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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|2|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Stevenage]], [[Hertfordshire]], England
| height =
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub = [[
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2003
| youthclubs1 = [[Stevenage
| youthyears2 = 2003–2008
| youthclubs2 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
| years1 = 2008–2012
| clubs1 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
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| goals19 = 0
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| clubs20 = [[Reading F.C.|Reading]]
| caps20 =
| goals20 = 0
| years21 = 2025–
| clubs21 = [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
| caps21 = 0
| goals21 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2003–2004
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-16 football team|England U16]]
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'''David Robert Edmund Button''' (born 27 February 1989) is an English professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for {{English football updater|
A product of the [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Under-23s and Academy|academy]], Button came to prominence at [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] in 2013. He earned 31 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for [[England national football team|England]] from [[England national under-16 football team|U16]] to [[England national under-20 football team|U20]] level.
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=== Early years ===
Growing up in [[Stevenage]], [[Hertfordshire]], Button joined hometown club [[Stevenage Borough F.C.|Stevenage Borough]] at a young age and attended the club's [[
=== Tottenham Hotspur ===
[[File:David Button Spurs 2010 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Button training with [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in 2010|254x254px]]
Button joined [[
==== 2007–08 – Grays Athletic and Rochdale loans ====
Button moved on loan to [[Conference Premier]] side [[Grays Athletic F.C.|Grays Athletic]] on a one-month loan on 10 January 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/grays_athletic/7181718.stm |title=Football – My Club – Grays Athletic – Grays sign Spurs teenager on loan |work=BBC Sport |access-date=17 August 2015}}</ref> He made three appearances during his spell.<ref name="Games played by David Button in 2008/2009 for Grays" /> Button returned to Tottenham on 10 February and moved to [[EFL League Two|League Two]] side [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] on a one-month loan on 27 March.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rochdale/7316535.stm |title=Football – My Club – Rochdale – Rochdale sign Premier League pair |work=BBC Sport |access-date=17 August 2015}}</ref> He made no appearances for the club and was an unused substitute on seven occasions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/111337/david-button?season=2007 |title=David Button |work=espnfc.com |access-date=17 August 2015}}</ref>
==== 2008–09 – Grays Athletic, AFC Bournemouth, Luton Town and Dagenham & Redbridge loans ====
Button rejoined Grays Athletic on a three-month loan on 19 September 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/loan-deals-for-young-keepers-190908/ |title=Loan deals for young keepers |work=tottenhamhotspur.com |access-date=17 August 2015}}</ref> He made 17 appearances during his spell and kept four [[clean sheet]]s.<ref name="Games played by David Button in 2008/2009 for Grays" /> On 16 January 2009 he moved to League Two side [[AFC Bournemouth]] on a one-month loan.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bournemouth/7835229.stm |title=Cherries recruit Spurs goalkeeper. |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 January 2009 |access-date=17 January 2009}}</ref> Button made his [[The Football League|Football League]] debut away at [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]], in a game which
==== 2009–10 – Crewe Alexandra and Shrewsbury Town loans ====
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==== 2010–11 – Plymouth Argyle loan ====
On 3 August 2010, Button joined [[EFL League One|League One]] side [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] on a season-long loan.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/8881819.stm |title=Football – Plymouth Argyle sign goalkeeper David Button |work=BBC Sport |access-date=17 August 2015}}</ref> Playing for the first time at League One level, injuries from September
==== 2011–12 – Leyton Orient, Doncaster Rovers and Barnsley loans ====
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=== Charlton Athletic ===
On 28 August 2012, Tottenham Hotspur reached an agreement with Championship side [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] for the permanent transfer of Button for a £500,000 fee.<ref name="Nixon" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spurs/News/button-to-charlton-28082012.page |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830215238/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spurs/News/button-to-charlton-28082012.page |archive-date=30 August 2012 |title=News |publisher=tottenhamhotspur.com |access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref> He served as backup to [[Ben Hamer]] and had to wait until January 2013 for his debut, in a 1–0 [[FA Cup]] third round defeat to [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]].<ref name="ESPNFC1213">{{Cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/111337/david-button?season=2012 |title=David Button |website=espnfc.com |access-date=17 August 2015}}</ref> Hamer was dropped by manager [[Chris Powell]] in March and the first of four consecutive appearances came on 2 March in a 1–0 league defeat at home to [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]].<ref name="ESPNFC1213" /><ref name="hails">{{Cite web |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11688/8557396/ |title=Championship: Chris Powell hails Charlton goalkeeper David Button |website=Sky Sports |access-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> After Button's fourth appearance against Huddersfield in the league on 9 March, Powell said "David has now got the shirt",<ref name="hails" /> but Hamer soon regained his place and Button made only two further appearances.<ref name="ESPNFC1213" /> He made just six appearances for Charlton and departed [[The Valley (London)|The Valley]] in July 2013.<ref name="Soccerbase">{{Cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=48440 |title=David Button {{!}} Football Stats {{!}} Fulham {{!}} Age 28 {{!}} Soccer Base |website=www.soccerbase.com |access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Wickham" /> Button revealed the following year that though Chris Powell wanted him to stay, he had a difficult year with the Addicks and forced his departure from the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brentford-keeper-nothing-prove-former-8232516 |title=Brentford keeper has nothing to prove to former Charlton boss |author=Jake Murtagh |date=5 December 2014 |work=getwestlondon |access-date=9 May 2015}}</ref>
=== Brentford ===
On 30 July 2013, League One club [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] signed Button on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.<ref name="Wickham">{{Cite web |url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/david-button-signs-30.07.13-955113.aspx |title=BEES SIGN DAVID BUTTON |last=Wickham |first=Chris |website=brentfordfc.co.uk |access-date=9 May 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063050/http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/david-button-signs-30.07.13-955113.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The departure of [[Simon Moore (footballer)|Simon Moore]] to [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] and injury to [[Richard Lee (footballer)|Richard Lee]] saw Button begin the season as manager [[Uwe Rösler]]'s first-choice goalkeeper.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/111337/david-button?season=2013 |title=David Button |work=espnfc.com |access-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> Button started each of Brentford's opening six league games, but disaster struck on 7 September against Bradford City when with the score at 0–0, Button received a [[Ejection (sports)|straight red card]] for a challenge on Bradford player [[Nahki Wells]] just outside the [[penalty box]] after 26 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westlondonsport.com/brentford/bees-thrashed-after-button-is-sent-off |title=Bees thrashed after Button is sent off |date=7 September 2013 |publisher=West London Sport |access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref> During his three-match [[Suspension (sport)|suspension]], [[Jack Bonham]] and then the fit-again Richard Lee took over the goalkeeping position. Button made his next appearance in a 1–0 defeat to Rotherham United on 5 October and regained his position as first-choice goalkeeper.<ref name="Games played by David Button in 2013/2014" /> An open forum between players and management in the [[dressing room]] after a 2–1 defeat to Stevenage on 12 October saw a turnaround in the team's fortunes and the beginning of a run of nine consecutive wins in the league,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24407978 |title=Stevenage 2–1 Brentford |work=BBC Sport |access-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> with Button appearing in eight of those matches and keeping seven clean sheets.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-button-boro-loss-turning-point-175043061--sow.html |title=League One – Button: Stevenage loss was turning point – Yahoo Eurosport UK |last=20 November 2013 17:50 |date=20 November 2013 |publisher=Uk.eurosport.yahoo.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708150227/https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-button-boro-loss-turning-point-175043061--sow.html |archive-date=8 July 2015 |access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref> With Button as a virtual ever-present, the Bees secured automatic promotion to the Championship after a 1–0 win over [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] on 18 April 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26983131 |title=Brentford 1–0 Preston North End |work=BBC Sport |date=18 April 2014 |access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref> Button made 45 appearances and kept 20 clean sheets in league matches during the [[2013–14 Brentford F.C. season|2013–14]] season.<ref name="Games played by David Button in 2013/2014" /> He signed a new three-year contract on 27 June 2014, which would keep him at Griffin Park until the end of the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/david-button-signs-27.06.14-1696747.aspx |title=David Button signs new Brentford deal |publisher=Brentfordfc.co.uk |date=13 March 2014 |access-date=28 June 2014 |archive-date=8 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051450/http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/david-button-signs-27.06.14-1696747.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
With Richard Lee frequently injured, Button was undisputed first choice during the [[2014–15 Brentford F.C. season|2014–15]] season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/111337/david-button?season=2014 |title=David Button |work=espnfc.com |access-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> His performances against Huddersfield Town and [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in March 2015 saw him selected in the Football League Team of the Week.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/david-button-football-league-team-of-the-week-2325175.aspx |title=David Button named in Football League Team of the Week |last=Ciaran Brett |website=brentfordfc.co.uk |access-date=9 May 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193414/http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/david-button-football-league-team-of-the-week-2325175.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> A successful second season at [[Griffin Park]] for Button ended after Brentford's 5–1 [[2015 Football League play-offs#Championship|playoff semi-final]] aggregate defeat to [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32636569 |title=Middlesbrough 3–0 Brentford |author=Matt Newsum |work=BBC Sport |access-date=17 August 2015}}</ref> He made 49 appearances,<ref name="Games played by David Button in 2014/2015" /> keeping 11 clean sheets in league matches.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.statbunker.com/competitions/Top10KeepersCleanSheets?comp_id=488 |title=Clean sheets Sky Bet Championship 14/15 |website=Statbunker football |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518113354/http://www.statbunker.com/competitions/Top10KeepersCleanSheets?comp_id=488 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=15 June 2015}}</ref> Button was again first choice during the [[2015–16 Brentford F.C. season|2015–16]] season, featuring as an ever-present in league matches and talks began over a new contract in May 2016.<ref name="Soccerbase1516" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/brentford-open-contract-talks-david-11336468 |title=Brentford open contract talks with David Button |last=Moore |first=Tom |date=16 May 2016 |website=getwestlondon |access-date=16 May 2016}}</ref> The talks broke down and he departed Brentford on 19 July 2016, having made 141 appearances during three seasons with the club.<ref name="Soccerbase" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2016/july/david-button-departs-for-fulham/ |title=Brentford FC David Button departs for Fulham |access-date=13 January 2018 |language=en-gb |archive-date=28 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828233724/https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2016/july/david-button-departs-for-fulham/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
=== Fulham ===
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=== Brighton & Hove Albion ===
Button signed for Premier League club [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] on 16 July 2018 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44851295 |title=David Button: Brighton sign goalkeeper from Fulham |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 July 2018 |access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> Button made his debut for the Sussex club in an EFL Cup tie against south coast rivals [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] on 28 August 2018 where Brighton lost 1–0 at [[Falmer Stadium]] with [[Charlie Austin]] netting the only goal of the game.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45254464 |title=Brighton & Hove Albion V Southampton |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 August 2018 |access-date=28 August 2018}}</ref> Button made his Premier League debut on 29 December 2018 in a 1–0 home win against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] where he made some crucial saves in a good win for the Albion.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46656878 |title=Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Everton: Locadia strike proves decisive for hosts |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 December 2018 |access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref> Button went on to make three more Premier League appearances and one FA Cup appearance whilst he covered for [[Mathew Ryan|Maty Ryan]] who was competing for [[Australia men's national
=== West Bromwich Albion ===
On 5 September 2020, Button
After relegation from the Premier League in the previous season, West Brom opened the [[2021–22 EFL Championship|Championship season]] on 6 August with an away fixture against Bournemouth where Button was preferred over Sam Johnstone playing in the 2–2 draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58021521|title=Bournemouth 2-2 West Bromwich Albion: Point each for new bosses Parker and Ismael |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 August 2021|access-date=8 August 2021}}</ref> After Sam Johnstone was sent off after the final whistle in the 1–1 home draw against [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] on 2 January 2022, Button won some game time and played in several consecutive matches. This included a 2–1 home loss to his previous club Brighton in the [[2021-22 FA Cup
=== Reading ===
On 8 August 2023, Button's contract with West Brom was terminated by mutual consent.<ref>{{cite web |date=8 August 2023 |title=David Button departs The Hawthorns |url=https://www.wba.co.uk/news/david-button-departs-hawthorns |access-date=8 August 2023 |publisher=West Bromwich Albion F.C.}}</ref> The following day, he signed a two-year contract with League One club [[Reading F.C.|Reading]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Reading sign veteran goalkeeper Button |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66449487 |access-date=2023-08-09}}</ref> On 16 May 2025, Reading announced that Button would leave the club when his contract expired on 30 June 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Retained list 2025 confirmed |url=https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/2025/may/16/retained-list-may-25/ |website=readingfc.co.uk |publisher=Reading F.C. |access-date=16 May 2025 |date=16 May 2025}}</ref>
=== Ipswich Town ===
On 4 July 2025, [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] announced the signing of Button to a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=DAVID BUTTON SIGNS |url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2025/july/04/town-sign-goalkeeper-david-button/ |website=itfc.co.uk/ |publisher=Ipswich Town F.C. |access-date=4 July 2025 |date=4 July 2025}}</ref>
== International career ==
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== Personal life ==
Button attended [[Monk's Walk School]] in [[Welwyn Garden City]], [[Hertfordshire]].<ref name="u664">{{
== Career statistics ==
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|rowspan="3"|[[Reading F.C.|Reading]]
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|[[2024–25 Reading F.C. season|2024–25]]<ref name=sb2425>{{soccerbase season|48440|2024|access-date=10 October 2024}}</ref>
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