Brandon Buckley

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
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, was registered as a youth player in 2016 aged 15,[2] and signed a 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
		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

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. "Welcome Aboard Brandon". Grimsby Town F.C. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
3. "Meet The New Guys". Grimsby Town F.C. 16 May 2017. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. 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^[usurped], 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.

External links

• Brandon Buckley profile^[usurped] at the Grimsby Town F.C. website