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John Buckley

Al Kholood
Height
6
Shirt
26 years
13 Oct 1999
Right
Preferred foot
England
Country
€1.3M
Market value
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder
DM
CM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches65%Shot attempts68%Goals71%
Chances created61%Aerial duels won16%Defensive contributions79%

Saudi Pro League 2025/2026

2
Goals
2
Assists
11
Started
11
Matches
961
Minutes played
7.26
Rating
2
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

31 Dec 2025

Al Hilal
L1-3
90
0
0
0
0
6.4

26 Dec 2025

Al-Taawoun
L0-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.6

28 Nov 2025

Al Khaleej
W4-3
90
1
0
1
0
7.6

21 Nov 2025

Al Hazem
L1-2
90
0
0
0
0
6.4

6 Nov 2025

Al Qadsiah
L4-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.6

30 Oct 2025

Neom SC
L2-3
70
0
0
0
0
6.1

27 Oct 2025

Al Najma
W1-0
120
0
0
1
0
8.2

23 Oct 2025

Al Riyadh
L1-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.3

17 Oct 2025

Al Najma
W5-1
90
0
2
0
0
8.7

25 Sept 2025

Al Shabab
W1-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.6
Al Kholood

31 Dec 2025

Saudi Pro League
Al Hilal
1-3
90‎’‎
6.4

26 Dec 2025

Saudi Pro League
Al-Taawoun
0-2
90‎’‎
7.6

28 Nov 2025

King's Cup
Al Khaleej
4-3
90‎’‎
7.6

21 Nov 2025

Saudi Pro League
Al Hazem
1-2
90‎’‎
6.4

6 Nov 2025

Saudi Pro League
Al Qadsiah
4-0
90‎’‎
6.6
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 20%
  • 15Shots
  • 2Goals
  • 0.83xG
2 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationFree kickResultGoal
0.08xG0.44xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 961

Shooting

Goals
2
Expected goals (xG)
0.89
xG on target (xGOT)
1.45
Non-penalty xG
0.89
Shots
15
Shots on target
3

Passing

Assists
2
Expected assists (xA)
1.43
Successful passes
383
Successful passes %
85.1%
Accurate long balls
37
Accurate long balls %
58.7%
Chances created
18
Successful crosses
14
Successful crosses %
33.3%

Possession

Successful dribbles
13
Successful dribbles %
54.2%
Touches
675
Touches in opposition box
12
Dispossessed
10
Fouls won
17

Defending

Tackles
30
Duels won
61
Duels won %
54.0%
Aerial duels won
1
Aerial duels won %
25.0%
Interceptions
9
Blocked shots
7
Fouls committed
16
Recoveries
41
Possession won final 3rd
3
Dribbled past
13

Discipline

Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0

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Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches65%Shot attempts68%Goals71%
Chances created61%Aerial duels won16%Defensive contributions79%

Career

Senior career

Al KholoodAug 2025 - now
14
3
Blackburn Rovers (back from loan)Jan 2024 - Aug 2025
39
0
Sheffield Wednesday (on loan)Sept 2023 - Jan 2024
13
0
Blackburn RoversMar 2019 - Sept 2023
130
9

Youth career

Blackburn Rovers U21Feb 2024 - Jun 2025
1
0
Blackburn Rovers U21Oct 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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