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Kadeisha Buchanan

Buchanan with Canada in 2021

Personal information

Date of birth

November 5, 1995 (age 29)

Place of birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Height

1.70m

Playing position

Centre-back

Club information

Current club

Chelsea

Number

Youth career

2004–2010

Brams United SC

2011–2013

Erin Mills SC

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps^†

(Gls)^†

2013

Toronto Lady Lynx

(1)

2014

Ottawa Fury

(0)

2016

Vaughan Azzurri

(0)

2017–2022

Lyon

(6)

2022–

Chelsea

(1)

National team^‡

2012

Canada U-17

(0)

2014

Canada U-20

(0)

2015

Canada U-23

(0)

2013–

Canada

154

(6)

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 November 10, 2024.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 25, 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.

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
Club career
International career
Career statistics
- Club
- International
Honours
See also

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, also 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
Club	Season	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	Women's Super League	16	0	2	0	2	0	8	0	28	0
	2023–24		7	1	2	0	2	0	9	0	20	1
	2024–25		5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	Total		28	1	4	0	4	0	18	0	54	1
Career total			106	7	21	0	4	0	53	3	184	10

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
	2024	14	2
Total		154	6

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	United States	1–1	1–1	Friendly
2	January 11, 2015	Shenzhen Bay Sports Center, Shenzhen, China	South Korea	2–1	2–1	2015 Four Nations Tournament
3	February 14, 2016	BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States	Trinidad and Tobago	3–0	6–0	2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
4	June 10, 2019	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France	Cameroon	1–0	1–0	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
5	February 22, 2024	Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States	El Salvador	5–0	6–0	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
6	June 4, 2024	BMO Field, Toronto, Canada	Mexico	1–0	1–1	Friendly