based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Stevenage.
Scout report
D. Butler is a 32-year-old full-back at Stevenage, rated 15 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 93rd of 107 on scout potential in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Butler.
Judged on this season alone, Butler graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 14 of the 14 full-backs in the League One, on 4 clean sheets and 2.656 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 26 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 12th of 14 of the 14 full-backs in the League One. At 32 Butler is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Stevenage finished 6th of 24 · an upper-table side
2.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 19.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 32, 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 15, Butler carries the 12th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One of 14 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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