Brandon Adam Buckley (born 21 September 2000) is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He played as a professional in the Football League for Grimsby Town, as well as several spells with non-league club Cleethorpes Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brandon Adam Buckley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Grimsby, England | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2018 | Grimsby Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Grimsby Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Cleethorpes Town (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Cleethorpes Town | 15 | (2) |
| Total | 34 | (4) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:22, 24 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
editGrimsby Town
editBorn in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, Buckley came through the youth ranks at Grimsby Town as an under-nine, he signed a contract in 2016 for the U18's academy aged 15 years old.[2] He then signed a new contract in May 2017.[3] Buckley was made academy captain in the 2018/19 season and represented the reserve team on a regular basis.[4]
Buckley was promoted to the club's first team in the summer of 2018 under the management of Michael Jolley, making his professional debut on 9 October 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute against Doncaster Rovers in the EFL Trophy.[5]
Cleethorpes Town
editOn 1 August 2019, Buckley was loaned out to Cleethorpes Town alongside his teammate, Jock Curran, until 31 January 2020.[6]
Following his released by Grimsby,[7] Buckley re-joined Cleethorpes on a permanent deal.
Personal life
editBuckley is the grandson of former Walsall striker and Grimsby Town manager Alan Buckley, and the son of Adam Buckley.[2]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 10 October 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grimsby Town | 2018–19[8] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018" (PDF). English Football League (EFL). p. 81. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Welcome Aboard Brandon". Grimsby Town F.C. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Meet The New Guys". Grimsby Town F.C. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Brandon Buckley – Under 18's – Grimsby Town Football Club Academy". gtfcacademy.com. Pitchero. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Wood, Liam (9 October 2018). "Doncaster 2–0 Grimsby". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ Duo Head Out On Loan, grimsby-townfc.co.uk, 1 August 2019
- ^ "Grimsby Town release NINE players as retained list is announced - Grimsby Live".
- ^ "Games played by Brandon Buckley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
External links
edit- Brandon Buckley profile at the Grimsby Town F.C. website
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