Chelsea Buckland

Biography

Buckland is making her Olympic debut in London this summer and most recently played in the 2012 Olympic Qualifying tournament in Vancouver where she started one of her three appearances for Team Canada, winning a silver medal.

In total, Buckland has made 12 international appearances at the senior level. This striker is also a former member of the BC Soccer Provincial Teams program and Canadian Soccer Association National Training Centre program.

An alternate for Team Canada at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Buckland was born and raised in Greater Vancouver, B.C., where she played for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, before joining the Oregon State Beavers in the NCAA ranks in 2008.