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First Bundesliga goal Buchanan scored once during 21 appearances (two starts) during the 2022/23 Bundesliga.

Impact Buchanan made 21 appearances and took on a rotational role during his first season with Bremen. The defender didn't managed to take over in the starting XI from Mitchell Weiser but still did well when given chances. Buchanan heads into the pre-season intent on earning a bigger role in 2023/24.

JUNE 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Makes bench Sunday Buchanan is fit and in the match day squad to face Leverkusen on Sunday.

Impact Buchanan returns from a muscle strain which kept him out of Bremen's past two matches. The defender starts from the bench having started just one match in his 14 appearances.

MARCH 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Out with injury Buchanan (strain) will not be an option for Saturday's clash against FC Augsburg.

Impact Buchanan is suffering from a knock and will not play in his second straight match. He has only started once on 14 games, totaling one goal, 15 crosses (two accurate) and 10 clearances in that span.

MARCH 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Expected to return Buchanan (calf) wasn't listed among the injuries for Bremen by manager Ole Werner.

Impact Buchanan wasn't listed among the injuries for Saturday's clash with Koln. The defender suffered a minor calf injury and missed a week of training camp but seems to have recovered fully for the restart of the Bundesliga.

JANUARY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Out with calf injury Buchanan missed Sunday's club friendly against St. Gallen due to a calf injury, Werder Bremen announced before the game.

Impact Buchanan has made nine Bundesliga appearances this season but he's only started one time. Even if this calf issue lingers around until the resumption of league play in a few weeks, Buchanan's potential absence wouldn't affect Bremen's XI too much.

JANUARY 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

On bench against Bayern Buchanan (illness) is in Werder Bremen's match day squad for Tuesday's clash against Bayern Munich.

Impact Buchanan is back in the squad as a bench option on Tuesday after recovering from an illness that sidelined him for Saturday's win over Schalke.

NOVEMBER 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Back in training Buchanan (illness) participated in Monday's training session ahead of Tuesday's match against Bayern Munich.

Impact Buchanan was out Saturday against Schalke due to an illness but didn't take long to return to training. Though he's made just one start this season, Buchanan has featured eight times as a substitute and helps to fill out the depth of a solid roster.

NOVEMBER 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Ruled out Buchanan (illness) is out for Saturday's match against Schalke, according to manager Ole Werner.

Impact Buchanan is out with an illness, potentially limiting rotational options for Bremen with Anthony Jung questionable due to the same illness. Buchanan has been a consistent contributor off the bench, though he has made just one start during his nine appearances. Buchanan will hope to return for a Tuesday trip to Bayern Munich.

NOVEMBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Absent from training Thursday Buchanan didn't participate in Thursday's training session due to illness.

Impact Buchanan was left on the bench in Friday's win over Hertha Berlin despite starting in the previous match against Freiburg. When fit, he's more of a rotational option than one to regularly start.

NOVEMBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Starts Bremen comeback Buchanan scored a goal with his lone shot while crossing once inaccurately during Saturday's 3-2 win over Dortmund.

Impact Buchanan entered the match in the 70th minute and started Bremen's comeback with a goal in the 89th. The goal was the first of the season for the defender as he made the most of his time on the pitch.

AUGUST 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Comes off bench in draw Buchanan made three interceptions in 21 minutes of Saturday's 2-2 draw with Wolfsburg.

Impact Buchanan had dealt with a muscular knock before the opener but he was at least able to feature as a substitute if he couldn't start. He'll still need to earn his place in the lineup but he'll need to jump over one of Niklas Stark, Amos Pieper or Milos Veljkovic to make that happen.

AUGUST 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Should train Buchanan is expected to train ahead of Saturday's match at Wolfsburg after he was cleared of any muscular issues following Monday's DFP Pokal win over Energie Cottbus.

Impact Buchanan will hope to make his league debut after starting in his first competitive match and lasting 77 minutes. Should he continue on his trend so far, Buchanan could get plenty of time in the starting lineup fairly soon after joining his new team.

AUGUST 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Signs for Werder Buchanan joined Werder Bremen after leaving Derby County on a free contract, his new club announced July 4.

Impact Buchanan has two full seasons of Championship play under his belt. Most recently, his offensive production waned logging one assist on 39 crosses in the 2021/22 season after logging three assists on 95 crosses the season before. Now in Germany, Buchanan has shown plenty of potential should he be given a chance to start.

JULY 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE