Bobby Faulkner
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bobby Faulkner
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Bobby Faulkner{{Cite web |title=Club List of Registered Players|url=https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|8|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = North Yorkshire, England
| height =
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Doncaster Rovers
| clubnumber = 28
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Doncaster Rovers
| years1 = 2021–
| clubs1 = Doncaster Rovers
| caps1 = 21
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2022–2023
| clubs2 = → Frickley Athletic (loan)
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023
| clubs3 = → Worksop Town (loan)
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2023
| clubs4 = → Spennymoor Town (loan)
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2024
| clubs5 = → Dundalk (loan)
| caps5 = 4
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2025–
| clubs6 = → Buxton (loan)
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| club-update = 17:52, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
}}
Bobby Faulkner (born 5 August 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Buxton, on loan from {{English football updater|DoncastR}} club Doncaster Rovers.
Career
Faulkner signed his first professional contract for Doncaster Rovers in November 2021.{{Cite web |title=1st Pro contract| url=https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/news/2021/november/bobby-faulkner-signs-pro-deal/}} He made his full league debut for Doncaster Rovers in their 1–0 win at Northampton Town in EFL League Two, being named Man of the Match in the process.{{Cite web| title=Full league debut| url=https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/news/2022/august/northampton-mom/}} He scored his first goal in the 2–1 defeat away to Hartlepool United{{Cite web| title=1st Goal| url=https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/matches/fixtures/first-team/202223/october/hartlepool-united-vs-doncaster-rovers-on-10-sep-22/}} On 1 July 2024, Faulkner signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk on loan.{{Cite web |last=McLaughlin |first=Gavin |date=2024-07-01 |title=LOAN SIGNING: BOBBY FAULKNER |url=https://www.dundalkfc.com/loan-signing-bobby-faulkner/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=Dundalk Football Club |language=en-GB}}
On 17 January 2025, Faulkner joined Buxton on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.{{cite news |title=Faulkner joins Buxton on loan |url=https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/news/2025/january/17/faulkner-joins-buxton-on-loan/ |access-date=17 January 2025 |publisher=Doncaster Rovers FC |date=17 January 2025}}
References
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{{Doncaster Rovers F.C. squad}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Spennymoor Town F.C. players
Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
Category:Frickley Athletic F.C. players
Category:Worksop Town F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Northern Premier League players
Category:League of Ireland players
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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