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Kadeisha Buchanan

Buchanan in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Kadeisha Buchanan
Date of birth	(1995-11-05) November 5, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Chelsea
Number	26
Youth career
2004–2010	Brams United SC
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	28	(1)
International career‡
2012	Canada U-17	9	(0)
2014	Canada U-20	4	(0)
2015	Canada U-23	4	(0)
2013–	Canada	154	(6)
Medal record Women's soccer Representing  Canada CONCACAF W Championship Runner-up 2018 Olympic Games Gold 2020 Team Bronze 2016 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 10, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 25, 2024

Kadeisha Buchanan (born November 5, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player. She plays as a defender, called a centre-back, for Chelsea in England. She also plays for the Canadian national team. Kadeisha grew up in Toronto and Brampton, Ontario. She is the youngest of seven sisters. She was only 17 years old when she first played for the national team on January 13, 2013.

Buchanan 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.

Early Life and College Soccer

Kadeisha Buchanan was born in Toronto and grew up in Brampton, Ontario. She is the youngest of ten children, with seven sisters. Her parents are from Jamaica. Kadeisha went to Cardinal Leger Secondary School. There, she played many sports, including flag football, volleyball, basketball, and soccer.

Buchanan played college soccer for the Mountaineers at West Virginia University. She was a co-captain for the team. She also earned many awards during her time in college.

Club Career Highlights

Starting Her Professional Journey

In 2013, Buchanan played four games for the Toronto Lady Lynx. This team was part of the USL W-League. In 2014, she played one game for the Ottawa Fury Women in the same league. In June 2016, Buchanan joined Vaughan Azzurri to get more game experience. This was before the 2016 Rio Olympics. She played one game, which her team won 9–0.

Playing for Lyon

After finishing college, Kadeisha Buchanan was a highly sought-after player. In January 2017, she signed with Olympique Lyonnais in France. This team is one of the best women's soccer clubs in the world. In June 2018, Buchanan signed a new contract to stay with Lyon until 2022.

Joining Chelsea

On June 10, 2022, Chelsea announced that Buchanan had joined their team. She signed a three-year contract with the English club.

International Career with Canada

Kadeisha Buchanan was only 14 years old when she joined the Canadian youth soccer program in 2010. She won a silver medal at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. On January 12, 2013, she was called up to the Canadian women's national team. She was still in high school at the time. This made her one of the youngest players ever on a women's national team.

Buchanan scored her first goal for Canada on May 8, 2014. This was against the United States in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The game ended in a 1–1 tie. In 2013, she was named Canada's Under-20 Women's Player of the Year. She also led Canada's defense at the 2014 Women's U-20 World Cup.

In 2015, Buchanan 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.

She played for Canada in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. On February 9, 2020, Buchanan played her 100th game for Canada. She also played for Canada in the 2020 Summer Olympics, where Canada won a gold medal.

Buchanan was part of the Canadian team for the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship. Canada finished as the runner-up in that tournament. She also played in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. In 2024, she played in the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup and the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career Statistics

Club Appearances and Goals

International Appearances and Goals

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

Awards and Achievements

Kadeisha Buchanan has won many awards throughout her soccer career:

With West Virginia Mountaineers

• Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament: 2013, 2014, 2016

With 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 Club Championship): 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22

With Chelsea

• Women's Super League (English League): 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
• Women's FA Cup (English Cup): 2022–23

With Canada U17

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

With 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 best college soccer player)
• FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2015 (Named one of 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

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