Kadeisha Buchanan

Buchanan played college soccer at West Virginia University, for the Mountaineers, where she co-captained the team, and won numerous accolades.[8]

In 2013, she played 4 games for the Toronto Lady Lynx, a USL W-League team. She, amazingly, scored a goal there.

In 2014, she played a game for the Ottawa Fury Women, as well as 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.[9][10] She only played one game, however––a 9–0 win over Darby.

Upon graduating from West Virginia University, Buchanan was a highly rated prospect prior to the 2017 NWSL College Draft. In December 2016, Buchanan was being linked with a move to Europe, along with fellow Canadian team member Ashley Lawrence.[11] In January 2017, it was announced that Buchanan had signed with Olympique Lyonnais of Division 1 Féminine.[12] In June 2018, Buchanan would sign a three-year contract extension which would keep her with Lyon until 2022.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15]

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.[16] 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.[17]

In 2015, Buchanan established herself as one of the best defenders in the world, winning the Young Player Award in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup,[18] as well as being named Canadian Women's Player of the Year,[19] and being nominated for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or.[20]

On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[21]

On February 9, 2020, Buchanan played her 100th match for Canada in a 0–3 loss against the United States.[22]

• 2016 winner of the Missouri Athletic Club's (MAC) Hermann Trophy. 2015 Finalist (1 of 3) for the MAC Hermann Trophy. The award represents the highest level of individual achievement in NCAA women's soccer.[23]
• 2016 Hardman Award, honouring West Virginia amateur athletes. First WV woman honoured since Mary Lou Retton, Olympic gold medalist, in 1984.[24]
• 2016 Winner of the Honda Sports Award as the top collegiate soccer player in the United States[25][26]
• Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award nominee: 2017[27]

Olympique Lyonnais

• Division 1 Féminine: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
• Coupe de France: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20
• UEFA Women's Champions League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20

Canada

• 2012 Won a silver medal at the CONCACAF Women's U-17 championship in Guatemala[28]
• Summer Olympic Games: Bronze Medal, 2016
• Algarve Cup: Winner 2016
• Four Nations Tournament: Winner 2015

• Canadian Player of the Year: 2015, 2017, 2020[29]
• FIFA Women's World Cup Best Young Player: 2015[30]
• FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI 2015[31]
• IFFHS CONCACAF Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020[32]

As of February 6, 2021[33][34]

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	May 8, 2014	Investors Group Field	United States	1–1	1–1	Friendly
2	January 11, 2015	Shenzhen Bay Sports Center	South Korea	2–1	2–1	Four Nations Tournament
3	February 14, 2016	BBVA Compass Stadium	Trinidad and Tobago	3–0	6–0	CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifier
4	June 10, 2019	Stade de la Mosson	Cameroon	1–0	1–0	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup