Kadeisha Buchanan caps remarkable year with top Canadian female player award
TORONTO — Defender Kadeisha Buchanan capped a remarkable campaign overseas Thursday with a domestic triumph, earning Canadian female soccer player of the year honours for the second time in three years.
The 22-year-old from Brampton, Ont., became the first Canadian international to hoist the Champions League trophy in June when Lyon defeated Paris Saint-Germain 7-6 in a penalty shootout in the final of European women’s club soccer showcase.
“An experience I’ll never forget,” said Buchanan.
Lyon, which had already captured the French league title and Cup, won the treble for the second year in a row.