Adrian Cann

Adrian Cann
Personal information
Full nameAdrian Cann
Date of birthSeptember 19, 1980
Place of birthThornhill, Ontario, Canada
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
San Antonio Scorpions
Number4
Youth career
2000–2003Louisville Cardinals
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004Colorado Rapids2(0)
2004–2005Montreal Impact22(0)
2006–2008Vancouver Whitecaps58(1)
2008–2010Esbjerg14(0)
2010–2012Toronto FC48(0)
2014–San Antonio Scorpions9(0)
National team‡
2002–2003Canada U203(0)
2008–2011Canada9(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 22, 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 29, 2012

Adrian Cann (born September 19, 1980 in Thornhill, Ontario) is a Canadian international soccer defender who currently plays for San Antonio Scorpions.

Career

College

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]

Professional

Upon graduating, Cann was selected 16th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by 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 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 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 centre of defence 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 honour 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 honour 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]

Cann made his return from injury on April 14, 2012 against Chivas USA, the game ended in a 1-0 home loss for Toronto.[8]

Cann was released by Toronto on November 15, 2012.[9] He subsequently entered the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft and became a free agent after going undrafted in both rounds of the draft.

On January 22, 2014, it was announced that Cann had signed with NASL club San Antonio Scorpions.[10]

International

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.[11] 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.

Career statistics

As of 22 June 2014

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
United StatesLeagueU.S. Open CupMLS PlayoffsNorth AmericaTotal
Colorado RapidsMLS2004200000—20
CanadaLeague—League playoffsNorth AmericaTotal
Montreal ImpactA-League2004 ———
USL First Division2005
Vancouver Whitecaps2006
2007
2008 10
DenmarkLeagueDanish Cup—EuropeTotal
Esbjerg fBSuperliga2008–0970 ——
2009–1050 —
CanadaLeagueCanadian ChampionshipMLS PlayoffsNorth AmericaTotal
Toronto FCMLS201026030—60350
201112020—00140
20123010000030
United StatesLeagueU.S. Open CupLeague PlayoffsNorth AmericaTotal
San Antonio ScorpionsNASL20149000000000
Career totalsUnited States11000000020
Canada 60
Denmark120
Career statistics 40

Honours

Montreal Impact

Vancouver Whitecaps

Toronto FC

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Cumulative Season Statistics - UOfL Sports
  2. ↑ Preki: Trialist And Injury Update: Saric and Cann Still With Reds But Gerba Not In Plans
  3. ↑ Toronto signs Cann and Usanov
  4. ↑ Cann Named Team MVP
  5. ↑ Cann leaves Camp
  6. ↑ Cann To Rejoin Reds On Friday
  7. ↑ Adrian Cann Out For The Season
  8. ↑ Toronto Topped By Chivas
  9. ↑ http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2012/11/option-declined-six-players
  10. ↑ http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/1vp7uj2txdcw61etkv6ezphpfb/scorpions-sign-defender-adrian-cann#.Ut_MddJFDGg
  11. ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Canada Dwayne De Rosario		 Toronto FC Player of the Year
2010 		Succeeded by
Ecuador Joao Plata