| Robbie Buchanan | |
| Birth Date: | 23 February 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Blantyre, Scotland |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Cumnock Juniors |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Heart of Midlothian |
| Years1: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Heart of Midlothian |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Cowdenbeath (loan) |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | → Cowdenbeath (loan) |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | → Brechin City (loan) |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | → Cowdenbeath (loan) |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2017–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Cowdenbeath |
| Caps6: | 119 |
| Goals6: | 12 |
| Club-Update: | 23:38, 29 October 2020 (UTC) |
| Years7: | 2022-2023 |
| Clubs7: | Pollok |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
Robbie Buchanan (born 23 February 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Cumnock Juniors.
Born in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Buchanan joined Heart of Midlothian aged 13, having been released by Rangers.[1] He was first included in a matchday squad on 31 August 2013, remaining an unused substitute for their 3–0 loss at Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[2]
He made his debut on 20 August 2014 in the second round of the Scottish Challenge Cup away to Livingston, replacing Gary Oliver in the 56th minute of a 4–1 loss.[3] On 26 October, he made his professional debut in the Scottish Championship, replacing Billy King for the final three minutes of a 1–1 Edinburgh derby draw with Hibernian at Easter Road.[4] On 5 May 2015, Buchanan signed a new two-year contract.[5] Buchanan eventually left the club at the end of the 2016–17 season, following the end of his contract.[6]
Buchanan was loaned to fellow Scottish Championship team Cowdenbeath on 16 January 2015,[7] playing 10 games without scoring, as the season ended with relegation.
He returned to Cowdenbeath, now of Scottish League One, on 7 August,[8] and his loan ended at the start of November 2015.[9]
In November 2016, Buchanan joined Brechin City on a one-month emergency loan deal, in a bid to strengthen their squad.[10] On 31 January 2017, Buchanan joined Cowdenbeath for his third spell on loan at the Fife club, this time in Scottish League Two, until the end of the season.[11]
After leaving Hearts, Buchanan joined Cowdenbeath on 3 July 2017 for his fourth spell with the club, this time on a permanent contract. He left the club at the end of the 2021-22 season following Cowdenbeath's relegation from the Football League.
In June 2022, he signed for WoSFL side Pollok.
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2014–15 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[12] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Cowdenbeath (loan) | 2014–15 | Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | League One | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |||
| Brechin City (loan) | 2016–17 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cowdenbeath (loan) | 2016–17 | League Two | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| Cowdenbeath | 2017–18 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2018-19[13] | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 70 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 13 | |||