Martin James Buchan (born 3 April 1977) is a former professional

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who played as a

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for

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, Montrose,

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and

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. Born in England, he represented the Scotland U21 national team. He is the son of former

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Martin Buchan Martin McLean Buchan (born 6 March 1949) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Born in Aberdeen, he played for Aberdeen, Manchester United and Oldham Athletic. He also played in 34 international matches for Sc ...

Early life

Buchan was the fourth member of his family to play senior football, following his grandfather Martin (

and

), his father

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(Aberdeen,

and

) and his uncle

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(Aberdeen and Manchester United). He was born in

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during his father's playing career there.

Club career

Buchan started his career with Aberdeen, from whom he spent a short spell on loan at

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prior to making his first team debut. He spent five years with Aberdeen before joining Dundee United on a free transfer in 2000. After two seasons, Buchan moved to

in 2002. A period out of football followed due to red tape before his move to

in 2004. He left Peterhead for Montrose in January 2008. Buchan joined Highland League club

in 2009.

International career

Although born in England, Buchan was qualified to represent Scotland by being of Scottish parentage. He made thirteen appearances for the Scotland under-21 national team between 1997 and 1999.

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* * 1977 births Aberdeen F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Montrose F.C. players Living people English men's footballers Footballers from Manchester Anglo-Scots Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Cove Rangers F.C. players Peterhead F.C. players Highland Football League players Men's association football midfielders Scottish men's footballers {{Scotland-footy-defender-1970s-stub