FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution’s Tajon Buchanan has been named the Canadian Men’s Youth International Player of the Year, Canada Soccer announced Tuesday. Buchanan received the honor for his performances and progress as part of Canada Soccer’s National Team programs.
The Canadian Youth International Players of the Year Award celebrates Canada’s top two youth footballers. For the 2020 award, the list of men’s nominees featured Canadian Under-23 players given that no international competitions took place because of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Buchanan, along with women’s recipient Jade Rose, are the third winners of the award that was introduced in 2018 to recognize achievements with Canada Soccer’s Youth National Teams with an emphasis on their performances at age-category international competitions.