Lee Buchanan (footballer)

Lee David Buchanan (born 7 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Derby County.

Lee Buchanan
Personal information
Full name Lee David Buchanan[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001
Place of birth Mansfield, England
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Derby County
Number 26
Youth career
2010–2019 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Derby County 20 (0)
National team‡
2019 England U19 3 (0)
2020– England U20 1 (0)
2020– England U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:48, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:40, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

On 12 August 2019, Buchanan made his professional debut in the EFL Cup against Scunthorpe United. He scored the only goal of the game in the 78th minute to take Derby through to the second round.[2]

Buchanan made his league debut on 24 August 2019, starting in the 1–1 draw against West Bromwich Albion, playing the entire 90 minutes.

International career

On 30 August 2019, Buchanan received his first international call up as a member of the England U19s squad and eventually made his debut for that age group during a 3–1 defeat to France in Marbella on 9 October 2019.[3]

On 13 October 2020, Buchanan made his debut for the England U20s during a 2-0 victory over Wales at St. George's Park. [4]

On 6 November 2020, Buchanan received his first call up to the England U21s. [5] He made his U21 debut as a substitute during a 3-1 win over Andorra U21s at Molineux Stadium on 13 November 2020. [6]

Career statistics
As of match played 26 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County 2018–19[7] Championship 0000000000
2019–20[7] Championship 500021—71
2020–21[7] Championship 1500020—170
Career total 200004100241

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Derby County" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. "Scunthorpe United vs. Derby County - 13 August 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. Staff, FA (9 October 2019). "THERE WAS DEFEAT FOR ENGLAND MU19S AGAINST FRANCE IN MARBELLA ON WEDNESDAY". TheFA.com. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  4. Veevers, Nicholas (13 October 2020). "TWO QUICKFIRE GOALS IN THE FIRST HALF SEAL WIN FOR LEE CARSLEY'S YOUNG LIONS AT SGP". TheFA.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  5. Veevers, Nicholas (6 November 2020). "TWO NEW FACES INCLUDED IN THE ENGLAND MU21S SQUAD FOR GAMES WITH ANDORRA AND ALBANIA". TheFA.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. "England U21 3-1 Andorra U21". BBC Sport. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. "Lee Buchanan". Soccerbase.
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