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Kailen Sheridan
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-07-16) July 16, 1995 (age 28)
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 49 (0)
International career‡
2012 Canada U17
2014 Canada U20
2016– Canada 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 4, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 27, 2019

Kailen Sheridan (born July 16, 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 May 25, 2019 she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of May 4, 2019[13]
Club League Season League Playoffs Total
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 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 49 0 0 0 49 0
Career total 49 0 0 0 49 0

References

  1. ^ "Sky Blue FC Player Profile". Sky Blue FC. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Clemson Tigers Player Profile". Clemson University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Davidson, Neil (January 12, 2017). "3 Canadians taken in NWSL draft". CBC. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Sky Blue FC Allocated Kalen Sheridan as Canadian Subsidized Player". Sky Blue FC. January 25, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "NWSL MAY TEAM OF THE MONTH". June 1, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "Outside the Box Scores: Looking back at the 2018 season". March 27, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  7. ^ [hhttps://twitter.com/NWSL/status/1123270789707456512 "Kailen Sheridan claims another #NWSL Save of the Week"]. April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  8. ^ Johal, Harjeet (January 9, 2017). "Kailen Sheridan, next in Canada's keeper pipeline". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  9. ^ "On the Road to Rio: Canada Soccer names roster for Algarve Cup 2016 – Canada Soccer". Canadian Soccer Association. February 27, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  10. ^ "Defending Champion Canada announce 2017 Algarve Cup roster". Canada Soccer. February 21, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  11. ^ "Canada begins FIFA Women's World Cup qualification campaign at Concacaf Championship". October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  12. ^ "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  13. ^ "Kailen Sheridan Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved August 14, 2017.

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