David Button

David Robert Edmund Button (born 27 February 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.

A product of the Tottenham Hotspur academy, Button came to prominence at Brentford in 2013. He earned 31 caps for England from U16 to U20 level.

Club Career

Early years

Growing up in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Button joined hometown club Stevenage Borough at a young age and attended the club's Centre of Excellence.

Tottenham Hotspur

Button joined Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur's youth academy in 2003 and signed a scholarship deal in July 2005. After completing his scholarship, he signed his first professional contract on 28 December 2007, running until the summer of 2011. An injury to second-choice goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes saw Button receive his first call-up to senior team substitutes' bench early in the 2009–10 season for a 2–1 Premier League win over West Ham United on 23 August 2009. Button made his debut in the following game, replacing Carlo Cudicini after 81 minutes of a 5–1 League Cup victory over Championship side Doncaster Rovers. He was an unused substitute on a further two occasions during the 2009–10 season and signed a new contract after the season, running until 2013. Button spent most of his time as a Tottenham player on loan to other clubs and proclaimed himself a "journeyman", having played for 12 different clubs by the age of 23. In August 2012, despite having not been called into the first team squad in nearly three years, Tottenham goalkeeping coach Tony Parks said he held Button in "high regard" and that Button was a late developer in terms of increasing his strength. Button departed Tottenham in late August 2012, having just played eight minutes in one first team appearance for the club.

2007–08 – Grays Athletic and Rochdale loans

Button moved on loan to Conference Premier side Grays Athletic on a one-month