Brandon Buckley | |
Fullname: | Brandon Adam Buckley[1] |
Birth Date: | 21 September 2000 |
Birth Place: | Grimsby, England |
Position: | Attacking midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 2009–2018 |
Youthclubs1: | Grimsby Town |
Years1: | 2018–2020 |
Clubs1: | Grimsby Town |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs2: | → Cleethorpes Town (loan) |
Caps2: | 19 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 2020–2021 |
Caps3: | 15 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Totalcaps: | 34 |
Totalgoals: | 4 |
Club-Update: | 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.
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]
Following his released by Grimsby,[7] Buckley re-joined Cleethorpes on a permanent deal.
Buckley is the grandson of former Walsall striker and Grimsby Town manager Alan Buckley, and the son of Adam Buckley.[2]