| Isaac Buckley-Ricketts | |
| Fullname: | Isaac Bradley Jordan Buckley-Ricketts[1] |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1998[2] |
| Birth Place: | Manchester, England |
| Height: | 1.75m (05.74feet) |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Curzon Ashton |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Manchester City |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Manchester City |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | → FC Twente (loan) |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Oxford United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Peterborough United |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Stretford Paddock |
| Caps5: | 35 |
| Goals5: | 18 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Southport |
| Caps6: | 19 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | → Warrington Town (loan) |
| Caps7: | 11 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs8: | Warrington Town |
| Caps8: | 82 |
| Goals8: | 25 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Curzon Ashton |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | England U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 13:23, 6 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 20:11, 3 August 2021 (UTC) |
Isaac Bradley Jordan Buckley-Ricketts (born 14 March 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Curzon Ashton.[3]
Born in Manchester, England, Buckley-Ricketts joined Manchester City at 13.[4] After progressing through the ranks of Manchester City's Academy, he signed a scholarship with the club in July 2014.[4] [5] Buckley-Ricketts quickly progressed through the club's U18 side and then the development squad.[6]
Buckley-Ricketts played abroad for the first time in his career when he joined Eredivisie side FC Twente on a season-long loan for the 2017–18 season.[7] He made his Twente debut in the opening game of the season, on 13 August 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Nikola Gjorgjev, in a 2–1 loss against Feyenoord.[8] However, his first-team opportunities were limited, so he returned to England in January 2018 having made eight appearances for Twente.[9]
On 12 January 2018, Buckley-Ricketts joined League One club Oxford United on loan for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[10] He made his debut on 20 January in a 2–1 home defeat to bottom club Bury.[11]
Buckley-Ricketts signed for Peterborough United in the summer of 2018 but was subsequently transfer-listed by the club at the end of the 2018–19 season having made only two appearances throughout the campaign.[12] On 2 September 2019, Buckley-Ricketts was released by Peterborough United.[13]
On Buckley-Ricketts' release from Peterborough United he was signed for Stretford Paddock, an Amateur Football Club by manager and owner, Stephen Howson, in Manchester.
On 3 August 2021, following a successful trial period, Buckley-Ricketts signed for Southport in the National League North on a two-year contract.[14] On 28 February 2022, he signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Warrington Town on loan deal until 3 April.[15] [16]
On 30 June 2022, Buckley-Ricketts joined Warrington Town on a permanent deal.[17] In his first season with the club, he helped his side to promotion through the play-offs, scoring a late goal in the play-off final to defeat Bamber Bridge.[18]
The 2023–24 season saw Buckley-Ricketts' best individual season to date, being named in the National League North Team of the Year following a tally of fifteen goals.[19]
On 1 July 2024, Buckley-Ricketts joined National League North rivals Curzon Ashton.[20]
After being called up by England U18, Buckley-Ricketts made his England U18 debut on 23 March 2016, playing 74 minutes before being substituted, in a 3–2 win over Austria U18.[21] He went on to make four appearances for the side.
He made his England U19 debut on 1 September 2016, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 draw against Netherlands U19.[22] He then scored his first England U19 goal, as well as setting up one of the goals, in a 5–1 win over Belarus U19 on 27 March 2017.[23] Buckley-Ricketts was in the team that won the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Georgia, managed by Keith Downing.[24] He went on to make 12 appearances and scored once for the England U19 side.
Buckley-Ricketts made his England U20 debut on 31 August 2017, in a 3–0 win over the Netherlands U20.[25] He then scored his first goals for England U20 in a 5–1 win over Italy U20.[26]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Manchester City | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FC Twente (loan) | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oxford United (loan) | 2017–18 | League One | 11 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11[27] | 0 | |||
| Southport | 2021–22 | National League North | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Warrington Town (loan) | 2021–22[28] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 9 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Warrington Town | 2022–23[29] | NPL Premier Division | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 40 | 9 | ||
| 2023–24 | National League North | 46 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 48 | 16 | |||
| Total | 90 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 99 | 26 | |||
| Career total | 126 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 141 | 26 | |||
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