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Kadeisha Buchanan (born November 5, 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a centre-back for English Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Canada national team. Born in Toronto and raised in Brampton, Ontario, she is the youngest of seven girls in a single-parent home and was only 17 when she made her debut for the national team on January 12, 2013.[3]

Kadeisha Buchanan

Kadeisha Buchanan at the Pan Am Games
Personal information
Full name	Kadeisha Buchanan[1]
Date of birth	(1995-11-05) November 5, 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Chelsea
Number	26
Youth career
2004–2010	Brampton Brams United[2]
2011–2013	Erin Mills SC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	West Virginia Mountaineers	91	(8)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Toronto Lady Lynx	4	(1)
2014	Ottawa Fury	1	(0)
2016	Vaughan Azzurri	1	(0)
2017–2022	Lyon	78	(6)
2022–	Chelsea	6	(0)
National team‡
2012	Canada U-17	9	(0)
2014	Canada U-20	4	(0)
2015	Canada U-23	4	(0)
2013–	Canada	128	(4)
Honours Women's football Representing  Canada CONCACAF W Championship Runner-up 2018 Olympic Games 2020 Team 2016 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 6, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 15, 2022

Buchanan is a three-time Canadian Player of the Year, winning the award in 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, she is the youngest of seven girls in a single-parent home. Both of Buchanan's parents are originally from Jamaica. Her father was born in Saint Thomas Parish while her mother is originally from Montego Bay. Kadeisha grew up in the greater Toronto area, specifically Brampton and Mississauga. Buchanan is the youngest of her mom's seven daughters. There are 11 siblings in total. Buchanan attended Cardinal Leger Secondary School, where she played flag football, volleyball, and basketball in addition to 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 Féminine.[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 Women's 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 Women's 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 Women's 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 November 6, 2022[24][25]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyon	2016–17	D1 Féminine	8	0	4	0	0	0	5	0	17	0
	2017–18		16	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	24	0
	2018–19		11	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
	2019–20		5	0	3	0	0	0	7	1	15	1
	2020–21		20	4	1	0	0	0	6	0	27	4
	2021–22		18	1	2	0	0	0	13	2	33	3
	Total		78	6	17	0	0	0	35	3	130	9
Chelsea	2022–23	FA WSL	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	0
Career total			84	6	17	0	0	0	37	3	138	9

International

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.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	May 8, 2014	Investors Group Field	United States	1–1	1–1	Friendly
2	January 11, 2015	Shenzhen Bay Sports Center	South Korea	2–1	2–1	Four Nations Tournament
3	February 14, 2016	BBVA Compass Stadium	Trinidad and Tobago	3–0	6–0	2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
4	June 10, 2019	Stade de la Mosson	Cameroon	1–0	1–0	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honours

Olympique Lyonnais

• Division 1 Féminine: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021-22
• Coupe de France: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20
• UEFA Women's Champions League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021-22

Canada U17

• CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship: runner-up 2012 [16]

Canada

• Summer Olympics: 2020; bronze medal: 2016
• Algarve Cup: 2016
• Four Nations Tournament: 2015

Individual

• MAC Hermann Trophy: 2016[26]
• Hardman Award: 2016[27]
• Honda Sports Award: 2016[28][29]
• Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award nominee: 2017[30]
• FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2015[31]
• IFFHS Women’s CONCACAF Team of the Year: 2021
• Canadian Player of the Year: 2015, 2017, 2020[32]
• FIFA Women's World Cup Best Young Player: 2015[33]
• IFFHS CONCACAF Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020[34]

See also

• List of FIFA Women's World Cup goalscorers
• List of women's footballers with 100 or more international caps
• List of Olympic medalists in football
• List of Canadian sports personalities
• List of Nike sponsorships
• List of LGBT sportspeople

References

External links

• Kadeisha Buchanan at the Canadian Soccer Association
• Kadeisha Buchanan at Soccerway
• Kadeisha Buchanan on Twitter

На других языках

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[de] Kadeisha Buchanan

Kadeisha Buchanan (* 5. November 1995 in Toronto, Ontario) ist eine kanadische Fußballnationalspielerin mit jamaikanischen Eltern.

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- [en] Kadeisha Buchanan

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[fr] Kadeisha Buchanan

Kadeisha Buchanan (née le 5 novembre 1995 à Toronto) est une joueuse canadienne de soccer (football) qui évolue au poste de défenseur au club de Chelsea FC. Elle fréquente l'université de Virginie-Occidentale (West Virginia University) et s'aligne pour l'équipe de soccer des Mountaineers, ainsi que pour l'équipe du Canada de soccer féminin.

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[it] Kadeisha Buchanan

Kadeisha Buchanan (Toronto, 5 novembre 1995) è una calciatrice canadese, difensore del Chelsea e della nazionale canadese.

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[ru] Бьюкенен, Кадейша

Кадейша Бьюкенен (англ. Kadeisha Buchanan; род. 5 ноября 1995[1][2], Торонто) — канадская футболистка, полузащитник клуба «Олимпик Лион» и сборной Канады. Олимпийская чемпионка.

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