Kadeisha Buchanan

Kadeisha Buchanan
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-11-05) 5 November 1995
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
Years	Team
2013–	West Virginia Mountaineers
National team^‡
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012	Canada U-17	9	(0)
2013–	Canada	34	(2)
† Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 15, 2015

Kadeisha Buchanan (born 5 November 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player for the West Virginia Mountaineers. She is a member of the Canadian national team. She was 14 years when she was recruited to the Canadian youth program in 2010 with coach David Benning. ShE won a silver medal at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U-17 championship in Guatemala

Playing career

International

Buchanan scored her first international goal against the United States on 8 May 2014 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in front of the second largest crowd to ever watch a women's soccer game in Canada.^[1] The game ended in 1–1 draw.

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	90.Start	1.1	37	5150.01005 1–0	5050.01005 1–1	Friendly

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. She grew up in the greater Toronto area, more specifically Brampton and Mississauga.Buchanan was one of twelve children. She was one of the youngest female soccer players to play on any women's national team. Kadeisha was enrolled in general studies. She made it to the Garret Ford Academic Honour Roll and The Big 12 Comissioner's Honour Roll. ^[2] Buchanan attends West Virginia University, where she plays collegiate soccer for the Mountaineers. During highschool, Buchanan was a full Canadian National Team Member. She attended Cardinal Leger Catholic Secondary School. Soccer wasn't the only sport she played, she also played flag football, volleyball, and basketball. ^[3]

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