Kailen Sheridan

Kailen Mary Iacovoni Sheridan (born July 16, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for National Women's Soccer League club San Diego Wave and the Canada national team.

Kailen Sheridan
Sheridan in 2016
Personal information
Full name Kailen Mary Iacovoni Sheridan[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-16) July 16, 1995
Place of birth Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 San Diego Wave
Number 1
Youth career
Pickering SC
ANB Futbol
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Clemson Tigers 76 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Toronto Lady Lynx
2017–2021 NJ/NY Gotham FC[lower-alpha 1] 84 (0)
2022– San Diego Wave 25 (0)
International career‡
2012 Canada U17 9 (0)
2014 Canada U20 4 (0)
2015 Canada U23 1 (0)
2016– Canada 35 (0)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  Canada
CONCACAF W Championship
Runner-up2018
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 14, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 11, 2023

College career

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.[2] 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.[3]

Club career

Toronto Lady Lynx

In 2013, she played with the Toronto Lady Lynx.[4]

NJ/NY Gotham

In January 2017, Sheridan was selected as the 23rd overall pick by Sky Blue FC at the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[5] She was later named an allocated player by Canada Soccer.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8] She started her 2019 season by winning back-to-back NWSL Saves of the Week in weeks 2 and 3.[9] Sheridan would be a finalist for NWSL goalkeeper of the year twice in 2019 and 2021.[10]

San Diego Wave

After 5 seasons in New Jersey, Sheridan would be traded to NWSL expansion club San Diego Wave in December 2021 in exchange for $130,000 in allocation money, and expansion draft protection.[11]

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.[6] She made her debut for the senior national team in March 2016 at the 2016 Algarve Cup.[12] Sheridan was an alternate at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[13] Sheridan was called up for the 2017 Algarve Cup.[14]

Sheridan was added to the roster for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship after an injury to goalkeeper Erin McLeod.[15]

On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[16] On August 6, 2021, she won the Olympic Gold Medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics with Canada.[17]

With the retirement of Stephanie Labbé in 2022, Sheridan became Canada's starting goalkeeper. She won the Golden Glove as the best goalkeeper at the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship, allowing only one goal in five appearances that saw Canada qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[18] She was also named to the tournament's Best XI.[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of May 14, 2023[20]
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NJ/NY Gotham FC NWSL 2017 2200000220
2018 2300000230
2019 1900000190
2020 400060100
2021 1601000170
Total 8401060910
San Diego Wave NWSL 2022 1802040240
2023 70001080
Total 2502050320
Career total 1090301101230

Honours

Canada

Individual

References
  1. "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 – List of Players: Canada" (PDF). FIFA. August 5, 2021. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  2. "Kailen Sheridan Player Profile". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  3. "Clemson Tigers Player Profile". Clemson University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  4. "Toronto's Sheridan Named W-League POTW | College Soccer".
  5. Davidson, Neil (January 12, 2017). "3 Canadians taken in NWSL draft". CBC. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  6. "Sky Blue FC Allocated Kalen Sheridan as Canadian Subsidized Player". Sky Blue FC. January 25, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  7. "NWSL MAY TEAM OF THE MONTH". June 1, 2017. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  8. "Samantha Kerr Highlights NWSL Team of the Month". GoalNation. June 1, 2017. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  9. "Kailen Sheridan claims another #NWSL Save of the Week". April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  10. "Canadians Sheridan, Pickett up for NWSL annual awards". TSN. November 5, 2021.
  11. "Gotham FC sends GK Sheridan's rights to San Diego". TSN. December 4, 2021.
  12. Johal, Harjeet (January 9, 2017). "Kailen Sheridan, next in Canada's keeper pipeline". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  13. "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.
  14. "Defending Champion Canada announce 2017 Algarve Cup roster". Canada Soccer. February 21, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  15. "Canada begins FIFA Women's World Cup qualification campaign at Concacaf Championship". October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  16. "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  17. "Canadian women's soccer team delivers thrilling Olympic gold-medal victory over Sweden". CBC. August 6, 2021.
  18. "Canadian women's soccer team falls to U.S. on late penalty in CONCACAF W Championship final". CBC Sports. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  19. "Dumornay, Lavelle and Shaw headline CMU20 Best XI". CONCACAF. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  20. "Kailen Sheridan Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  21. "Morgan, Grosso collect top honors at CWC". CONCACAF. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  22. "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  23. "NWSL Announces Winners of Mastercard Best XI Awards". NWSL Soccer. November 3, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  24. Shimkin, Nick (July 27, 2020). "Kailen Sheridan Earns 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup Golden Glove Award". SkyBlueFC.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.

Notes
  1. Sky Blue FC changed its name to NJ/NY Gotham FC in 2021

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