Delron Buckley
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Delron Sebastian Buckley | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Maritzburg United | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Butcherfille Rovers Durban | ||
| 1995– | VfL Bochum | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1998 | VfL Bochum II | ||
| 1995–2004 | VfL Bochum | 177 | (20) |
| 2004–2005 | Arminia Bielefeld | 29 | (15) |
| 2005–2006 | Borussia Dortmund | 28 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → FC Basel (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Borussia Dortmund II | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Mainz 05 (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 20 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | (2) |
| 2012– | Maritzburg United | 43 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–2012 | South Africa | 73 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 November 2012. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2012 |
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Delron Sebastian Buckley (born 7 December 1977 in Durban) is a South African footballer playing for Maritzburg United.
Buckley's soccer career began with his local team Butcherfille Rovers Durban, but when he was 17 years old he was signed by German club VfL Bochum. Buckley spent most of his career in Germany, going through Bochum's youth teams and debuting in the Bundesliga in 1995. Buckley finally broke into the first squad in 1998 and remained a starter for much of his time at Bochum.
Having spent nine professional seasons with Bochum, Buckley left in 2004 for Arminia Bielefeld where he enjoyed his most successful season personally, scoring 15 goals and helping the team avoid relegation. Buckley quickly picked up interest from higher-rated clubs. After only one season at Bielefeld, Buckley joined Borussia Dortmund for a reported transfer fee of €425,000, and signed a four-year contract.
Buckley's first season at Borussia Dortmund was largely unsuccessful as he failed to score in 28 league matches. Widely regarded as bad signing, Buckley was loaned to Swiss club FC Basel 1893 for the 2006–07 season. He played his team debut for Basel on 10 September 2006 as Basel won 2–1 at home against FC Zürich in the St. Jakob-Park. After returning in July 2007, Buckley was able to regain his place in the Borussia squad for the 2007–08 season, but fell out of favour after the arrival of new manager Jürgen Klopp.
In February 2009, he signed for 1. FSV Mainz 05 for the remainder of the season and was released on 30 June 2009. He moved then to Cyprian club Anorthosis Famagusta FC where he played until the end of 2010–11 season.
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