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Brandon Buckley
Personal information
Full name Brandon Adam Buckley[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Grimsby, England
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Grimsby Town
Number 26
Youth career
2009–2018 Grimsby Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Grimsby Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:14, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Brandon Adam Buckley (born 21 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League Two club Grimsby Town.

Career

Grimsby Town

Born 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]

Personal life

Buckley is the grandson of former Walsall striker and Grimsby Town manager Alan Buckley, and the nephew of Adam Buckley.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grimsby Town 2018–19[6] 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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018" (PDF). English Football League (EFL). p. 81. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Welcome Aboard Brandon". Grimsby Town F.C. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Meet The New Guys". Grimsby Town F.C. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Brandon Buckley - Under 18's - Grimsby Town Football Club Academy". gtfcacademy.com. Pitchero. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. ^ Wood, Liam (9 October 2018). "Doncaster 2–0 Grimsby". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Games played by Brandon Buckley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2018.