Kailen Sheridan

Kailen Mary Iacovoni Sheridan... she/her... speaks English... both of her parents were born in Scarborough, ON... grew up competing in soccer, basketball, volleyball, swimming, triathlon... she was five years old when she started playing soccer for Pickering SC... enjoys watching movies, hanging out with friends and family... growing up, favourites included Joe Hart, Gianluigi Buffon, Erin McLeod, David Beckham, Manchester United...

was part of Team Canada that won an Olympic Bronze Medal at Rio 2016, recognised as a Canada Soccer Team of Distinction... was part of Team Canada that won an Olympic Gold Medal at Tokyo in 2021, recognised as a Canada Soccer Team of Distinction...

won a gold medal with Canada at the Olympic Games (Tokyo 2021)... represented Canada at two FIFA World Cups (France 2019, Australia & New Zealand 2023) and two Olympic Games (Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024)… won three Concacaf medals with Canada (2018 silver, 2020 silver, 2022 silver)... represented Canada at two FIFA youth tournaments (U-17 at Azerbaijan 2012; U-20 at Canada 2014)... won a Concacaf youth medal with Canada (2012 silver U-17)… as a youth player in 2012, was noted by the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Technical Study Group (“available for back passes, throws the ball out well, good technique”)... after being selected to Canada’s squad for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014, she wrote via Twitter: “Blessed to officially be part of this U20 Canadian national team!”...

with the San Diego Wave, a National Women’s Soccer League Shield winner (2023) and NWSL Challenge Cup winner (2024)...

part of the Canada Soccer team that met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Parliament Hill on 6 June 2016 ahead of their international match one day later in Ottawa... part of the Canada Soccer team that met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Langford ahead of their international match on 8 April 2022 (a surprise visit by the Prime Minister at the team hotel)...

said Bev Priestman in 2023, “to go win a FIFA World Cup, you need a world-class goalkeeper and we have that in Kailen... it’s a pleasure to have someone of her quality”...