MARBELLA, Spain – It was not an easy journey. It certainly wasn’t a traditional path to MLS. It was, however, the perseverance of rookie Tajon Buchanan that ultimately led him to the New England Revolution.
Buchanan grew up with the masses pushing back on his high soccer ambitions, but that didn’t stop the soon-to-be-20-year-old from dreaming big. He disproved those who didn’t believe in him when he was selected as the Revs’ first SuperDraft pick of 2019 (No. 9 overall) out of Syracuse University.
“You need those messages (of doubt) to motivate you,” said Buchanan.