Brandon Buckley
Personal information
Full name Brandon Adam Buckley[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-21) 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)

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.

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]

Cleethorpes Town

On 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

Buckley is the grandson of former Walsall striker and Grimsby Town manager Alan Buckley, and the son 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grimsby Town 2018–19[8] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 0000001010
Career total 0000001010
  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. 1 2 "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. ↑ Duo Head Out On Loan, grimsby-townfc.co.uk, 1 August 2019
  7. ↑ "Grimsby Town release NINE players as retained list is announced - Grimsby Live".
  8. ↑ "Games played by Brandon Buckley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2018.


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