Robbie Buchanan
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Robbie Buchanan
| image =
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|2|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Blantyre, Scotland
| height =
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Cumnock Juniors
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2009–2014
| youthclubs1 = Heart of Midlothian
| years1 = 2014–2017
| clubs1 = Heart of Midlothian
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2015
| clubs2 = → Cowdenbeath (loan)
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015
| clubs3 = → Cowdenbeath (loan)
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2016
| clubs4 = → Brechin City (loan)
| caps4 = 4
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017
| clubs5 = → Cowdenbeath (loan)
| caps5 = 14
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2017–2022
| clubs6 = Cowdenbeath
| caps6 = 119
| goals6 = 12
| club-update = 23:38, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
| years7 = 2022-2023
| clubs7 = Pollok
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
}}
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.{{cite web | url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/robbie-buchanan-living-the-dream-at-hearts-1-3604848 | title=Robbie Buchanan living the dream at Hearts | publisher=Edinburgh Evening News | work=edinburghnews.scotsman.com | date=14 November 2014 | accessdate=6 September 2015}} 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.{{cite news|title=Inverness CT 3-0 Hearts|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23822889|accessdate=5 September 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 August 2013}}
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.{{cite news|title=Livingston 4-1 Hearts|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28767664|accessdate=5 September 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 August 2014}} 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.{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Richard|title=Hibernian 1-1 Hearts|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29679479|accessdate=5 September 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=26 October 2014}} On 5 May 2015, Buchanan signed a new two-year contract.{{cite news|title=Hearts sign up Billy King, Gary Oliver and Robbie Buchanan on new deals|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/13307495.Hearts_sign_up_Billy_King__Gary_Oliver_and_Robbie_Buchanan_on_new_deals/|accessdate=5 September 2015|work=Evening Times|date=5 May 2015}} Buchanan eventually left the club at the end of the 2016–17 season, following the end of his contract.{{cite web |url=http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/news/5953 |title=New deal for Roy |publisher=Heart of Midlothian FC |date=25 May 2017 |accessdate=3 July 2017}}
==Loan moves==
Buchanan was loaned to fellow Scottish Championship team Cowdenbeath on 16 January 2015,{{cite news|last1=Morgan|first1=James|title=Cowdenbeath bring in Hearts tyro Buchanan|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13197524.Cowdenbeath_bring_in_Hearts_tyro_Buchanan/|accessdate=5 September 2015|work=Herald Scotland|date=16 January 2015}} playing 10 games without scoring,{{Soccerbase season|72133|2014|name=Robbie Buchanan|access-date=6 September 2015}} as the season ended with relegation.
He returned to Cowdenbeath, now of Scottish League One, on 7 August,{{cite news|title=Cowdenbeath V Stranraer at Central Park : Match Preview|url=http://www.football.co.uk/cowdenbeath/cowdenbeath-v-stranraer-at-central-park-match-preview/6612795/#5V8hP9Lm7hvstMwe.97|accessdate=5 September 2015|publisher=Football.co.uk|date=7 August 2015}} and his loan ended at the start of November 2015.{{cite news|title=Robbie Buchanan Departs |url=http://www.cowdenbeathfc.com/index.php?act=viewNews&id=1841 |accessdate=4 November 2015 |publisher=cowdenbeath.co.uk |date=4 November 2015}}
In November 2016, Buchanan joined Brechin City on a one-month emergency loan deal, in a bid to strengthen their squad.{{cite web |url=http://www.brechinadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/brechin-announce-emergency-loan-signing-1-4293575 |title=Brechin announce emergency loan signing |work=Brechin Advertiser |publisher=Johnston Publishing Ltd |date=18 November 2016 |accessdate=18 November 2016}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/news/5712|title=Buchanan's Blue Brazil move Heart of Midlothian {{!}} News|website=www.heartsfc.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-01-31}}
=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=
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 15 September 2018}} {{soccerway|robbie-buchanan/311112|accessdate=6 September 2015}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 | Club
! rowspan=2 | Season ! colspan=3 | League ! colspan=2 | Scottish Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Other ! colspan=2 | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Heart of Midlothian
|2014–15{{soccerbase|72133|2014|accessdate=20 October 2017}} |4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015–16{{soccerbase|72133|2015|accessdate=20 October 2017}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| rowspan="3"|Cowdenbeath (loan)
|10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2015–16
|10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Brechin City (loan)
|2016–17{{soccerbase|72133|2016|accessdate=20 October 2017}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cowdenbeath (loan)
| rowspan="3" |League Two |12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| rowspan="2" |Cowdenbeath
|2017–18{{soccerbase|72133|2017|accessdate=20 October 2017}} |29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 7 |
| 2018-19{{Cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=72133|title=Robbie Buchanan - 2018/19 Stats}}
|5 |2 |0 |0 |4 |0 |1 |0 |10 |2 | |||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!70 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 13 |
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References
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External links
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Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Category:Cowdenbeath F.C. players
Category:Brechin City F.C. players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players