Guillaume 'Gilly' Buckley (born 9 February 1989) is an Australian football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player. He is a defender

Defender

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 who is currently playing for North Queensland Fury, on loan from Capricorn Cougars

Capricorn Cougars

Capricorn Cougars are an Australian football club from Rockhampton, Queensland who play in the Queensland State League.-History:The Capricorn Cougars were one of ten foundation teams in the QSL formed in 2008....

.

Reality Television

In 2009, Buckley was chosen from a large pool of young footballers throughout Australia

Australia

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 to take part in a reality television program Football Superstar

Football Superstar

Football Superstar is an Australian reality television series that airs on FOX8. It is hosted by Lee Furlong and Kris Smith. The show aims to find a new football star from male contestants aged 16 to 21...

 to be aired on Foxtel

Foxtel

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. After proceeding through to the final 15 contestants, he was unable to win the professional contract with A-League

A-League

The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...

 club Melbourne Victory

Melbourne Victory

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.

Club career

After a successful first season at Sydney University

Sydney University Soccer Football Club

Sydney Uni Soccer Football Club, founded in 1946, is an Australian football club based in Sydney. The club has 35 constituent teams with over 500 players competing in the Football New South Wales Premier and Super Leagues, North West Sydney Women's Football, the Eastern Suburbs Football...

, Buckley was offered a youth team contract with Romanian club, FC Dinamo Bucureşti. After a short stint in Romania, Buckley returned to Sydney University

Sydney University Soccer Football Club

Sydney Uni Soccer Football Club, founded in 1946, is an Australian football club based in Sydney. The club has 35 constituent teams with over 500 players competing in the Football New South Wales Premier and Super Leagues, North West Sydney Women's Football, the Eastern Suburbs Football...

. After attracting attention from several clubs whilst on the reality television show, Buckley was offered a contract with Sydney Olympic F.C to play in the New South Wales Premier League

New South Wales Premier League

The New South Wales Premier League is the highest state-level men's soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. Nationally, it is considered one grade lower than the A-League...

, the top flight of football in New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

. Due to contractual obligations with Sydney University

Sydney University Soccer Football Club

Sydney Uni Soccer Football Club, founded in 1946, is an Australian football club based in Sydney. The club has 35 constituent teams with over 500 players competing in the Football New South Wales Premier and Super Leagues, North West Sydney Women's Football, the Eastern Suburbs Football...

, he was unable to transfer before the transfer deadline. At the end of 2009, Buckley was invited to join French club AS Cannes

AS Cannes

Association Sportive de Cannes Football is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed 1902 as a sports club and currently play in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football. Cannes plays its home matches at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin...

, where he was part of their 'B' squad.
After moving back to Australia, Buckley signed a short-term contract with Rockhampton based Queensland State League outfit Capricorn Cougars

Capricorn Cougars

Capricorn Cougars are an Australian football club from Rockhampton, Queensland who play in the Queensland State League.-History:The Capricorn Cougars were one of ten foundation teams in the QSL formed in 2008....

 for the remainder of the 2010 season.

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