Alexander Büttner

Büttner's current-season form is down 33% on last season (Season 36→24), while his Rating eased 18→14. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 38).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Vitesse · 15th	32	6	4	6.95	14	24
2024/25	Vitesse · 20th	28	8	6	7.33	18	36
2023/24	De Graafschap · 6th	30	1	5	7.22	19	27
2022/23	De Graafschap · 10th	35	4	8	7.29	25	38
2021/22	Waalwijk · 10th	26	3	4	7.04	31	27

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

A. Büttner is a 37-year-old full-back at Vitesse, enjoying a standout season — 6 goals and 4 assists in 32 appearances, a Season grade of 24, top 35% of Eerste Divisie full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 14.3, ranking 370th of 376 in the Eerste Divisie. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (73% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Büttner.

Judged on this season alone, Büttner graded 24 — a solid campaign that ranks top 36% of the 79 full-backs in the Eerste Divisie, on 7 clean sheets and 2.27 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 24). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 78th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the Eerste Divisie. At 37 Büttner is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent4 clubs

Current potential78th of 79 full-backs · Eerste Divisie Current seasonTop 36% full-backs · Eerste Divisie28th-best full-back in the Eerste Divisie370th in the Eerste Divisie · potential78th-highest potential full-back in the Eerste Divisie

14.3

Ratingi

78th of 79 full-backs

23.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

73%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.27

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Vitesse finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

2.27

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 6 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 73% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.36 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 14.3, Büttner carries the 78th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eerste Divisie of 79, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Vitesse finished 15th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %73%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.216

Assists / 900.144

Goal contribution / 900.36

Defensive actions / 902.27

Player flow

Goal involvements10

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %41.4

Pass accuracy %75

Dribble success %33.3

Cards / 900.288

Foul involvement / 902.738

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 37, Büttner sits on 1.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Büttner's projected Rating — 14.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6

Shots on target12

Shots29

Penalties scored3—

Passing

Assists4

Chances created69

Passes974

Pass accuracy75%

Possession

Successful dribbles7

Dribble success33.3%

Duels won104

Duels won %58.4%

Fouls won52

Defending

Tackles38

Interceptions21

Blocks4

Fouls committed24

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards0

Transfer history

€8.8M total transfer fees · 10 moves

Free agent2026/27 – nowFree

Vitesse2024/25 – 2026/27Free

De Graafschap2022/23 – 2024/25Free

Waalwijk2021/22 – 2022/23

New England Revolution2019/20 – 2021/22Free

Vitesse2016/17 – 2019/20Free

Dynamo(back from loan)2016/17 – 2016/17

Anderlecht(on loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Dynamo2014/15 – 2015/16€ 5.5M

Manchester United2012/13 – 2014/15€ 3.3M

Vitesseuntil 2012/13

About A. Büttner

Alexander Büttner is a 37-year-old full-back who plays for Vitesse, born on February 11, 1989 in Doetinchem, standing 174 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Vitesse currently sit 15th of 20 in the Eerste Divisie.

This season

In the current season, A. Büttner has made 32 appearances with 6 goals and 4 assists across 2,498 minutes, averaging a 6.94 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 8 yellow cards. Though primarily a full-back, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When A. Büttner plays, Vitesse's record this season is 12W-10D-10L — and his match ratings average 7.12 at home against 6.72 on the road.

Recent matches

April 17, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs MVV (45 minutes, 7.2 rating)
April 13, 2026: 3-0 win away at Jong Utrecht (15 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 3, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs Emmen (63 minutes, 2 goals, 8 rating)
March 20, 2026: 2-0 win away at Jong PSV U21 (79 minutes, 7 rating)
March 16, 2026: 1-0 win away at Roda (80 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 13, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Almere City FC (83 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 8, 2026: 4-1 win away at De Graafschap (85 minutes, 7 rating)
February 27, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Jong AZ (85 minutes, 7.7 rating)
February 20, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Willem II (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
February 14, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs VVV Venlo (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Büttner at 14.3 with a Season form score of 23.5, ranking 370th of 376 full-backs in the Eerste Divisie. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the Derde Divisie and the KNVB Beker. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, A. Büttner has totalled 399 club appearances with 40 goals and 45 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2011/12, with 35 appearances for Vitesse.

A. Büttner's career has also included time at De Graafschap, Waalwijk, New England Revolution, Dynamo, Anderlecht and Manchester United.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Vitesse finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points