Nadre Butcher
Personal information
Full name Nadre Tyreese Isaac Butcher
Date of birth (2004-03-06) 6 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Bridgetown, Barbados
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2022 Pro Shottas United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 SpVg Solingen-Wald 03 4 (1)
2022–2023 Weymouth Wales
2023 Bray Wanderers 2 (0)
International career
2019 Barbados U15 8 (5)
2022 Barbados U20 3 (0)
2022– Barbados 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:06, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:13, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Club career edit

As a youth Butcher played for Pro Shottas United and was the youth tournament's joint top goal scorer in 2019.[1][2]

In August 2022 Butcher and fellow-Bajan Honor Bradshaw joined SpVg Solingen-Wald 03 of the German Bezirksliga.[3] In total he made four league appearances for the club, scoring one goal. His lone tally came against Sportfreunde Baumberg II on 4 September 2022.[4] After his short stint in Germany, Butcher returned to Barbados and joined Weymouth Wales[5]

In summer 2023, Butcher went on trial with League of Ireland First Division club Bray Wanderers. After a successful friendly appearance against Scottish Premiership club Dundee in which he scored his club's only goal,[6] Bray Wanderers signed Butcher on 5 July 2023.[7] He made his league debut for the club, playing the full match, against Finn Harps on 7 July.[8]

International career edit

At the youth level, Butcher represented Barbados in the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship and 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying.[9] In the former competition he scored his team's only two goals, one against Trinidad and Tobago and a second against Costa Rica.[10][11] In preparation for the tournament he scored in a 6–0 friendly victory over Sint Maarten and a brace in a 3–0 victory over Puerto Rico.[12][1]

In January 2022 Butcher was called up to the senior squad for a series of friendlies ahead of the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B.[13] He went on to make his senior international debut on 28 January 2022 in a 0–1 friendly defeat away to Suriname.[14]

International goals edit

Scores and results list Barbados's goal tally first.[14]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 February 2023 Kirani James Athletic Stadium St. George’s, Grenada   Grenada 2–2 2–2 Friendly
Last updated 27 February 2023

International career statistics edit

As of match played 26 March 2023.[14]
Barbados national team
Year Apps Goals
2022 6 0
2023 5 1
Total 11 1

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Barbados FA. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Barbados FA profile". Barbados FA. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. ^ "SV und Wald 03 nutzen die Vorlage des TSV" (in German). Solinger Tageblatt. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Kicker.de profile". Kicker.de. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Weymouth Wales living in paradise after another victory | Loop Barbados". Loop News. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Dundee beat hosts Bray Wanderers 5-1 in pre-season friendly". BBC Sport. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Nadre Butcher — From Barbados to Bray Wanderers". Independent.ie. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  8. ^ Ashmore, Chris. "New-look Harps held at home by Bray". The Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  10. ^ "T&T Under-15s held 1-1 by B'dos". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Barbados 1 Costa Rica 2". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  12. ^ "BARBADOS DEFEAT ST. MAARTEN IN U15 FRIENDLY". Caribbean Football Union. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  13. ^ Gilkes, Renaldo. "Tridents coach using upcoming matches to prepare for Concacaf Nations". Loop News. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  14. ^ a b c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

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