Delron Buckley

Delron Buckley

Personal information
Full name	Delron Sebastian Buckley
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Borussia Dortmund
Number	26

Delron Buckley (born December 7, 1977 in Durban) is a South African football (soccer) player. His preferred position is left side midfield although he can play in the centre of midfield. He also has a German passport.

His soccer career began with his local team Butcherfille Rovers Durban, but when he was 8 years old he was signed for German club VfL Bochum, but he left VfL Bochum in 2004 for Arminia Bielefeld. However, after only one season there, he moved to Borussia Dortmund on July 1, 2005, for a reported transfer fee of €425k, and signed 4 years contract. His time at Borussia Dortmund was largely unsuccessful as he failed to score in 28 matches playing for them. He has now lived in Germany long enough to bypass the cap on foreign players.

Buckley has played 107 games and scored 9 goal for the South African national team . He represented his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2004 African Nations Cup.

In July 2006, he joined Everton on trial, but in August he was transferred to FC Basel 1893 of Switzerland.

Statistics

Bundesliga games

• 110 for VfL Bochum
• 29 for Arminia Bielefeld
• 28 for Borussia Dortmund

Bundesliga goals

• 10 for VfL Bochum
• 15 for Arminia Bielefeld

Trivia

In the summer of 2007, Delron was nicknamed "Martin" and "Martinus" by fans after it was announced that "Martin Buckley" of Borussia Dortmund was to join English Premier League club Sunderland AFC. The move has since broken down due to assurances over first team football.

References

• Profile
• national-football-teams.com