Tajon Trevor Buchanan (born February 8, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Belgian First Division A side Club Brugge and the Canada national team.
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Full name | Tajon Trevor Buchanan[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-02-08) February 8, 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Brampton YSC | |||
Mississauga Falcons | |||
2015–2017 | Real Colorado | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Syracuse Orange | 33 | (12) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Sigma FC | 7 | (2) |
2019–2021 | New England Revolution | 50 | (8) |
2021– | Club Brugge | 22 | (2) |
2021 | → New England Revolution (loan) | 10 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2021 | Canada U23 | 4 | (2) |
2021– | Canada | 26 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 13, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 17, 2022 |
Buchanan was born and raised in Brampton, Ontario and is of Jamaican descent.[2] His father passed away when Buchanan was seven years old.[3] He began playing soccer with Brampton Youth SC, when he was eight.[4] Buchanan won the 2014 IMG Cup with the Mississauga Falcons.[5] At the age of 15 he moved with his best friend and his father and former coach, Chrys Chrysanthou, to Colorado where he joined the USSDA academy Real Colorado.[3]
Buchanan spent two years playing college soccer at Syracuse University between 2017 and 2018, making 33 appearances, scoring 12 goals and tallying 6 assists.[6] After two years with the Orange, Buchanan opted to leave early and signed a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer ahead of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.[7]
In summer 2018, Buchanan played for League1 Ontario side Sigma FC, making seven appearances and scoring two goals.[8]
On January 11, 2019, Buchanan was selected 9th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution.[9] He made his professional debut on March 9, 2019, as an 81st-minute substitute during a 2–0 loss to Columbus Crew SC.[10] On November 24, 2020, he scored his first MLS Cup playoffs goal, scoring the second and final goal in a 2–0 win over the Philadelphia Union.
During the 2021 season Buchanan's continued good form for the Revolution earned him a nomination to the MLS squad for the 2021 MLS All-Star Game in August 2021.[11]
In August 2021, Buchanan signed a 3 and a half year deal with Belgian First Division A champions Club Brugge. Buchanan was loaned back to New England Revolution for the remainder of the 2021 MLS season.[12][13] He made his debut for Brugge against Sint-Truiden on January 15, 2022.[14] Buchanan scored his first goal for Brugge on April 24 against Antwerp.[15]
Buchanan was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[16] A year later, he was named to the final squad for the rescheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[17] In Canada's opening match Buchanan scored a brace in a 2–0 victory over El Salvador.[18] He was named the 2020 Canada Soccer Youth International Player of the Year.[19]
He accepted an invite for the Canadian senior national team camp for January 2021.[20] Buchanan was called up in June 2021 for the coming World Cup qualification matches against Aruba and Suriname, and subsequently made his senior-team debut against Aruba, setting up two goals in a 7–0 victory.[21] On June 18 Buchanan was named to Canada's 60-man preliminary squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[22] On July 1 he was called up to the final 23-man squad.[23] He scored his first goal for the senior team on July 29 against Mexico in the semi-final stage of the Gold Cup, netting the equalizer in an eventual 2–1 defeat.[24] Buchanan's play at the tournament was widely praised by the region's media and at the conclusion of the competition he was named as the recipient of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Best Young Player Award.[25]
In November 2022, Buchanan was named to Canada's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[26]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sigma FC | 2018 | League1 Ontario | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
New England Revolution | 2019 | MLS | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
2020 | 23[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | — | — | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 28 | 3 | ||||
2021 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 6 | |||
Total | 50 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 9 | ||
New England Revolution (loan) | 2021 | MLS | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |
Club Brugge | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
2022–23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
Total | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
Career total | 89 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 103 | 16 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Canada | 2021 | 16 | 3 |
2022 | 11 | 1 | |
Total | 27 | 4 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | July 29, 2021 | NRG Stadium, Houston, United States | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
2 | September 8, 2021 | BMO Field, Toronto, Canada | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | October 13, 2021 | BMO Field, Toronto, Canada | ![]() |
3–1 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | March 27, 2022 | BMO Field, Toronto, Canada | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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