Kadeisha Buchanan

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Kadeisha Buchanan
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Buchanan with Canada in 2021
Personal information
Full name Kadeisha Buchanan [1]
Date of birth (1995-11-05) November 5, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 26
Youth career
2004–2010 Brampton Brams United [2]
2011–2013 Erin Mills SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 West Virginia Mountaineers 91 (8)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Toronto Lady Lynx 4 (1)
2014 Ottawa Fury 1 (0)
2016 Vaughan Azzurri 1 (0)
2017–2022 Lyon 78 (6)
2022– Chelsea 23 (1)
International career‡
2012 Canada U-17 9 (0)
2014 Canada U-20 4 (0)
2015 Canada U-23 4 (0)
2013– Canada 147 (5)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
CONCACAF W Championship
Runner-up 2018
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 17, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 9, 2024

Kadeisha Buchanan (born November 5, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for English Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Canada women's national team. Born in Toronto and raised in Brampton, Ontario, she is the youngest of seven girls in a single-parent home. Buchanan was only 17 when she made her debut for the national team on January 13, 2013. [3]

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Buchanan is a three-time Canadian Player of the Year, winning the award in the years of 2015, 2017, and 2020. [4] At the 2015 Women's World Cup, she won the FIFA Young Player Award. [5]

Early life

Born in Toronto and raised in Brampton, Ontario, Buchanan is the youngest of seven girls (ten siblings total) in a single-parent home. Buchanan's parents are originally from Jamaica, her father was born in Saint Thomas Parish and her mother in Montego Bay. Kadeisha grew up in the greater Toronto area, specifically Brampton and Mississauga. Buchanan attended Cardinal Leger Secondary School, where she played flag football, volleyball, basketball, and soccer. [6] She was enrolled in general studies and earned a place on the Garret Ford Academic Honor Roll. [7]

Buchanan played college soccer at West Virginia University, for the Mountaineers, where she co-captained the team, qualified for the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll, [7] and won numerous more accolades. [8]

Club career

Early career

In 2013, Buchanan played four games for the Toronto Lady Lynx, a USL W-League team. In 2014, she played a game for the Ottawa Fury Women, as well as in the W-League, right before they folded. In June 2016, Buchanan signed with Vaughan Azzurri of League1 Ontario to get game action prior to the 2016 Rio Olympics. [9] [10] She only played one game, however––a 9–0 win over Darby.

Lyon

Upon graduating from West Virginia University, Buchanan was a highly rated prospect prior to the 2017 NWSL College Draft. In December 2016, she was being linked with a move to Europe, along with fellow Canadian team member Ashley Lawrence. [11] In January 2017, it was announced that Buchanan had signed with Olympique Lyonnais of Division 1. [12] In June 2018, Buchanan would sign a three-year contract extension which would keep her with Lyon until 2022. [13]

Chelsea

On June 10, 2022, Chelsea confirmed the signing of Buchanan on a three year deal. [14]

International career

Buchanan was 14 years old when she was recruited to the Canadian youth program in 2010. She won a silver medal at the 2012 CONCACAF W U-17 Championship in Guatemala. [15] When she was called up to the Canadian women's national team on January 12, 2013, against China while still in high school, Buchanan became one of the youngest players on any women's national team. [16]

Buchanan scored her first international goal against the United States on May 8, 2014, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in front of the second largest crowd to ever watch a women's soccer game in Canada. [17] The game ended in a 1–1 draw. Buchanan was also named Canada's Under-20 Women's Player of the Year in 2013, and anchored the host nation's defence at the 2014 Women's U-20 World Cup Canada in 2014. [18]

In 2015, Buchanan established herself as one of the best defenders in the world, winning the Young Player Award in the 2015 FIFA World Cup, [19] as well as being named Canadian Women's Player of the Year, [20] and being nominated for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or. [21]

On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA World Cup. [22]

On February 9, 2020, Buchanan played her 100th match for Canada in a 0–3 loss against the United States. [23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played April 17, 2024 [24] [25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon 2016–17 D1 Féminine 80400050170
2017–18 D1 Féminine160400040240
2018–19 D1 Féminine111300000141
2019–20 D1 Féminine50300071151
2020–21 D1 Féminine204100060274
2021–22 D1 Féminine1812000132333
Total786170003531309
Chelsea 2022–23 Women's Super League 160202080280
2023–24 Women's Super League71202050161
Total2314040130441
Career total10172104048317210

International

As of match played April 9, 2024 [26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Canada 2013150
2014111
2015181
2016191
201790
201890
2019141
202060
2021120
2022150
2023120
202471
Total1475
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Buchanan goal.
List of international goals scored by Kadeisha Buchanan
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1May 8, 2014 Investors Group Field, Winnipeg, Canada Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1–11–1 Friendly
2January 11, 2015 Shenzhen Bay Sports Center, Shenzhen, China Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2–12–1 2015 Four Nations Tournament
3February 14, 2016 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 3–06–0 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
4June 10, 2019 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–01–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
5February 22, 2024 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United StatesFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 5–06–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup

Honours

West Virginia Mountaineers

Olympique Lyonnais

Chelsea

Canada U17

Canada

Individual

See also

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