John Keaton Buckley (born 13 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers.
![]() Buckley in action for Blackburn Rovers U18s in November 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Keaton Buckley[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 23) | ||
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 | 101 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022 (UTC) |
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.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Blackburn Rovers | 2018–19[8] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2019–20[9] | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |||
2020–21[10] | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
2021–22[11] | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
Career total | 72 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 4 |
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