Aurélio Buta
 Buta with Reims in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aurélio Gabriel Ulineia Buta | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Miconge, Cabinda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, right wing-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Águeda | ||
| 2009–2011 | Beira-Mar | ||
| 2011–2016 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Benfica B | 29 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Royal Antwerp | 90 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 48 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | → Reims (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Portugal U16 | 11 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U17 | 18 | (2) |
| 2015 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Portugal U19 | 16 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2025 | |||
Aurélio Gabriel Ulineia Buta (born 10 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back. Born in Angola, he is a former youth international for Portugal.
A regular youth international for Portugal, Buta has played in Portugal, Belgium, Germany and France.
Club career
[edit]On 6 August 2016, Buta made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Cova da Piedade.[2] On 31 August 2017, he joined Belgian side Royal Antwerp on a season-long loan deal.[3] For the next season, he signed a permanent three-year contract with the latter club.[4][5]
On 3 June 2022, it was announced that Buta would join Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt when his contract with Antwerp expired on 30 June.[6] Upon joining Eintracht Frankfurt, it was discovered he had injured his knee. This kept him out intil January 2023, where he made his debut in a friendly against Lech Poznań, assisting Lucas Alario and scoring the equalizer.[7] In January 2024, he made his 50th appearance for the club against RB Leipzig, scoring 4 goals and 5 assists during his time at the club.[8]
On 28 August 2024, Buta moved to Reims in France on loan with an option to buy.[9] He was named on the bench in the 2024–25 Coupe de France final as PSG won against Reims.[10]
Buta returned to Eintracht Frankfurt after his loan expired with Reims. On 19 July 2025, he scored against FSV Frankfurt in the 2nd minute, during a pre-season friendly.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 29 May 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 29 | 2 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Royal Antwerp (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Royal Antwerp | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 105 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 128 | 2 | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 65 | 4 | |||
| Reims (loan) | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Career total | 209 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 253 | 8 | ||
- ^ Includes Belgian Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
Honours
[edit]Benfica
- UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2016–17
Antwerp
Reims
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2024–25
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "Aurélio Buta". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Benfica B 1-1 Cova da Piedade". ForaDeJogo. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Rechtsback Aurélio Buta nieuw bij Great Old Archived 19 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine Royal Antwerp F.C. (in Dutch)
- ^ Aurélio Buta blijft definitief bij RAFC Archived 23 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine Royal Antwerp F.C. (in Dutch)
- ^ OFICIAL: Antuérpia confirma Aurélio Buta Maisfutebol (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Aurélio Buta signs with the Eagles". eintracht.de. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Comeback in training camp: Can Buta finally help Eintracht?". www.stern.de.
- ^ "Aurélio Buta celebra número redondo na vitória do Eintracht Frankfurt" [Aurélio Buta celebrates the round number in Eintracht Frankfurt's victory]. www.record.pt (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Aurélio Buta s'engage avec le Stade de Reims" [Aurélio Buta signs with Stade de Reims] (in French). Reims. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Guillemet, Hugo (24 May 2025). "Le PSG s'offre une 16e Coupe de France après une victoire facile en finale contre Reims". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Triumphant Eagles strike early in both halves". en.eintracht.de.
- ^ Aurélio Buta at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Club Brugge v Antwerp". goal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Team of the Tournament" (PDF). UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
External links
[edit]
- Stats and profile at LPFP
- Aurélio Buta at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Aurélio Buta at Soccerway
- Aurélio Buta national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cabinda Province
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Angolan men's footballers
- Angolan emigrants to Portugal
- Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent
- Black Portuguese sportspeople
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Bundesliga players
- Ligue 1 players
- S.C. Beira-Mar players
- S.L. Benfica B players
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- Eintracht Frankfurt players
- Stade de Reims players
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in France
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen