Guillaume Buckley

Guillaume 'Gilly' Buckley (born 9 February 1989) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He is a defender who is currently playing for Capricorn Cougars.

Reality Television
In 2009, Buckley was chosen from a large pool of young footballers throughout Australia to take part in a reality television program Football Superstar to be aired on Foxtel. After proceeding through to the final 15 contestants, he was unable to win the professional contract with A-League club Melbourne Victory.

Club career
After a successful first season at Sydney University, Buckley was offered a youth team contract with Romanian club, FC Dinamo Bucureşti. After a short stint in Romania, Buckley returned to Sydney University. 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, the top flight of football in New South Wales. Due to contractual obligations with Sydney University, he was unable to transfer before the transfer deadline. At the end of 2009, Buckley was invited to join French club AS Cannes, 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 for the remainder of the 2010-11 season.