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Brampton's Buchanan Wins Canada Soccer Female Player Of The Year

By OSA News, 12/17/15, 4:00PM EST

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Canada Soccer has announced that Kadeisha Buchanan is the female selection for the 2015 BMO Canadian Players of the Year award. The Canadian centre back from Brampton was honoured from a vote shared by Canadian media (50%) and Canadian coaches (50%).

Buchanan is one of two winners of the 2015 BMO Canadian Players of the Year award. Her co-winner (the male selection) will be announced on Friday December 18.

"Kadeisha has had an incredible year, shining brightly on the world's biggest stage at the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 with millions of Canadians watching," said Victor Montagliani, Canada Soccer President. "Still only 20 years old, she will be a leader for Canada at the international level for years to come. We congratulate her, her family, her teammates, and all the coaches that have helped her grow as a footballer."

“We’re thrilled for Kadeisha Buchanan, this year’s winner of the BMO Canadians Player of the Year award, for her leadership both on and off the soccer field,” said Connie Stefankiewicz, Chief Marketing Officer, BMO Financial Group. “Kadeisha exemplifies the spirit of soccer and sport that we foster and celebrate at BMO.”

In 2015, Buchanan was a superstar on the biggest stage on the world - the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015. With some 20.8 million Canadians watching the record-setting tournament on television, Buchanan won the Best Young Player Award as Canada finished sixth overall in the standings after placing first in Group A. She was named to the tournament's All-Star Team and, by year's end, was a top-10 finalist for FIFA Women's World Player of the Year as the only centre back included on the list.

With still one match remaining on her 2015 international season (the December 20 final at the Torneio Internacional de Natal), Buchanan has already secured a second-place finish at the Cyprus Women's Cup and a fourth place finish at the Pan American Games. She has helped Canada post clean sheets in nine of 17 international matches.

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