Kailen Sheridan
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 July 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Whitby, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sky Blue FC | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
Pickering SC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Clemson Tigers | 76 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Sky Blue FC | 64 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Canada U17 | ||
2014 | Canada U20 | ||
2016– | Canada | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 February 2020 |
Kailen Sheridan (born 16 July 1995) is a Canadian international footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for the Sky Blue FC of the National Women's Soccer League and the Canadian national team.
College career
Clemson University, 2013–2016
Sheridan played her college soccer for the Clemson Tigers. Sheridan played for the Tigers from 2013–2016 under coach Eddie Radwanski. Sheridan made 76 appearances for the Tigers recording 229 saves and 28 shutouts.[1] In both 2014 and 2015, Sheridan was named to the All-ACC first team. Her nomination to the team in 2014 was the first for a Tiger since 2007.[2]
Club career
Sky Blue FC, 2017–present
In January 2017, Sheridan was selected as the 23rd overall pick by Sky Blue FC at the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[3] She was later named an allocated player by Canada Soccer.[4]
Sheridan was named to the Team of the Month for May 2017, she recorded 19 saves during the month, helping Sky Blue to a 3–1–0 record.[5] Sheridan's 2018 season saw her start and play all but one of Sky Blue's games where she led the league with 7.38 goals prevented per game. [6] She started her 2019 season by winning back-to-back NWSL Saves of the Week in weeks 2 and 3.[7]
International career
Sheridan has represented Canada on the senior national team as well as numerous youth national teams including the U-17, U-20 and U-23 teams.[4] She made her debut for the senior national team in March 2016 at the 2016 Algarve Cup.[8] Sheridan was an alternate at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[9] Sheridan was called up for the 2017 Algarve Cup.[10]
Sheridan was added to the roster for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship after an injury to goalkeeper Erin McLeod.[11]
On 25 May 2019 she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 October 2019[13]
Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals! | |||
Sky Blue FC | NWSL | 2017 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
2018 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
2019 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Total | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
Career total | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Sky Blue FC Player Profile". Sky Blue FC. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Clemson Tigers Player Profile". Clemson University Athletics. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (12 January 2017). "3 Canadians taken in NWSL draft". CBC. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Sky Blue FC Allocated Kalen Sheridan as Canadian Subsidized Player". Sky Blue FC. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "NWSL MAY TEAM OF THE MONTH". 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Samantha Kerr Highlights NWSL Team of the Month". GoalNation. 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Kailen Sheridan claims another #NWSL Save of the Week". 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Johal, Harjeet (9 January 2017). "Kailen Sheridan, next in Canada's keeper pipeline". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "On the Road to Rio: Canada Soccer names roster for Algarve Cup 2016 – Canada Soccer". Canadian Soccer Association. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Defending Champion Canada announce 2017 Algarve Cup roster". Canada Soccer. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Canada begins FIFA Women's World Cup qualification campaign at Concacaf Championship". 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Kailen Sheridan Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
External links
- Kailen Sheridan – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Canada Soccer player profile
- Kailen Sheridan at Team Canada
- Sky Blue FC player profile
- Clemson Tigers player profile
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Canada women's international soccer players
- Canadian women's soccer players
- Clemson Tigers women's soccer players
- Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Sky Blue FC (NWSL) draft picks
- Sky Blue FC (NWSL) players
- Soccer people from Ontario
- Sportspeople from Whitby, Ontario
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Canadian women's soccer biography stubs