Robbie Buchanan

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Robbie Buchanan
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Blantyre, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cumnock Juniors
Youth career
2009–2014 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Career

Heart of Midlothian

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

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

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

In June 2022, he signed for WoSFL side Pollok.

Career statistics

As of match played 15 September 2018 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian 2014–15 [14] Championship 4010001 [lower-alpha 1] 060
2015–16 [15] Premiership 0000000000
Total4010001060
Cowdenbeath (loan) 2014–15 [14] Championship 100000000100
2015–16 [15] League One 102000000102
Total202000000202
Brechin City (loan) 2016–17 [16] League One 0000000000
Cowdenbeath (loan) 2016–17 [16] League Two 122000000122
Cowdenbeath 2017–18 [17] 29710401 [lower-alpha 1] 0357
2018-19 [18] 52004010102
Career total70132080308313
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

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References

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  2. ↑ "Inverness CT 3-0 Hearts". BBC Sport. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Livingston 4-1 Hearts". BBC Sport. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Richard (26 October 2014). "Hibernian 1-1 Hearts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hearts sign up Billy King, Gary Oliver and Robbie Buchanan on new deals". Evening Times. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "New deal for Roy". Heart of Midlothian FC. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  7. ↑ Morgan, James (16 January 2015). "Cowdenbeath bring in Hearts tyro Buchanan". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Robbie Buchanan in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Cowdenbeath V Stranraer at Central Park : Match Preview". Football.co.uk. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
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  11. ↑ "Brechin announce emergency loan signing". Brechin Advertiser. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Buchanan's Blue Brazil move Heart of Midlothian | News". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  13. ↑ Robbie Buchanan at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  14. 1 2 2014 at Soccerbase
  15. 1 2 2015 at Soccerbase
  16. 1 2 2016 at Soccerbase
  17. ↑ 2017 at Soccerbase
  18. ↑ "Robbie Buchanan - 2018/19 Stats".
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