Age today37
Recorded moves34
Peak recorded value€2.00m
Current market value€50k
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- David Robert Edmund Button
- Born
- 27 Feb 1989
- Nationality
- England
- Position
- Goalkeeper
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 191
- Joined current club
- 04 Jul 2025
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2026
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Reading FCLast recorded move · 04 Jul 2025
- West Bromwich AlbionLast recorded move · 09 Aug 2023
- West Bromwich Albion U21Last recorded move · 08 Aug 2023
- Brighton & Hove AlbionLast recorded move · 05 Sep 2020
- Fulham FCLast recorded move · 16 Jul 2018
- Brentford FCLast recorded move · 19 Jul 2016
- Charlton AthleticLast recorded move · 31 Jul 2013
- Tottenham HotspurLast recorded move · 28 Aug 2012
- Barnsley FCLast recorded move · 29 Apr 2012
- Doncaster RoversLast recorded move · 02 Mar 2012
- Leyton OrientLast recorded move · 31 Dec 2011
- Plymouth ArgyleLast recorded move · 31 May 2011
- Shrewsbury TownLast recorded move · 01 Jun 2010
- Crewe AlexandraLast recorded move · 01 Nov 2009
- Dagenham & Redbridge FCLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2009
- Luton TownLast recorded move · 06 Apr 2009
- AFC BournemouthLast recorded move · 16 Feb 2009
- Grays AthleticLast recorded move · 21 Dec 2008
- Rochdale AFCLast recorded move · 27 Apr 2008
- Tottenham Hotspur U18Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2007
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | 37 | Ipswich Town | €50k |
| 03 Dec 2025 | 36 | Ipswich Town | €50k |
| 18 Jun 2025 | 36 | Reading FC | €50k |
| 27 Dec 2024 | 35 | Reading FC | €100k |
| 28 Jun 2024 | 35 | Reading FC | €125k |
| 27 Dec 2023 | 34 | Reading FC | €175k |
| 01 Jun 2023 | 34 | West Bromwich Albion | €250k |
| 27 Oct 2022 | 33 | West Bromwich Albion | €350k |
| 13 May 2022 | 33 | West Bromwich Albion | €500k |
| 24 Nov 2021 | 32 | West Bromwich Albion | €800k |
| 08 Jun 2021 | 32 | West Bromwich Albion | €1.00m |
| 18 Mar 2021 | 32 | West Bromwich Albion | €1.00m |
| 13 Oct 2020 | 31 | West Bromwich Albion | €1.20m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 31 | Brighton & Hove Albion | €1.20m |
| 10 Dec 2019 | 30 | Brighton & Hove Albion | €1.50m |
| 13 Jun 2019 | 30 | Brighton & Hove Albion | €1.50m |
| 19 Dec 2018 | 29 | Brighton & Hove Albion | €1.50m |
| 27 Feb 2018 | 29 | Fulham FC | €1.50m |
| 18 Sep 2017 | 28 | Fulham FC | €2.00m |
| 27 Feb 2017 | 28 | Fulham FC | €2.00m |
| 01 Sep 2016 | 27 | Fulham FC | €2.00m |
| 20 Apr 2016 | 27 | Brentford FC | €400k |
| 24 Sep 2015 | 26 | Brentford FC | €400k |
| 24 Feb 2015 | 25 | Brentford FC | €400k |
| 12 Jul 2013 | 24 | Charlton Athletic | €400k |
| 02 Mar 2013 | 24 | Charlton Athletic | €500k |
| 09 Sep 2012 | 23 | Charlton Athletic | €750k |
| 06 Jul 2012 | 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | €0 |
| 08 Apr 2010 | 21 | Shrewsbury Town | €125k |
| 25 Aug 2009 | 20 | Crewe Alexandra | €50k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Jul 2025 | Reading FC | Ipswich Town | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2025 | Reading FC | Not recorded | Not recorded | — |
| 09 Aug 2023 | West Bromwich Albion | Reading FC | Transfer | Free |
| 08 Aug 2023 | West Bromwich Albion U21 | Not recorded | Not recorded | — |
| 05 Sep 2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | West Bromwich Albion | Transfer | €1.10m |
| 16 Jul 2018 | Fulham FC | Brighton & Hove Albion | Transfer | €4.50m |
| 19 Jul 2016 | Brentford FC | Fulham FC | Transfer | €2.30m |
| 31 Jul 2013 | Charlton Athletic | Brentford FC | Transfer | — ? |
| 28 Aug 2012 | Tottenham Hotspur | Charlton Athletic | Transfer | €630k |
| 29 Apr 2012 | Barnsley FC | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 19 Mar 2012 | Tottenham Hotspur | Barnsley FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 02 Mar 2012 | Doncaster Rovers | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Jan 2012 | Tottenham Hotspur | Doncaster Rovers | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 31 Dec 2011 | Leyton Orient | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 26 Aug 2011 | Tottenham Hotspur | Leyton Orient | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 31 May 2011 | Plymouth Argyle | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 03 Aug 2010 | Tottenham Hotspur | Plymouth Argyle | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jun 2010 | Shrewsbury Town | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 20 Nov 2009 | Tottenham Hotspur | Shrewsbury Town | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Nov 2009 | Crewe Alexandra | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 22 Jul 2009 | Tottenham Hotspur | Crewe Alexandra | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 30 Jun 2009 | Dagenham & Redbridge FC | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 17 Apr 2009 | Tottenham Hotspur | Dagenham & Redbridge FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 06 Apr 2009 | Luton Town | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 06 Mar 2009 | Tottenham Hotspur | Luton Town | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 16 Feb 2009 | AFC Bournemouth | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 16 Jan 2009 | Tottenham Hotspur | AFC Bournemouth | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 21 Dec 2008 | Grays Athletic | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 19 Sep 2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | Grays Athletic | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 27 Apr 2008 | Rochdale AFC | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan return | — End of loan |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.