Kadeisha Buchanan

Kadeisha Buchanan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-11-05) November 5, 1995
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	West Virginia Mountaineers
Number	88
Youth career
2013–	West Virginia Mountaineers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Toronto Lady Lynx	4	(1)
2014	Ottawa Fury	1	(0)
International career‡
2012	Canada U-17	9	(0)
2014	Canada U-20
2013–	Canada	40	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 8, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 15, 2015

Kadeisha Buchanan (born November 5, 1995), nicknamed Keisha, is a Canadian soccer player for the West Virginia Mountaineers. She is also a member of the Canadian national team. She was born in Toronto and raised in Brampton, Ontario, the youngest of seven girls in a single-parent home. She was only 17 when she made her debut for the Canada National team on January 12, 2013.

At the 2015 Women's World Cup, Buchanan won the Young Player Award.

Playing career

International

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 Women's U-17 championship in Guatemala.

When she was called up to the Canadian women's national team in 2013 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 the opening match of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Buchanan was one of Canada's starters versus China.

Awards

- 2012 Won a silver medal at the CONCACAF Women’s U-17 championship in Guatemala

- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Best Young Player Award

-2015 Finalist (1 of 3) for the 2015 Missouri Athletic Club’s (MAC) Hermann Trophy. The award represents the highest level of individual achievement in women's soccer.

-2016 Hardman Award, honoring West Virginia amateur athletes. First WV woman honored since Mary Lou Retton, Olympic gold medalist, in 1984.

International goals

	Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
Goal in match	Goal of total goals by the player in the match Sorted by total goals followed by goal number
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
	Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
	Pink background color – Continental Games or regional tournament
	Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
NOTE on background colors: Continental Games or regional tournament are sometimes also qualifier for World Cup or Olympics; information depends on the source such as the player's federation. NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	#	Min	Score	Result	Competition
1	2014-05-08	Investors Group Field	United States	Start	1.1	37	5150.01005 1–0	5050.01005 1–1	Friendly

Education and scholastic playing career

Buchanan attended Cardinal Leger Catholic Secondary School, where she played flag football, volleyball, and basketball in addition to soccer. She was enrolled in general studies. She earned a place on the Garret Ford Academic Honour Roll.

Buchanan attends West Virginia University, where she plays collegiate soccer for the Mountaineers and has qualified for the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Personal life

Both of Buchanan's parents are originally from Jamaica. Her father was born in St. Thomas, Jamaica while her mother is originally from Montego Bay. Kadeisha grew up in the greater Toronto area, specifically Brampton and Mississauga. Buchanan is the youngest of her mom's seven daughters.

External links

• Profile at CanadaSoccer.com
• Kadeisha Buchanan on Twitter