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Tajon Buchanan
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-08) February 8, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 New England Revolution
Number 17
Youth career
–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)
2019– New England Revolution 50 (6)
International career‡
2021 Canada U23 4 (2)
2021– Canada 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 3, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 29, 2021

Tajon Buchanan (born February 8, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution and the Canada national team.

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

Buchanan was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[7] A year later, he was named to the final squad for the re-scheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[8] In Canada's opening match Buchanan scored a brace in a 2–0 victory over El Salvador.[9]

Senior

He accepted an invite for the Canadian senior national team camp for January 2021.[10] Buchanan was called up in June 2021 for the coming World Cup qualification matches against Aruba and Suriname, and subsequently made his senior-team debut against Aruba, setting up two goals in a 7–0 victory.[11] On June 18 Buchanan was named to Canada's 60-man preliminary squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[12] On July 1 he was called-up to the final 23-man squad.[13] He scored his first goal for the senior team on July 29 against Mexico in the semi-final stage of the Gold Cup, netting the equalizer in an eventual 2-1 defeat.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of July 3, 2021[15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
New England Revolution MLS 2019 10 0 — 1 0 — — 11 0
2020 23 2 4 1 — — 1[a] 0 28 3
2021 12 3 0 0 0 0 — — 12 3
Total 45 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 51 6
Career total 45 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 51 6
  1. ^ Knockout round of the MLS is Back Tournament.

International

As of July 29, 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Canada 2021 9 1
Total 9 1
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Buchanan goal.
List of international goals scored by Tajon Buchanan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 July 29, 2021 NRG Stadium, Houston, United States  Mexico 1–1 1–2 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Semi-final

Honours

Individual

  • 2020 Canadian Youth International Player of the Year[17]

References

  1. ^ "Tajon Buchanan - Men's Soccer". Syracuse University. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Tajon Buchanan - Men's Soccer - Syracuse University Athletics".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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. ^ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING". March 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Jacques, John (March 19, 2021). "Buchanan Brace Leads Canada To Olympic Qualifying Opener Win".
  10. ^ Davidson, Neil (December 23, 2020). "TFC's Ayo Akinola accepts invite to Canadian national team camp". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  11. ^ "Canada beats Aruba, sets up crucial World Cup qualifier against Suriname". Sportsnet. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  12. ^ "Davies, David highlight Canada's preliminary roster for Gold Cup". June 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES 2021 CONCACAF GOLD CUP ROSTER". Jul 1, 2021.
  14. ^ "CANADA IMPRESSES IN 1:2 LOSS TO MEXICO IN CONCACAF GOLD CUP SEMIFINAL". July 30, 2021.
  15. ^ Soccerway. "Tajon Buchanan profile".
  16. ^ League1 Ontario. "Tajon Buchanan profile".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ Soccerway. "Tajon Buchanan and Jade Rose Named Canadian Youth International Players of the year".
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