L. Buchanan · career
Lee David Buchanan
Center Back · Birmingham · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Buchanan is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2023/24Trending upBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2022/23
The record covers 5 seasons (2020/21–2023/24) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 130 appearances with 6 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Birmingham — Season rating 36, 0 goals and 0 assists in 32 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 27 points at Birmingham. Form is on a climb — up 8 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Bundesliga) and kept playing — 30 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Birmingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Birmingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Birmingham | 32 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 36 |
| 2022/23 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | Derby County U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Derby | 30 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | Derby | 35 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 27 |
| 2019/20 | Derby | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Derby County U19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Derby County U23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Derby County U18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Derby County U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Derby County U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Derby County U18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Derby County U18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England U21 | 2021/22 | UEFA U21 Championship | 2 | 0 |
| England U19 | 2020/21 | UEFA U19 Championship | 2 | 0 |
Honours
League One×2U18 Premier League×2EFL Trophy×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played10 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10 | Friendlies Clubs | H Huddersfield | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 15 | Friendlies Clubs | A Solihull Moors | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 22 | Friendlies Clubs | A Burton Albion | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Crewe | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 31 | Friendlies Clubs | H Barcelona | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | A Swansea | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | Championship | H Bristol City | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 25 | League Cup | H Brentford | 1-6 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 28 | Championship | A Wrexham | 2-1 | Not in squad | — |