| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Adrian Cann | ||
| Date of birth | September 19, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Thornhill, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Toronto FC | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Louisville Cardinals | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004 | Colorado Rapids | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Montreal Impact | 22 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 58 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Esbjerg | 14 | (0) |
| 2010– | Toronto FC | 38 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Canada U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006– | Canada | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 19, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Adrian Cann (born September 19, 1980 in Thornhill, Ontario) is a Canadian international soccer defender who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
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Cann had a college soccer career at the University of Louisville from 2000 to 2003. Cann immediately earned a place in the Cardinals' starting lineup as a freshman, starting 20 games for the team, and was named to first-team All-Conference USA. Cann would maintain this level of performance, being named first-team All-C USA as a sophomore, junior, and senior, and being named the conference's Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and senior. In his final year he played 15 games for them.[1]
Upon graduating, Cann was selected 16th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids. Cann played little for the team, however, and was released midseason because of roster restrictions limiting a team's international players. Cann then signed late in the season with the Montreal Impact, but saw little playing time for the team, playing only 256 minutes over 7 games. He stayed with the Impact for the 2005 season and made 15 more appearances for them.
In 2006, Cann signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps, helping the team win their first USL First Division Championship beating the Rochester Raging Rhinos 3-0 and was named the Whitecaps' Most Outstanding Defender in 2007.
On June 29, 2008 he signed a four year deal with Danish football side Esbjerg fB. He was released from his contract in early 2010.
Cann underwent a trial with League Two Burton Albion in England before agreeing to a trial with Toronto FC of Major League Soccer in March 2010.[2]
Cann signed with Toronto FC on April 12, 2010 after ongoing trials with the team.[3] He made his debut for the club against Philadelphia Union April 15, 2010. Since joining fellow international Nana Attakora in the center of defense the Canadian partnership has become one of the strongest in the league. On September 21, 2010 Cann had a stand out performance which saw him win Man of the Match against highly rated Mexican side Cruz Azul in the 2010 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, the game finished as a 0-0 away draw. This game was also the first time in which Adrian had the honor of wearing the Captain's Armband for Toronto since Dwayne De Rosario was on the bench. On November 18 Adrian was awarded the team's most valuable player of the 2010 season, taking the honor from captain Dwayne De Rosario who won the award in the 2009 season.[4]
Following pre-season camp in Turkey and Orlando it was announced by the Club on March 2, 2011 that Cann had not traveled with the team to Charleston, South Carolina for the Carolina Challenge Cup. This following Cann's rejection of a new contract offer in which he wanted to continue to negotiate, all deals were removed from the table leading Cann to retire or wait for Toronto to cancel the remaining years on his current contract.[5] However eight days later the club announced that Cann had rejoined the team in Charleston with just over a week before the first regular season game.[6] After a strong early 2011 season from Cann, on May 31 he tore his ACL during a practice on a turf field with the team. Coach Aron Winter confirmed that he would miss the remainder of the 2011 league season.[7]
He made his debut for Canada in a January 2008 friendly match against Martinique. By December 2009, he earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. He has so far represented Canada in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[8] Cann was also chosen in the 23-man roster for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Canada won Group A with 7 points before being knocked out by Honduras in the Quarter Finals.
As of 22 October 2011[update]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| United States | MLS | Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup | MLS Playoffs | North America | Total | |||||||
| Colorado Rapids | MLS | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |
| Canada | MLS | - | League playoffs | North America | Total | |||||||
| Montreal Impact | A-League | 2004 | - | - | - | |||||||
| USL First Division | 2005 | |||||||||||
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2006 | |||||||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Denmark | Superliga | Danish Cup | — | Europe | Total | |||||||
| Esbjerg fB | Superliga | 2008–09 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||
| 2009–10 | 5 | 0 | — | |||||||||
| Canada | MLS | Canadian Championship | MLS Playoffs | North America | Total | |||||||
| Toronto FC | MLS | 2010 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Club totals | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Montreal Impact | — | |||||||||||
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Esbjerg fB | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Toronto FC | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Canada | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Denmark | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career statistics | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Dwayne De Rosario |
Toronto FC Player of the Year 2010 |
Succeeded by Joao Plata |
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