Aurélio Buta

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ulineia and the second or paternal family name is Buta.
Aurélio Buta
Buta with Reims in 2025
Personal information
Full name Aurélio Gabriel Ulineia Buta
Date of birth (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997
Place of birth Miconge, Cabinda, Angola
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 17
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)
2022–2026 Eintracht Frankfurt 52 (4)
2024–2025 → Reims (loan) 27 (0)
2026– Copenhagen 4 (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 1 March 2026

Aurélio Gabriel Ulineia Buta (born 10 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen. 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

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]

On 30 January 2026, Buta signed with Copenhagen in Denmark.[12] He made his superliga debut on 8 February 2026 against FC Midtjylland.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 March 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 4 0 0 0 2[c] 0 — 6 0
Total 52 4 7 0 12 0 — 71 4
Reims (loan) 2024–25 Ligue 1 27 0 3 0 — 1[d] 0 31 0
Copenhagen 2025–26 Danish Superliga 4 0 1 0 0 0 — 5 0
Career total 217 8 19 0 27 0 1 0 264 8
  1. ^ Includes Belgian Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearance in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

Honours

Benfica

Antwerp

Reims

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Aurélio Buta". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Benfica B 1-1 Cova da Piedade". ForaDeJogo. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ Rechtsback Aurélio Buta nieuw bij Great Old Archived 19 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine Royal Antwerp F.C. (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Aurélio Buta blijft definitief bij RAFC Archived 23 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine Royal Antwerp F.C. (in Dutch)
  5. ^ OFICIAL: Antuérpia confirma Aurélio Buta Maisfutebol (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ "Aurélio Buta signs with the Eagles". eintracht.de. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Comeback in training camp: Can Buta finally help Eintracht?". www.stern.de.
  8. ^ "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).
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Triumphant Eagles strike early in both halves". en.eintracht.de.
  12. ^ "F.C. Copenhagen sign Aurélio Buta for rest of the season". F.C. Copenhagen. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  13. ^ "FCM Møder FCK" (in Danish). TV2. 8 February 2026. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  14. ^ Aurélio Buta at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Club Brugge v Antwerp". goal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Team of the Tournament" (PDF). UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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