Not to be confused with British singer-songwriter, Keisha Buchanan.
Kadeisha Buchanan
Buchanan with Canada in 2021
Personal information
Full name
Kadeisha Buchanan[1]
Date of birth
(1995-11-05) November 5, 1995 (age 28)
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
Brampton Brams United[2]
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
23
(1)
International career‡
2012
Canada U-17
9
(0)
2014
Canada U-20
4
(0)
2015
Canada U-23
4
(0)
2013–
Canada
147
(5)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing Canada
CONCACAF W Championship
Runner-up
2018
Olympic Games
2020
Team
2016
Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 17, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 9, 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.[3]
Buchanan is a three-time Canadian Player of the Year, winning the award in the years of 2015, 2017, and 2020.[4] At the 2015 Women's World Cup, she won the FIFA Young Player Award.[5]
^"Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 – List of Players: Canada" (PDF). FIFA. August 5, 2021. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^"Pro: First Youth Registration List" (PDF).
^Kadeisha Buchanan at the Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
^"Kadeisha Buchanan named Canada's top women's soccer player". CBC. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
^"Buchanan named Hyundai Best Young Player". FIFA.com. July 6, 2015. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
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