| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Amble, England | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Morpeth Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Hartlepool United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Hartlepool United | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Blyth Spartans | 66 | (3) |
| 2015 | Carlisle United | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Gateshead | 15 | (2) |
| 2016 | →Blyth Spartans (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Blyth Spartans | ||
| 2019–2021 | Spennymoor Town | 39 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Blyth Spartans | 38 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Ashington | 11 | (0) |
| 2024– | Morpeth Town | 31 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:50, 14 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Nathan John Buddle (born 29 September 1993) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as adefender forMorpeth Town. He has previously played forHartlepool United,Carlisle United andGateshead.
Buddle was born in aAmble, Northumberland. He grew up supporting Newcastle United and started out in their under-8's team and left when he was 14, whilst still at school. Buddle began his senior career withHartlepool United. Having risen through the youth ranks with the 'monkey-hangers' and having a brilliant couple of years in the youth team, he was released at the end of the 2012–13 season.
Buddle then signed a deal with non-league sideBlyth Spartans, on non contract terms.
Following some good performances for Blyth, including being part of their incredible FA Cup run which saw them defeat Buddle's former club Hartlepool United, Buddle signed for League Two sideCarlisle United following a successful trial spell. The contract lasted until the end of the 2014–15 season. Buddle was then offered a new deal with the cumbrians but opted to sign forGateshead at the start of the 2015–16 campaign.[1]
Buddle left Carlisle after limited opportunities in Cumbria, and announced that he was signing forNational League team Gateshead on 26 June 2015,[2] making his debut in a 2–1 victory overBoreham Wood on 15 August.[3] He scored his first goal for Gateshead in a 1–2 defeat againstWelling United on 19 September.[4]
On 4 January 2016, former club Blyth Spartans announced Buddle was to return on a 28-day loan,[5] which was finalised three days later.[6] This move was made permanent on 4 February 2016, after his Gateshead contract was cancelled by mutual consent.[7][8]
On 28 May 2019 it was confirmed, that Buddle had joinedSpennymoor Town.[9]
In June 2023, Buddle joined Northern Premier League Division One East clubAshington, having previously played for the club's juniors teams.[10] He departed the club in March 2024.[11]
| Club | Season | Division | League[A] | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[B] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hartlepool United | 2012–13[12] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blyth Spartans | 2013–14[13] | NPL Premier Division | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 3 |
| 2014–15[14] | NPL Premier Division | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 2 | |
| Total | 66 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 83 | 5 | ||
| Carlisle United | 2014–15[15] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Gateshead | 2015–16[16] | National League | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
| Total | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Blyth Spartans (loan) | 2015–16[17] | NPL Premier Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Blyth Spartans | 2015–16 | NPL Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Career totals | 89 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 107 | 9 | ||
