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Kadeisha Buchanan
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Buchanan with Canada in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-11-05) November 5, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.70m
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current club Chelsea
Number 26
Youth career
2004–2010 Brampton Brams United
2011–2013 Erin Mills SC
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 19 (0)
National team‡
2012 Canada U-17 9 (0)
2014 Canada U-20 4 (0)
2015 Canada U-23 4 (0)
2013– Canada 140 (4)
Honours
Women's soccer
Representing  Canada
CONCACAF W Championship
Runner-up 2018
Olympic Games
Gold 2020 Team
Bronze 2016 Team
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 10, 2023.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 5, 2023

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.

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

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. She was enrolled in general studies and earned a place on the Garret Ford Academic Honor Roll.

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, and won numerous more accolades.

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. 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. In January 2017, it was announced that Buchanan had signed with Olympique Lyonnais of Division 1. In June 2018, Buchanan would sign a three-year contract extension which would keep her with Lyon until 2022.

Chelsea

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

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. 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.

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. 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.

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, as well as being named Canadian Women's Player of the Year, and being nominated for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or.

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

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

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National 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 D1 Féminine 16 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 24 0
2018–19 D1 Féminine 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
2019–20 D1 Féminine 5 0 3 0 0 0 7 1 15 1
2020–21 D1 Féminine 20 4 1 0 0 0 6 0 27 4
2021–22 D1 Féminine 18 1 2 0 0 0 13 2 33 3
Total 78 6 17 0 0 0 35 3 130 9
Chelsea 2022–23 Women's Super League 16 0 2 0 2 0 8 0 28 0
2023–24 Women's Super League 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Total 19 0 2 0 2 0 9 0 32 0
Career total 97 6 19 0 2 0 44 3 162 9

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Canada 2013 15 0
2014 11 1
2015 18 1
2016 19 1
2017 9 0
2018 9 0
2019 14 1
2020 6 0
2021 12 0
2022 15 0
2023 12 0
Total 140 4
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, Winnipeg, Canada Flag of the United States.svg United States 1–1 1–1 Friendly
2 January 11, 2015 Shenzhen Bay Sports Center, Shenzhen, China Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 2–1 2–1 Four Nations Tournament
3 February 14, 2016 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 6–0 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
4 June 10, 2019 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France Flag of Cameroon.svg 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

Chelsea

Canada U17

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

Canada

Individual

  • MAC Hermann Trophy: 2016
  • Hardman Award: 2016
  • Honda Sports Award: 2016
  • Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award nominee: 2017
  • FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2015
  • IFFHS Women’s CONCACAF Team of the Year: 2021
  • Canadian Player of the Year: 2015, 2017, 2020
  • FIFA Women's World Cup Best Young Player: 2015
  • IFFHS CONCACAF Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Kadeisha Buchanan para niños

  • 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
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