Tajon Buchanan

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Tajon Buchanan
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-08) February 8, 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Club Brugge
Number 17
Youth career
Brampton YSC
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)
2019–2021 New England Revolution 50 (8)
2021– Club Brugge 8 (0)
2021 → New England Revolution (loan) 10 (2)
National team‡
2021 Canada U23 4 (2)
2021– Canada 19 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 20, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 30, 2022

Tajon Buchanan (born February 8, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Canada national team.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Buchanan began playing soccer with Brampton Youth SC, when he was eight.[1] Buchanan won the 2014 IMG Cup with the Mississauga Falcons before joining USSDA academy Real Colorado.[2]

Buchanan spent two years playing college soccer at Syracuse University between 2017 and 2018, making 33 appearances, scoring 12 goals and tallying 6 assists.[3] 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.[4]

In summer 2018, Buchanan played for League1 Ontario side Sigma FC, making seven appearances and scoring two goals.[5]

New England Revolution[]

On January 11, 2019, Buchanan was selected 9th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution.[6] He made his professional debut on March 9, 2019, as an 81st-minute substitute during a 2–0 loss to Columbus Crew SC.[7] 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.

During the 2021 season Buchanan's continued good form for the Revolution earned him a nomination to the MLS squad for the 2021 MLS All-Star Game in August 2021.[8]

Club Brugge[]

In August 2021, Buchanan signed a 3 and a half year deal with Belgian First Division A champions Club Brugge. Buchanan was loaned back to New England Revolution for the remainder of the 2021 MLS season.[9][10] He made his debut for Brugge against Sint-Truiden on January 15, 2022.[11]

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.[12] A year later, he was named to the final squad for the rescheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[13] In Canada's opening match Buchanan scored a brace in a 2–0 victory over El Salvador.[14]

Senior[]

He accepted an invite for the Canadian senior national team camp for January 2021.[15] 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.[16] On June 18 Buchanan was named to Canada's 60-man preliminary squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[17] On July 1 he was called up to the final 23-man squad.[18] 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.[19] Buchanan's play at the tournament was widely praised by the region's media and at the conclusion of the competition he was named as the recipient of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Best Young Player Award.[20]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played March 20, 2022[21][22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sigma FC 2018 League1 Ontario 7 2 — — — — 7 2
New England Revolution 2019 MLS 10 0 — 1 0 — — 11 0
2020 23[a] 2 4 1 — — 1[b] 0 28 3
2021 17 6 0 0 0 0 — — 17 6
Total 50 8 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 55 9
Club Brugge 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
New England Revolution (loan) 2021 MLS 10 2 1 1 0 0 — — 11 3
Career total 75 12 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 84 14
  1. ^ Includes three appearances in the MLS is Back Tournament group stage.
  2. ^ Appearance in the MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage.

International[]

As of match played January 30, 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Canada 2021 16 3
2022 3 0
Total 19 3
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
1 July 29, 2021 NRG Stadium, Houston, United States  Mexico 1–1 1–2 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2 September 8, 2021 BMO Field, Toronto, Canada  El Salvador 3–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 October 13, 2021  Panama 3–1 4–1

Honours[]

Club[]

New England Revolution

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tajon Buchanan Canada Soccer profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
  2. ^ "Tajon Buchanan - Men's Soccer". Syracuse University. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Tajon Buchanan - Men's Soccer - Syracuse University Athletics".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Galarcep, Ives (January 1, 2019). "MLS SuperDraft: Amaya, Buchanan to headline MLS Generation adidas class".
  5. ^ "Tajon Buchanan 2018". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Revolution take forwards Tajon Buchanan, DeJuan Jones in MLS draft". January 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "Boxscore: New England Revolution vs. Columbus Crew SC 03/09/19 - Matchcenter". March 9, 2019.
  8. ^ "2021 MLS All-Star Team Roster". August 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "Tajon Buchanan to Club Brugge". Club Brugge. August 24, 2021.
  10. ^ "New England Revolution transfer Tajon Buchanan to Club Brugge". New England Revolution. August 24, 2021.
  11. ^ Galindo, Peter (January 16, 2022). "Canadians Abroad Roundup: Buchanan, Corbeanu shining with new clubs". Sportsnet.
  12. ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  13. ^ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING". March 10, 2021.
  14. ^ Jacques, John (March 19, 2021). "Buchanan Brace Leads Canada To Olympic Qualifying Opener Win".
  15. ^ Davidson, Neil (December 23, 2020). "TFC's Ayo Akinola accepts invite to Canadian national team camp". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  16. ^ "Canada beats Aruba, sets up crucial World Cup qualifier against Suriname". Sportsnet. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  17. ^ "Davies, David highlight Canada's preliminary roster for Gold Cup". June 18, 2021.
  18. ^ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES 2021 CONCACAF GOLD CUP ROSTER". Jul 1, 2021.
  19. ^ "CANADA IMPRESSES IN 1:2 LOSS TO MEXICO IN CONCACAF GOLD CUP SEMIFINAL". July 30, 2021.
  20. ^ "Revolution stars Turner, Buchanan earn major 2021 Gold Cup awards". August 2, 2021.
  21. ^ Soccerway. "Tajon Buchanan profile".
  22. ^ League1 Ontario. "Tajon Buchanan profile".
  23. ^ "Turner, Funes Mori named to Best XI". CONCACAF. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  24. ^ "Canada's Buchanan claims Youth Player Award". CONCACAF. August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  25. ^ "Tajon Buchanan and Jade Rose Named Canadian Youth International Players of the year". Canada Soccer. December 1, 2020.

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