Tajon Buchanan

Tajon Buchanan (born February 8, 1999) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for American club New England Revolution as a forward.

Tajon Buchanan
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-08) February 8, 1999
Place of birth Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Winger
Full-back
Club information
Current team
 New England Revolution
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2014 Mississauga Falcons
2015–2017 Real Colorado
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Syracuse Orange 33 (12)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Sigma FC 7 (2)
2019– New England Revolution 33 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 8, 2020

Club career

Early career

Buchanan won the 2014 IMG cup with the Mississauga Falcons before joining USSDA academy Real Colorado.[1]

Buchanan spent two years playing college soccer at Syracuse University between 2017 and 2018, making 33 appearances, scoring 12 goals and tallying 6 assists.[2] After two years with the Orange, Buchanan opted to leave early and signed a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer ahead of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.[3]

In summer 2018, Buchanan played for League1 Ontario side Sigma FC, making seven appearances and scoring two goals.[4]

New England Revolution

On January 11, 2019, Buchanan was selected 9th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution.[5] He made his professional debut on March 9, 2019, as an 81st-minute substitute during a 2-0 loss to Columbus Crew SC.[6] On November 24, 2020, he scored his first MLS Cup playoffs goal, scoring the second and final goal in a 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Union

International career

Youth

Buchanon was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[7]

Senior

He accepted an invite for the Canadian senior national team camp for January 2021.[8]

Statistics

Club
As of December 6, 2020[9][10]
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sigma FC League1 Ontario 2018 7200———72
New England Revolution MLS 2019 10000100000110
2020 2324100001[lower-alpha 1]0283
Total 33241100010393
Career Total 40441100010465
  1. Knockout round of the MLS is Back Tournament.

References
  1. "Tajon Buchanan - Men's Soccer". Syracuse University. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. "Tajon Buchanon - Men's Soccer - Syracuse University Athletics".
  3. Galarcep, Ives (January 1, 2019). "MLS SuperDraft: Amaya, Buchanan to headline MLS Generation adidas class".
  4. "Tajon Buchanan 2018". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. "Revolution take forwards Tajon Buchanan, DeJuan Jones in MLS draft". January 11, 2019.
  6. "Boxscore: New England Revolution vs. Columbus Crew SC 03/09/19 - Matchcenter". March 9, 2019.
  7. "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  8. Davidson, Neil (December 23, 2020). "TFC's Ayo Akinola accepts invite to Canadian national team camp". CBC.
  9. Soccerway. "Tajon Buchanan profile".
  10. League1 Ontario. "Tajon Buchanan profile".
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