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Will Buckley

Will Buckley

Attack - Right Winger  at Retired
Age36
CitizenshipEngland Ireland
Height1.83 m
Foot
BornNovember 21, 1989
👕200+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Right Winger Attack

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
07/08
debut season
0.14
goals / match
Brighton & Hove Albion
top club · 109 apps

Career highs

€3.00m
peak value · 2014
€3.12m
top transfer fee · 14/15
11
best season · 08/09
—
int'l / penalties

Born the same day

Mark Beevers
Defender - Centre-Back · Bradford (Park Avenue)
Fabian Delph
Midfield - Central Midfield · Retired
Ed Upson
Midfield - Central Midfield · Bury Town
Maxime Chanot
Defender - Centre-Back · Retired

Shares 1989-11-21 · 6 players total

340Appearances
47Goals
43Assists
18Yellow cards
0Red cards
45Full matches (90′)
Full nameWill Buckley
Name in home countryWilliam Edward Buckley
Date of birth1989-11-21 (36 yrs)
Place of birthOldham, England
CitizenshipEngland Ireland
PositionAttack - Right Winger (main: Attack)
Foot
Height183.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2020-07-01
Contract expires—
AgentQuorum Sports ...
Jul 2020
Transfer: Bolton → Retired
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Bolton Wanderers
6 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Bolton Wanderers
34 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Bolton Wanderers
26 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Sunderland → Bolton
17/18 · Transfer
May 2017
Transfer: Sheff Wed → Sunderland
16/17 · Return from loan
Aug 2016
Transfer: Sunderland → Sheff Wed
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Sheffield Wednesday
12 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
May 2016
Transfer: Birmingham → Sunderland
15/16 · Return from loan
Jan 2016
Transfer: Sunderland → Birmingham
15/16 · Loan
Nov 2015
Transfer: Leeds → Sunderland
15/16 · Return from loan
Oct 2015
Transfer: Sunderland → Leeds
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Birmingham City, Leeds United, Sunderland AFC U21
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2015
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Aug 2014
Transfer: Brighton → Sunderland
14/15 · Transfer · €3.12m
Jul 2014
14/15 — Brighton & Hove Albion, Sunderland AFC, Sunderland AFC U21
26 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Brighton & Hove Albion
34 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Brighton & Hove Albion
39 matches · 8 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Brighton & Hove Albion
35 matches · 8 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Watford → Brighton
11/12 · Transfer · €1.10m
Jul 2010
10/11 — Watford FC
37 matches · 4 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2010
Transfer: Rochdale → Watford
09/10 · Transfer · €1.25m
Jul 2009
09/10 — Watford FC, Rochdale AFC
24 matches · 4 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Rochdale AFC
43 matches · 11 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Rochdale U18 → Rochdale
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Rochdale AFC
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
4,083 min
Minutes played by club
Bolton Wanderers 23.8%
Sheffield Wednesday 0.0%
Birmingham City 11.3%
Leeds United 0.0%
Sunderland AFC U21 1.7%
Sunderland AFC 0.0%
Brighton & Hove Albion 27.7%
Watford FC 20.6%
Rochdale AFC 14.8%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Bolton Wanderers 3 17/18 19/20 66 7 6 973
Sheffield Wednesday 1 16/17 16/17 12 0 1 0
Birmingham City 1 15/16 15/16 10 1 0 461
Leeds United 1 15/16 15/16 4 0 0 0
Sunderland AFC U21 2 14/15 15/16 3 1 1 70
Sunderland AFC 1 14/15 14/15 24 0 3 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 4 11/12 14/15 109 19 16 1,130
Watford FC 2 09/10 10/11 43 5 6 843
Rochdale AFC 3 07/08 09/10 69 14 10 606

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

4€750K8€1.5M12€2.3M16€3M08/09 — 11 goals (Rochdale AFC)08/09 — 4 assists1508/0909/10 — 4 goals (Rochdale AFC)09/10 — 7 assists1109/1010/11 — 4 goals (Watford FC)10/11 — 5 assists910/1111/12 — 8 goals (Brighton & Hove Albion)11/12 — 4 assists1211/1212/13 — 8 goals (Brighton & Hove Albion)12/13 — 8 assists1612/1313/14 — 3 goals (Brighton & Hove Albion)13/14 — 4 assists713/1414/15 — 1 goals (Sunderland AFC U21)14/15 — 4 assists514/1515/16 — 1 goals (Birmingham City)115/1616/17 — 1 assists116/1717/18 — 2 goals (Bolton Wanderers)17/18 — 4 assists617/1818/19 — 5 goals (Bolton Wanderers)18/19 — 1 assists618/1919/20 — 1 assists119/2010/11 — €100K11/12 — €500K12/13 — €1.5M13/14 — €2M14/15 — €3M15/16 — €3M16/17 — €2.5M17/18 — €2M18/19 — €1M19/20 — €1MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

07/08: 0007/0808/09: 111108/0909/10: 4409/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 8811/1212/13: 8812/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 5518/1919/20: 0019/20

Assists by season

07/08: 0007/0808/09: 4408/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 5510/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 8812/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 1119/20
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
19/20 EFL Trophy Bolton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 League One Bolton Wanderers 5 0 1 2 0 0
18/19 Championship Bolton Wanderers 33 5 1 3 0 368
18/19 FA Cup Bolton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Championship Bolton Wanderers 24 2 2 2 0 605
17/18 EFL Cup Bolton Wanderers 2 0 2 0 0 0
16/17 Championship Sheffield Wednesday 11 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 EFL Cup Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Championship Birmingham City 10 1 0 0 0 461
15/16 Championship Leeds United 4 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 U21 PL Sunderland AFC U21 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Championship Brighton & Hove Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 League Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 Premier League Sunderland AFC 22 0 2 2 0 0
14/15 U21 PL Sunderland AFC U21 1 1 1 0 0 70
13/14 Championship Brighton & Hove Albion 30 3 2 0 0 637
13/14 Championship Play-Offs Brighton & Hove Albion 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Brighton & Hove Albion 1 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Brighton & Hove Albion 1 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 Championship Brighton & Hove Albion 36 8 8 3 0 310
12/13 Championship Play-Offs Brighton & Hove Albion 2 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 FA Cup Brighton & Hove Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Championship Brighton & Hove Albion 29 8 2 0 0 183
11/12 FA Cup Brighton & Hove Albion 4 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Brighton & Hove Albion 2 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 Championship Watford FC 33 4 5 3 0 526
10/11 FA Cup Watford FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Watford FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Championship Watford FC 6 1 1 1 0 317
09/10 EFL Trophy Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Two Rochdale AFC 15 3 6 0 0 377
08/09 EFL Trophy Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Rochdale AFC 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Two Rochdale AFC 37 11 4 0 0 229
08/09 League Two Play-Offs Rochdale AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Two Rochdale AFC 7 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Two Play-Offs Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
08/09 2008-07-01 Rochdale U18 Rochdale Transfer 0 —
09/10 2010-01-01 Rochdale Watford Transfer 0 €1.25m
11/12 2011-07-01 Watford Brighton Transfer 100000 €1.10m
14/15 2014-08-14 Brighton Sunderland Transfer 1500000 €3.12m
15/16 2015-10-02 Sunderland Leeds Loan 2500000 —
15/16 2015-11-26 Leeds Sunderland Return from loan 2500000 —
15/16 2016-01-15 Sunderland Birmingham Loan 2500000 —
15/16 2016-05-31 Birmingham Sunderland Return from loan 2500000 —
16/17 2016-08-05 Sunderland Sheff Wed Loan 2500000 —
16/17 2017-05-31 Sheff Wed Sunderland Return from loan 2000000 —
17/18 2017-07-01 Sunderland Bolton Transfer 2000000 —
20/21 2020-07-01 Bolton Retired Transfer 0 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
14/15 Knee injury 2015-01-26 2015-04-20 85 12
Current—
Peak€3.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€100k
—€750k€1.50m€2.25m€3.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Ashley Barnes 1 5 0
Adam Le Fondre 1 5 0
Mark Beevers 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
08/09 League Two Rochdale AFC 11 37
12/13 Championship Brighton & Hove Albion 8 36
11/12 Championship Brighton & Hove Albion 8 29

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
12/13 Championship Brighton & Hove Albion 8 36
09/10 League Two Rochdale AFC 6 15
10/11 Championship Watford FC 5 33

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
16/17 2017-05-31 Sheff Wed Sunderland Return from loan — €2.00m
16/17 2016-08-05 Sunderland Sheff Wed Loan — €2.50m
15/16 2016-05-31 Birmingham Sunderland Return from loan — €2.50m
15/16 2016-01-15 Sunderland Birmingham Loan — €2.50m
15/16 2015-11-26 Leeds Sunderland Return from loan — €2.50m
15/16 2015-10-02 Sunderland Leeds Loan — €2.50m

Teams faced most often by Will Buckley's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Derby County 53 14 16 23 65 90 -25 26%
Ipswich Town 52 17 15 20 60 61 -1 33%
Nottingham Forest 52 17 19 16 71 71 0 33%
Leeds United 51 21 11 19 80 67 +13 41%
Middlesbrough FC 51 14 11 26 53 71 -18 27%
Sheffield Wednesday 50 17 15 18 63 57 +6 34%
Huddersfield Town 48 17 14 17 65 69 -4 35%
Blackburn Rovers 48 17 16 15 60 61 -1 35%
Millwall FC 47 21 15 11 78 46 +32 45%
Reading FC 46 15 16 15 57 58 -1 33%
Charlton Athletic 46 17 15 14 67 57 +10 37%
Burnley FC 46 12 18 16 58 62 -4 26%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
07/08 Senior debut season
08/09 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
19/20 6 0 2 0 0 0
18/19 34 368 3 0 0 0.73
17/18 26 605 2 0 0 0.3
14/15 26 70 3 0 0 3.86
12/13 39 310 4 0 0 1.16
10/11 37 526 3 0 0 0.51
09/10 24 694 1 0 0 0.13

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
217 apps
32 G
22 A
League Two
59 apps
14 G
10 A
U21 PL
3 apps
1 G
1 A
League Cup
10 apps
0 G
5 A
FA Cup
14 apps
0 G
2 A
Premier League
22 apps
0 G
2 A
League One
5 apps
0 G
1 A

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Frequently asked about Will Buckley

Who is Will Buckley?

Will Buckley is an England professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Retired.

How old is Will Buckley?

Will Buckley is 36 years old. He was born on November 21, 1989 in Oldham.

What position does Will Buckley play?

Will Buckley plays as a right winger (Attack - Right Winger).

What club does Will Buckley play for?

Will Buckley currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Will Buckley scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Will Buckley has scored 47 goals in 340 appearances.