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John Buckley

Blackburn Rovers
175 cm
Height
21
Shirt
25 years
Oct 13, 1999
Right
Preferred foot
England
Country
€2.4M
Market value
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
DM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches97%Shot attempts26%Goals0%
Chances created66%Aerial duels won30%Defensive actions94%

Championship 2024/2025

0
Goals
0
Assists
8
Started
22
Matches
841
Minutes played
6.74
Rating
5
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

yesterday

Middlesbrough
0-2
90
0
0
1
0
7.1

Mar 29

Portsmouth
1-0
18
0
0
0
0
6.3

Mar 15

Cardiff City
1-2
0
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 12

Stoke City
1-0
0
0
0
0
0
-

Feb 22

Swansea City
3-0
33
0
0
0
0
6.3

Feb 15

Plymouth Argyle
2-0
5
0
0
0
0
-

Feb 12

West Bromwich Albion
0-2
88
0
0
0
0
7.7

Feb 9

Wolverhampton Wanderers
0-2
90
0
0
1
0
6.5

Feb 4

Queens Park Rangers
2-1
82
0
0
0
0
6.9

Jan 31

Preston North End
2-1
90
0
0
1
0
7.0
Blackburn Rovers

yesterday

Championship
Middlesbrough
0-2
90’
7.1

Mar 29

Championship
Portsmouth
1-0
18’
6.3

Mar 15

Championship
Cardiff City
1-2
Bench

Mar 12

Championship
Stoke City
1-0
Bench

Feb 22

Championship
Swansea City
3-0
33’
6.3
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 25%
  • 8Shots
  • 0Goals
  • 0.21xG
0 - 2
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultMiss
0.01xG-xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 841

Shooting

Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.19
xG on target (xGOT)
0.07
Non-penalty xG
0.19
Shots
8
Shots on target
2

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
1.03
Successful passes
425
Pass accuracy
78.8%
Accurate long balls
43
Long ball accuracy
53.8%
Chances created
6
Successful crosses
7
Cross accuracy
30.4%

Possession

Successful dribbles
8
Dribble success
66.7%
Touches
726
Dispossessed
2
Fouls won
15

Defending

Tackles won
15
Tackles won %
48.4%
Duels won
63
Duels won %
62.4%
Aerial duels won
9
Aerial duels won %
60.0%
Interceptions
15
Blocked
1
Fouls committed
19
Recoveries
67
Possession won final 3rd
5
Dribbled past
8

Discipline

Yellow cards
5
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches97%Shot attempts26%Goals0%
Chances created66%Aerial duels won30%Defensive actions94%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Blackburn Rovers (back from loan)Jan 2024 - now
37
0
Sheffield Wednesday (on loan)Sep 2023 - Jan 2024
13
0
Blackburn RoversMar 2019 - Sep 2023
130
9

Youth career

Blackburn Rovers AcademyFeb 2024 - now
1
0
Blackburn Rovers AcademyOct 2022 - Aug 2023
4
1
Blackburn Rovers U23Jul 2017 - Aug 2021
37
3
Blackburn Rovers U18Jul 2016 - Jun 2018
33
1
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