Adrián Butzke

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Butzke and the second or maternal family name is Benavides.
Adrián Butzke
Personal information
Full name Adrián Butzke Benavides
Date of birth (1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Monachil, Spain
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Mirandés (on loan from Vitória Guimarães)
Youth career
2007–2009 Atlético Monachil
2009–2018 Granada
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Huétor Vega 32 (9)
2018–2022 Granada B 28 (5)
2020–2021 → Haro (loan) 21 (2)
2021–2023 Granada 1 (0)
2022–2023 → Paços Ferreira (loan) 39 (8)
2023– Vitória Guimarães 17 (0)
2024–2025 → Nacional (loan) 10 (0)
2025– → Mirandés (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 January 2025

Adrián Butzke Benavides (born 30 March 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Segunda División club Mirandés on loan from Vitória Guimarães.

Club career

Born in Monachil, Granada, Andalusia to a German father and a Spanish mother,[1] Butzke joined Granada CF's youth setup from hometown side CA Monachil. In July 2018, after finishing his formation, he was assigned to farm team CD Huétor Vega in Tercera División.[2]

Butzke made his senior debut on 26 August 2018, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Atlético Mancha Real.[3] He first appeared with the reserves on 2 September, coming on as a late substitute for Eliseo Falcón in a 0–1 Segunda División B home loss against UCAM Murcia CF.[4]

Butzke scored his first senior goal on 11 November 2018, netting Huétor Vega's second in a 4–3 away win over Martos CD.[5] The following July, after scoring nine goals for the farm team, he was definitely promoted to the B-side.[6]

On 29 June 2020, Butzke renewed his contract with the Nazaríes until 2022.[7] On 4 September, however, he was loaned to fellow third-tier side Haro Deportivo for the campaign.[8]

Upon returning in July 2021, Butzke was again a member of Granada B, with the side now in the Segunda División RFEF. He made his first-team debut on 30 November, starting and scoring a hat-trick in a 7–0 away routing of CD Laguna de Tenerife in the season's Copa del Rey.[9][10]

Butzke made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 19 December 2021, replacing goalscorer Jorge Molina in a 4–1 home routing of RCD Mallorca.[11] The following 14 January, he renewed his contract until 2026,[12] and moved on loan to Primeira Liga side F.C. Paços de Ferreira late in the month.[13]

On 24 August 2022, after spending the entire pre-season with Granada, Butzke returned to Paços on a one-year loan deal.[14] On 6 July 2023, Vitória de Guimarães announced his signing on a permanent three-year deal.[15] On 17 January 2025, Butzke was loaned to Mirandés.[16]

References

  1. ^ de la Chica, Jorge (1 December 2021). "La historia de Adrián Butzke, el goleador del Granada" [The story of Adrián Butzke, the goalscorer of Granada]. Cadena COPE. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ "El Huétor Vega incorpora a tres jóvenes de la cantera nazarí" [Huétor Vega add three youngsters from the nazarí youth setup] (in Spanish). Ideal. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Un Mancha Real más experimentado saca tajada del duelo en Huétor Vega" [A more experienced Mancha Real take advantage of the duel in Huétor Vega] (in Spanish). Ideal. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Migue García amarga el estreno en casa del Recreativo Granada" [Migue García bitters Recreativo Granada's home debut] (in Spanish). Granada Digital. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  5. ^ "El Huétor Vega vence 3–4 frente al Martos" [Huétor Vega defeat Martos by 3–4] (in Spanish). Sport. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Un "genio" que crece en la cantera" [A "genius" that grows in the youth setup] (in Spanish). Ideal. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Butzke renueva por dos temporadas con el Club Recreativo Granada" [Butzke renews for two seasons with Club Recreativo Granada] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Comunicado | Adrián Butzke cedido al Haro Deportivo" [Announcement | Adrián Butzke loaned to Haro Deportivo] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  9. ^ "El Granada cumple ante La Laguna con un gran Butzke" [Granada meet the expectations against La Laguna with a great Butzke] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  10. ^ "La Copa de las primeras veces" [The cup of the first times] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Jorge Molina adelanta la Navidad en Granada" [Jorge Molina brings Christmas forward in Granada] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Butzke amplía su contrato con el Granada hasta 2026" [Butzke extends his contract with Granada until 2026] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Butzke afronta un nuevo reto en la Primera División de Portugal" [Butzke faces a new goal in the Portuguese First Division] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Comunicado Oficial | Adrián Butzke" [Official announcement | Adrián Butzke] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Adrián Butzke para o ataque até 2026" [Adrián Butzke for the attack until 2026]. Vitória SC (in European Portuguese). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Adrián Butzke, nuevo delantero del CD Mirandés" [Adrián Butzke, new striker for CD Mirandés] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.


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