Robbie Buchanan

Personal information
Date of birth	23 February 1996 (age 29)
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
2014–2017	Heart of Midlothian
2015	→ Cowdenbeath (loan)
2015	→ Cowdenbeath (loan)
2016	→ Brechin City (loan)
2017	→ Cowdenbeath (loan)
2017–2022	Cowdenbeath
2022-2023	Pollok
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:38, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
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Robbie Buchanan (born 23 February 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Cumnock Juniors.

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
Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	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
Cowdenbeath	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

^ "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

Robbie Buchanan at Soccerbase

[SCC-15] Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

[Blantyre-1] "Robbie Buchanan living the dream at Hearts". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

[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.

[10] "Robbie Buchanan Departs". cowdenbeath.co.uk. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

[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.

[RB14-14] 2014 at Soccerbase

[RB15-16] 2015 at Soccerbase

[RB16-17] 2016 at Soccerbase

[RB17-18] 2017 at Soccerbase

[19] "Robbie Buchanan - 2018/19 Stats".

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Date of birth	(1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 29)
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 as of 23:38, 29 October 2020 (UTC)