Tajon Buchanan

Tajon Buchanan is a forward in Canada's preliminary 32-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in the training-camp roster announced on 25 May 2026 ahead of the final 26. The Villarreal wide player is 27 at kick-off and brings 58 caps, eight international goals and seven assists into a Canada side captained by Alphonso Davies.

Canada feature as co-hosts and sit in Group B with Switzerland, Qatar and Bosnia and Herzegovina, opening at BMO Field in Toronto on 12 June. A pacy, versatile wide player, Buchanan can line up as a winger or at full-back in Jesse Marsch's high-pressing 4-4-2, four years after assisting Canada's first-ever men's World Cup goal at Qatar 2022.

Tajon Buchanan is a pacy, versatile wide player who can line up as a winger or as a full-back, and that flexibility is the core of what he offers Canada. Across 58 caps he has scored eight international goals and added seven assists for his country.

His honours include league titles in Belgium with Club Brugge and the Supercoppa Italiana with Inter Milan, and he now plays his club football at Villarreal.

Tajon Buchanan set up Alphonso Davies for Canada's first men's World Cup goal in 2022, and that kind of assist is what he can add to the pick. A pacy wide player with eight international goals and seven assists, he offers an attacking return from out wide.

Jesse Marsch's Canada face Qatar and Switzerland after a Toronto opener. Their £10m price keeps Canada in Tier 4, sitting well within the game's £200m card budget.