John Keaton Buckley (born 13 October 1999) is an
English professional
footballer who plays as a
midfielder for club
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.
On 1 March 2019, Buckley signed a new three-year deal with Blackburn which would run until 30 June 2022. 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
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fixture against
Sheffield Wednesday.
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
Ewood Park () is a football stadium in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, and the home of Blackburn Rovers F.C., founding members of the Football League and Premier League, who have played there since 1890. It is an all seater multi-sports facili ...
. His first goal came against the same club the player had made his professional debut against at the beginning of the year.
On 8 March 2020, Buckley received the first
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of his professional career, with the youngster being sent off in the 93rd minute against
Derby County. 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. He made his debut coming off the bench against
Ipswich Town on 16 September 2023. 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.
Career statistics
References
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English men's footballers
1999 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
English Football League players
Footballers from Manchester