Robbie Buchanan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Blantyre, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cumnock Juniors | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2014 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Heart of Midlothian | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Brechin City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2017–2022 | Cowdenbeath | 119 | (12) |
| 2022-2023 | Pollok | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:38, 29 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Robbie Buchanan (born 23 February 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Cumnock Juniors.
Career
[edit]Heart of Midlothian
[edit]Born in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Buchanan joined Heart of Midlothian aged 13, having been released by Rangers.[1] He was first included in a matchday squad on 31 August 2013, remaining an unused substitute for their 3–0 loss at Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[2]
He made his debut on 20 August 2014 in the second round of the Scottish Challenge Cup away to Livingston, replacing Gary Oliver in the 56th minute of a 4–1 loss.[3] On 26 October, he made his professional debut in the Scottish Championship, replacing Billy King for the final three minutes of a 1–1 Edinburgh derby draw with Hibernian at Easter Road.[4] On 5 May 2015, Buchanan signed a new two-year contract.[5] Buchanan eventually left the club at the end of the 2016–17 season, following the end of his contract.[6]
Loan moves
[edit]Buchanan was loaned to fellow Scottish Championship team Cowdenbeath on 16 January 2015,[7] playing 10 games without scoring,[8] as the season ended with relegation.
He returned to Cowdenbeath, now of Scottish League One, on 7 August,[9] and his loan ended at the start of November 2015.[10]
In November 2016, Buchanan joined Brechin City on a one-month emergency loan deal, in a bid to strengthen their squad.[11] On 31 January 2017, Buchanan joined Cowdenbeath for his third spell on loan at the Fife club, this time in Scottish League Two, until the end of the season.[12]
Cowdenbeath
[edit]After leaving Hearts, Buchanan joined Cowdenbeath on 3 July 2017 for his fourth spell with the club, this time on a permanent contract. He left the club at the end of the 2021-22 season following Cowdenbeath's relegation from the Football League.
Pollok
[edit]In June 2022, he signed for WoSFL side Pollok.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 15 September 2018 [13]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2014–15[14] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015–16[15] | Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cowdenbeath (loan) | 2014–15[14] | Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2015–16[15] | League One | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Brechin City (loan) | 2016–17[16] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cowdenbeath (loan) | 2016–17[16] | League Two | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Cowdenbeath | 2017–18[17] | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 35 | 7 | |
| 2018-19[18] | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 70 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 13 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "Robbie Buchanan living the dream at Hearts". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Inverness CT 3-0 Hearts". BBC Sport. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Livingston 4-1 Hearts". BBC Sport. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ Wilson, Richard (26 October 2014). "Hibernian 1-1 Hearts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Hearts sign up Billy King, Gary Oliver and Robbie Buchanan on new deals". Evening Times. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "New deal for Roy". Heart of Midlothian FC. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ Morgan, James (16 January 2015). "Cowdenbeath bring in Hearts tyro Buchanan". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Robbie Buchanan in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Cowdenbeath V Stranraer at Central Park : Match Preview". Football.co.uk. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Robbie Buchanan Departs". cowdenbeath.co.uk. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Brechin announce emergency loan signing". Brechin Advertiser. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Buchanan's Blue Brazil move Heart of Midlothian | News". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Robbie Buchanan at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ a b 2014 at Soccerbase
- ^ a b 2015 at Soccerbase
- ^ a b 2016 at Soccerbase
- ^ 2017 at Soccerbase
- ^ "Robbie Buchanan - 2018/19 Stats".
External links
[edit]- Robbie Buchanan at Soccerbase
