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Midfielder

Tajon Buchanan

  • Villarreal
  • Canada
  • 27 yrs
  • 183 cm
  • Preferred foot: Right
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Appearances
16
1,060 min
Goals
0
G+A per 90: 0.00
Assists
0
Average rating
6.69
Age27
Date of birth8 Feb 1999
Height183 cm
Weight–
Preferred footRight
Market value€13M
Contract until30 Jun 2030

Injury / suspension history

  • Injury Hamstring Injury · Doubtful Ended: 7 Oct 2026
  • Injury Hamstring Injury · Out Since 5 Oct 2026 · Ended: 19 Oct 2026

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts2 / 2
Minutes135
Rating7.15
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)4 (3)
Passes · accuracy37 · 73%
Key passes4
Tackles / Interceptions1 / 2
Duels won12 / 25
Successful dribbles2
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.26 / 0.64
Detailed statistics
Big chances created2
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls1
Accurate crosses3
Touches71
Possession lost20
Dispossessed4
Aerial duels won2
Ground duels won10
Clearances0
Ball recoveries7
Fouls won7
Fouls committed2
Offsides1
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)16.88
Top speed (km/h)32.08
Appearances / Starts9 / 6
Minutes545
Rating6.69
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)19 (5)
Passes · accuracy206 · 87%
Key passes13
Tackles / Interceptions8 / 4
Duels won33 / 75
Successful dribbles4
Yellow cards / Red cards3 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists1.51 / 1.03
Detailed statistics
Big chances created1
Big chances missed2
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls2
Accurate crosses6
Touches365
Possession lost96
Dispossessed8
Aerial duels won4
Ground duels won29
Clearances4
Ball recoveries25
Fouls won17
Fouls committed10
Offsides1
Penalties won1
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)63.46
Top speed (km/h)35.21
Appearances / Starts5 / 5
Minutes380
Rating6.52
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)6 (3)
Passes · accuracy87 · 83%
Key passes3
Tackles / Interceptions7 / 1
Duels won21 / 52
Successful dribbles5
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.80 / 0.37
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed2
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls0
Accurate crosses3
Touches180
Possession lost61
Dispossessed5
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won20
Clearances0
Ball recoveries15
Fouls won8
Fouls committed5
Offsides2
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)40.38
Top speed (km/h)34.76

Attributes

Position: M

line: M average
Attacking54
Technical40
Tactical32
Defending34
Creativity54

Characteristics

Weaknesses

14

National team

  • Canada67 caps · 8 goals · debut Jun 2021

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
8 Nov 2026 Villarreal – Getafe – – –
3 Nov 2026 Villarreal – Paris Saint-Germain – – –
30 Oct 2026 Villarreal – Espanyol 0–1 80' 6.5
27 Oct 2026 CD Manacor – Villarreal 0–5 – –
24 Oct 2026 Valencia – Villarreal 1–2 87' 6.6
20 Oct 2026 Liverpool FC – Villarreal 4–3 60' 6.6
3 Oct 2026 Canada – Peru 2–0 27' 6.8
27 Sep 2026 Canada – Chile 1–0 76' 6.1
20 Sep 2026 Villarreal – Levante UD 3–1 79' 6.9
17 Sep 2026 Málaga CF – Villarreal 1–3 90' 7.1
14 Sep 2026 Villarreal – Real Betis 1–2 55' 6.5
8 Sep 2026 Borussia Dortmund – Villarreal 3–2 75' 7.7
5 Sep 2026 Villarreal – Deportivo de A Coruña 2–3 28' 6.6
28 Aug 2026 Deportivo Alavés – Villarreal 1–0 63' 6.5
23 Aug 2026 Atlético Madrid – Villarreal 2–2 29' 7.2

Career and transfers

4 clubs · 10 moves · total fees 21.7M €
  1. Transfer 8M €
  2. Loan return
  3. Loan
  4. Transfer 7.3M €
  5. Transfer 6.4M €
  6. Syracuse To: New England
    Transfer
  7. Sigma FC To: Syracuse
    Loan return
  8. Syracuse To: Sigma FC
    Loan
  9. Real Colorado To: Syracuse
    Free transfer
  10. Mississauga F. To: Real Colorado
    Free transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)53
Average rating6.67
Last match rating6.530 Oct 2026
Matches missed41 injury record
5 6 7 8 9 6.67 Nov 2025 Apr 2026 Oct 2026 6.5

Last 10 matches

6.5 6.6 6.6 6.8 6.1 6.9 7.1 6.5 7.7 6.6

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 LaLiga Villarreal 9 (6) 545 0 0 6.69
2026 FIFA World Cup Canada 5 (5) 380 0 0 6.52
2026 UEFA Champions League Villarreal 2 (2) 135 0 0 7.15

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

LaLiga 2026 · percentile among midfielders (94 players)

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50 xA 84 Key passes 76 Completed passes 42 Pass accuracy 75 Progressive carries 96 Successful dribbles 60 Tackles + interceptions 48 Rating 40

6 matches · 344 min

Tajon Buchanan: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
xA / 90 min 0.22
84
Key passes / 90 min 2.09
76
Completed passes / 90 min 30.3
42
Pass accuracy 89.2%
75
Progressive carries / 90 min 6.02
96
Successful dribbles / 90 min 1.05
60
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min 2.35
48
Rating 6.80
40

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