Adrian Cann
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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) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2003 | Louisville Cardinals | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002 | York Region Shooters | ||
2004 | Colorado Rapids | 2 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Montreal Impact | 22 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 58 | (1) |
2008–2010 | Esbjerg | 14 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Toronto FC | 48 | (0) |
2014–2015 | San Antonio Scorpions | 38 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Scarborough SC | 8 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Mississauga MetroStars (indoor) | 13 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2002–2003 | Canada U20 | 3 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Canada | 9 | (0) |
2017 | Canada Beach | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 17, 2017 |
Adrian Cann (born September 19, 1980) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a defender.
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] In 2002, he played with the York Region Shooters in the Canadian Professional Soccer League, and made his debut on May 23, 2002 against the Mississauga Olympians.[2][3]
Cann is a member of the University of Louisville Athletics Hall of Fame.[4]
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.[5]
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Cann signed with Toronto FC on April 12, 2010 after ongoing trials with the team.[6] 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.<refWileman, Luke (November 17, 2010). "Cann Named Team MVP". Toronto FC.</ref>
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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]
Cann made his return from injury on April 14, 2012 against Chivas USA, the game ended in a 1–0 home loss for Toronto.[10]
Cann was released by Toronto on November 15, 2012.[11] 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 North American Soccer League club San Antonio Scorpions.[12] In 2016, he returned to Canada to sign with Scarborough SC of the Canadian Soccer League, where he made his debut on August 8, 2016 against FC Ukraine United.[13] He recorded his first goal on October 9, 2016 in 2–1 defeat to the Serbian White Eagles FC.[14] In total he appeared in 8 matches and recorded 1 goal. He also appeared in the 2017 Canadian Soccer League final playing the full 120 minutes in a penalty shootout loss to the York Region Shooters [15]
He then played for the Mississauga MetroStars in the Major Arena Soccer League in 2018-19.[16]
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.[17] 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.
Post-playing career[]
After retiring he became a real estate agent. In 2020, he became involved with a group looking to found a professional soccer team in Peterborough, Ontario to play in League1 Ontario. The team will be known as Electric City FC, with Cann hoping to serve as the team's head coach.[16]
Career statistics[]
As of 22 June 2014
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 | League | U.S. Open Cup | MLS Playoffs | North America | Total | |||||||
Colorado Rapids | MLS | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Canada | League | — | League playoffs | North America | Total | |||||||
Montreal Impact | A-League | 2004 | — | — | — | |||||||
USL First Division | 2005 | |||||||||||
Vancouver Whitecaps | 2006 | |||||||||||
2007 | ||||||||||||
2008 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
Denmark | League | Danish Cup | — | Europe | Total | |||||||
Esbjerg fB | Superliga | 2008–09 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||
2009–10 | 5 | 0 | — | |||||||||
Canada | League | 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 | 14 | 0 | |||
2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
United States | League | U.S. Open Cup | League Playoffs | North America | Total | |||||||
San Antonio Scorpions | NASL | 2014 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career totals | United States | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Canada | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
Denmark | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
Career statistics | 4 | 0 |
Honours[]
Montreal Impact[]
- A-League Championship (1): 2004
- A-League Eastern Conference Championship (1): 2004
- USL First Division Commissioner's Cup (1): 2005
Vancouver Whitecaps[]
- USL First Division Championship (1): 2006
Toronto FC[]
- Canadian Championship (3): 2010, 2011, 2012
Individual[]
- Toronto FC Player of the Year: 2010
- 2002 Conference USA Co-Defensive Player of the Year
- 2002 First Team All-Conference USA
- 2002 Team Most Valuable Player
- 2002 Team Most Valuable Defensive Player
- 2002 NSCAA second team All-Great Lakes
- 2001 Conference USA Co-Defensive Player of the Year
- 2001 First Team All-Conference USA
- 2001 Team Most Valuable Player
- 2001 Team Most Valuable Defensive Player
- 2001 NSCAA second team All-Great Lakes
- 2000 First Team All-Conference USA
- 2000 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
- 2000 NSCAA second team All-Great Lakes
References[]
- ^ Cumulative Season Statistics Archived October 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - UOfL Sports
- ^ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". February 7, 2005. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "May 24, 2002 CPSL York Region Shooters vs Mississauga Olympians (by Rocket Robin)". Rocket Robin Soccer in Toronto.
- ^ "Athletics Hall of Fame - Adrian Cann". Louisville Cardinals.
- ^ "Preki: Trialist And Injury Update". Toronto FC. March 23, 2010.
- ^ "Toronto signs Cann and Usanov". Toronto FC. April 12, 2010.
- ^ "Cann leaves Camp". Toronto FC. March 2, 2011.
- ^ "Cann To Rejoin Reds On Friday". Toronto FC. March 10, 2011.
- ^ "Adrian Cann Out For The Season". Toronto FC. May 31, 2011.
- ^ Millson, Larry (April 14, 2012). "Toronto Topped By Chivas". Toronto FC.
- ^ "Option Declined On Six Players". Toronto FC. November 15, 2012.
- ^ "Former Toronto FC defender Adrian Cann resumes career with San Antonio Scorpions". Huffington Post. April 10, 2014.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (August 11, 2016). "Adrian Cann n the Twilight of a Great Career…Will assist Scarborough in bid for title | Canadian Soccer League". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (October 10, 2016). "York Region Shooters on top at end of Regular Season…..First year Ukraine United second | Canadian Soccer League". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ "2016 First Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Davies, Mike (August 13, 2020). "Untapped market for soccer in Peterborough area: Cann". The Peterborough Examiner.
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
External links[]
- MLS player profile
- National team profile - CanadaSoccer
- Adrian Cann (archived) at Danmarks Radio (in Danish)
- Profile at Model Resource
- Adrian Cann at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Thornhill, Ontario
- Canadian people of Jamaican descent
- Canadian people of Slovak descent
- Association football defenders
- Soccer people from Ontario
- Canadian soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Louisville Cardinals men's soccer players
- York Region Shooters players
- Colorado Rapids players
- Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players
- Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players
- Esbjerg fB players
- Toronto FC players
- San Antonio Scorpions players
- Scarborough SC players
- USL First Division players
- Danish Superliga players
- Major League Soccer players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- USL A-League players
- Colorado Rapids draft picks
- North American Soccer League players
- Canadian Professional Soccer League (1998–2005) players
- Canadian Soccer League (2006–present) players
- Major Arena Soccer League players
- Mississauga MetroStars players