Kyle Brandon Butler (born 16 January 1998) is a Jamaican former footballer who plays as a

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for Vere United F.C. in the Jamaica Premiere League.

Career

As a youth player, Butler traveled with his stepbrother, Jamaican international

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, and father, Craig, to Europe, where they played for the youth teams of Austrian club USK Anif as well

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in Belgium. After that, he signed for K.R.C. Genk but failed to make an appearance despite consistently scoring for the reserves. In 2017, he signed for Maltese club St. Andrews. In 2018, Butler signed for

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in Austria, before being sent on loan to Juniors OÖ in the Austrian second division. In 2020, after failing to make an appearance for Austrian second division side

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, he stepped away from football to form Dynasty Records. In September 2024, Kyle Butler returned to playing football in domestic JPL in Jamaica with Vere United F.C.

Personal life

On 30 November 2020, Butler reported an alleged assault on him by his father, Craig. He shared images of an alleged stab wound on social media and claims that he has received physical and mental abuse from his father for 'years'. Butler's father denies the allegations.Jamaican Footballer & Producer Kyle Butler Alleges Years Of Abuse, His Father Denied Claims
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* Jamaican men's footballers 21st-century Jamaican sportsmen Living people Men's association football midfielders 1998 births St. Andrews F.C. (Malta) players Footballers from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Malta {{Jamaica-footy-bio-stub