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 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
Number 21
Youth career
2006–2019 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Blackburn Rovers 114 (6)
2023–2024 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:53, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

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

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.

Sheffield Wednesday (loan)

On 1 September 2023, Buckley joined Sheffield Wednesday on a season-long loan.[8] He made his debut coming off the bench against Ipswich Town on 16 September 2023.[9] On 2 January 2024, he was recalled from his loan spell to continue his rehabilitation at Blackburn following shoulder surgery, having played a total of 13 times for Sheffield Wednesday.[10][11]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 December 2023
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers 2018–19[12] Championship 20000020
2019–20[13] 2021020232
2020–21[14] 2811010301
2021–22[15] 4231010443
2022–23[16] 2103040280
2023–24[17] 10002333
Total 1146601031309
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2023–24[17] Championship 1300000130
Career total 1276601031439

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.
  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 Sport. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday: John Buckley's late winner sees off Owls". BBC Sport. 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 Sport. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Owls sign John Buckley". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Wednesday 0-1 Ipswich". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Buckley returns to Blackburn". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Buckley returns to Rovers". Blackburn Rovers FC. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Games played by John Buckley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  13. ↑ "Games played by John Buckley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  14. ↑ "Games played by John Buckley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by John Buckley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  16. ↑ "Games played by John Buckley in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by John Buckley in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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