John Buckley (footballer, born 1999)

John Keaton Buckley (born 13 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers.

John Buckley
Buckley in action for Blackburn Rovers U18s in November 2017
Personal information
Full name John Keaton Buckley[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-13) 13 October 1999
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
Number 21
Youth career
2006–2019 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Blackburn Rovers 85 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:47, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Career

Blackburn Rovers

Born in Manchester, Greater Manchester, Buckley joined the academy of then Premier League club Blackburn Rovers at the age of 6 in 2006. He signed his scholarship with Rovers in June 2015 before agreeing to his first professional contract on 26 January 2018, agreeing a deal that would run until 30 June 2020. [3]

On 1 March 2019, Buckley signed a new three-year-deal with Blackburn which would run until 30 June 2022.[4] Just over two weeks later, Buckley made his professional debut for Blackburn on 16 March, with the club being defeated 4-2 in its EFL Championship fixture against Sheffield Wednesday.[5]

On 2 November, Buckley scored the first senior goal of his career in his club's 2-1 win against Sheffield Wednesday at Ewood Park. His first goal came against the very same club the player had made his professional debut against at the beginning of the year. [6]

On 8 March 2020, Buckley received the first red card of his professional career, with the youngster being sent off in the 93rd minute against Derby County.[7] In his first full season with the club's first-team, Buckley made 23 competitive appearances for Blackburn, scoring twice.

Career statistics
As of match played 18 December 2021
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers 2018–19[8] Championship 200000—20
2019–20[9] 2021020—232
2020–21[10] 2811010—301
2021–22[11] 2211010—241
Career total 724203000794

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. "John Buckley". Rovers.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Sharpe, Rich (26 January 2018). "Rovers prospect John Buckley signs his first professional contract". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. Sharpe, Rich (1 March 2019). "John Buckley signs new Blackburn Rovers contract". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. "Sheffield Wednesday 4-2 Blackburn Rovers: Steve Bruce's side continue play-off charge". BBC Sports. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  6. "Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday: John Buckley's late winner sees off Owls". BBC Sports. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. "Derby County 3-0 Blackburn Rovers: Louie Sibley and Chris Martin on target in Rams win". BBC Sports. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  8. "Games played by John Buckley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  9. "Games played by John Buckley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  10. "Games played by John Buckley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  11. "Games played by John Buckley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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