Kadeisha Buchanan facts for kids
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Buchanan with Canada in 2021
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| Date of birth | November 5, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2010 | Brams United SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Erin Mills SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2012 | Canada U-17 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Canada U-20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Canada U-23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Canada | 154 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kadeisha Buchanan (born November 5, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player. She plays as a defender, specifically a centre-back, for the English club Chelsea in the Women's Super League. She also plays for the Canadian national team. Kadeisha was born in Toronto and grew up in Brampton, Ontario. She was only 17 when she first played for the national team on January 13, 2013.
Kadeisha has won the Canadian Player of the Year award three times (in 2015, 2017, and 2020). At the 2015 Women's World Cup, she received the FIFA Young Player Award. This award is given to the best young player in the tournament.
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Early Life and Education
Kadeisha Buchanan was born in Toronto and grew up in Brampton, Ontario. She is the youngest of seven girls in her family. Her parents are from Jamaica. Kadeisha went to Cardinal Leger Secondary School. There, she played many sports, including flag football, volleyball, basketball, and soccer.
She later played college soccer at West Virginia University for the Mountaineers team. She was a co-captain of the team and won many awards during her time there.
Club Career Highlights
Starting Her Journey
In 2013, Kadeisha played four games for the Toronto Lady Lynx. This was a team in the USL W-League. In 2014, she played one game for the Ottawa Fury Women in the same league. In 2016, she joined Vaughan Azzurri to get more playing time before the 2016 Rio Olympics. She played one game, which her team won 9–0.
Playing for Lyon
After finishing college, Kadeisha was a highly sought-after player. In January 2017, she signed with Olympique Lyonnais, a top club in France's Division 1. In June 2018, she signed a new contract to stay with Lyon until 2022. During her time at Lyon, she helped the team win many important titles.
Joining Chelsea
On June 10, 2022, Chelsea announced that Kadeisha Buchanan had signed a three-year contract with them. She now plays as a key defender for the English club.
International Career Highlights
Kadeisha Buchanan joined the Canadian youth soccer program in 2010 when she was just 14 years old. She won a silver medal at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Guatemala.
On January 12, 2013, while still in high school, she was called up to play for the Canadian women's national team. This made her one of the youngest players ever to join a women's national team.
Kadeisha scored her first goal for Canada on May 8, 2014, against the United States. The game was in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and ended in a 1–1 tie. She was also named Canada's Under-20 Women's Player of the Year in 2013.
In 2015, Kadeisha became known as one of the best defenders in the world. She won the Young Player Award at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was also named Canadian Women's Player of the Year.
On February 9, 2020, Kadeisha played her 100th game for Canada. This is a big achievement for any soccer player. She continues to be a vital part of the Canadian national team.
Honours and Awards
Kadeisha Buchanan has won many awards and championships throughout her career:
West Virginia Mountaineers
- Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament: 2013, 2014, 2016
Olympique Lyonnais
- Division 1 Féminine (French League): 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
- Coupe de France Féminine (French Cup): 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20
- UEFA Women's Champions League (European Champions League): 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
Chelsea
- Women's Super League (English League): 2022–23, 2023–24
- Women's FA Cup: 2022–23
Canada U17
- CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship: Runner-up in 2012
Canada National Team
- Summer Olympics: Gold medal in 2020; Bronze medal in 2016
- Algarve Cup: 2016
- Four Nations Tournament: 2015
Individual Awards
- MAC Hermann Trophy: 2016 (Award for the best college soccer player in the US)
- FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2015 (Recognizes the best players in the world)
- Canadian Player of the Year: 2015, 2017, 2020
- FIFA Women's World Cup Best Young Player: 2015
- Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
See also
- 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
