Kailen Sheridan
![]() Kailen Sheridan in 2016 | |||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Kailen Mary Iacovoni Sheridan | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | July 16, 1995 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pickering, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | NJ/NY Gotham FC | ||||||||||||
Number | 1 | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
Pickering SC | |||||||||||||
ANB Futbol | |||||||||||||
Toronto Lynx | |||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2013–2016 | Clemson Tigers | 76 | (0) | ||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2017– | NJ/NY Gotham FC[a] | 74 | (0) | ||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||
2012 | Canada U17 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||
2014 | Canada U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||
2015 | Canada U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||
2016– | Canada | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 15, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 24, 2021 |
Kailen Mary Iacovoni Sheridan (born July 16, 1995) is a Canadian international footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League and the Canada national team.
College career[edit]
Clemson University, 2013–2016[edit]
Sheridan played her college soccer for the Clemson Tigers. Sheridan played for the Tigers from 2013 to 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[edit]
Sky Blue FC/NJ/NY Gotham (2017-present)[edit]
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[edit]
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] On August 6, 2021, she won the Olympic Gold Medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics with Canada.[13]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of August 15, 2021[14]
Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
NJ/NY Gotham FC | NWSL | 2017 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
2018 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
2019 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Career total | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
Honours[edit]
International[edit]
- Summer Olympic Games: Gold medal, 2020
Individual[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kailen Sheridan Player Profile". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ "Clemson Tigers Player Profile". Clemson University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (January 12, 2017). "3 Canadians taken in NWSL draft". CBC. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ a b "Sky Blue FC Allocated Kalen Sheridan as Canadian Subsidized Player". Sky Blue FC. January 25, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "NWSL MAY TEAM OF THE MONTH". June 1, 2017. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "Samantha Kerr Highlights NWSL Team of the Month". GoalNation. June 1, 2017. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ "Kailen Sheridan claims another #NWSL Save of the Week". April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ Johal, Harjeet (January 9, 2017). "Kailen Sheridan, next in Canada's keeper pipeline". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Defending Champion Canada announce 2017 Algarve Cup roster". Canada Soccer. February 21, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ "Canada begins FIFA Women's World Cup qualification campaign at Concacaf Championship". October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian women's soccer team delivers thrilling Olympic gold-medal victory over Sweden". CBC. August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Kailen Sheridan Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ Shimkin, Nick (July 27, 2020). "Kailen Sheridan Earns 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup Golden Glove Award". SkyBlueFC.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Sky Blue FC changed its name to NJ/NY Gotham FC in 2021
External links[edit]
- Kailen Sheridan – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Canada Soccer player profile
- Kailen Sheridan at Canadian Olympic Committee
- NJ?NY Gotham 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
- NJ/NY Gotham FC draft picks
- NJ/NY Gotham FC players
- Soccer people from Ontario
- Sportspeople from Whitby, Ontario
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic soccer players of Canada
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Canada