Brandon Buckley

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

Brandon Buckley
Personal information
Full name Brandon Adam Buckley[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-21) 21 September 2000
Place of birth Grimsby, England
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cleethorpes Town
(on loan from Grimsby Town)
Youth career
2009–2018 Grimsby Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Grimsby Town 0 (0)
2019– → Cleethorpes Town (loan) 19 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:22, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

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]

On 1 August 2019, Buckley was loaned out to Cleethorpes Town alongside his teammate, Jock Curran, until 31 January 2020.[6]

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[7] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 0000001010
Career total 0000001010
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
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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. 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. "Games played by Brandon Buckley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2018.



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