Adrian Cann (born September 19, 1980) is a Canadian

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player who plays as a defender for

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club

Serbian White Eagles FC Serbian White Eagles Football Club ( sr, Фудбалски клуб Српски бели орлови / ''Fudbalski klub Srpski beli orlovi'') is a Canadian soccer team. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, an unsanctioned socce ...

Career

College

Cann had a

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career at the

University of Louisville The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of ...

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. In 2002, he played with the

York Region Shooters York Region Shooters is a Canadian soccer team, that plays in the Canadian Soccer League. The Shooters played their home games at the St. Joan of Arc Turf Field in the City of Vaughan, Ontario. The team's colours were blue and white, mirroring ...

in the Canadian Professional Soccer League, and made his debut on May 23, 2002 against the

Mississauga Olympians Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a popul ...

. Cann is a member of the University of Louisville Athletics Hall of Fame.

Professional

Upon graduating, Cann was selected 16th overall in the

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Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 1995, as part of the Anschutz Corporation, la ...

. 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

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, helping the team win their first

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beating the

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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 Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, that plays in the 2nd division, the third-tier of the Danish football league system. Foun ...

. He was released from his contract in early 2010. Cann underwent a trial with

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Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home groun ...

in England before agreeing to a trial with

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club (commonly known as Toronto FC or TFC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matches at BMO ...

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in March 2010. Cann signed with

on April 12, 2010 after ongoing trials with the team. He made his debut for the club against

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April 15, 2010. Since joining fellow international

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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

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in the 2010

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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

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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. Following pre-season camp in

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and

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it was announced by the club on March 2, 2011 that Cann had not traveled with the team to

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for the

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. 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. 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. 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

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confirmed that he would miss the remainder of the 2011 league season. Cann made his return from injury on April 14, 2012 against

Chivas USA Chivas USA (pronounced ''CHEE-vahs'') was an American professional soccer team based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. The club played from 2005 to 2014 in Major League Soccer (MLS) and was a subsidiary of Mexican club C.D. Guada ...

, the game ended in a 1–0 home loss for Toronto. Cann was released by Toronto on November 15, 2012. He subsequently entered the

2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft The two-stage 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 7, 2012 (Stage 1) and December 14, 2012 (Stage 2). All 19 Major League Soccer clubs were eligible to participate. The Stage 1 and Stage 2 Drafts were conducted in the same order as the t ...

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

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club

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. In 2016, he returned to Canada to sign with

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of the

, where he made his debut on August 8, 2016 against

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. He recorded his first goal on October 9, 2016 in 2–1 defeat to the

. 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 He then played for the

Mississauga MetroStars Mississauga MetroStars (briefly known as MetroStars Canada in 2019) were a professional indoor soccer team which played its home games at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The team joined the Major Arena Soccer Leag ...

in the

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in 2018-19. In 2021, he returned to the CSL to play with the

Serbian White Eagles Serbian White Eagles Football Club ( sr, Фудбалски клуб Српски бели орлови / ''Fudbalski klub Srpski beli orlovi'') is a Canadian soccer team. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, an unsanctioned socce ...

. He re-signed with Serbia for the 2022 season.

International

He made his debut for

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in a January 2008 friendly match against

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. Cann was also chosen in the 23-man roster for the

2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the tenth edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition, and the twentieth soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). It was played from July 3 to 26, 2009 in the United States ...

where Canada won Group A with seven points before being knocked out by

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in the quarter-finals. His last cap came in 2011, earning him a total of nine caps, two of which were

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matches. Cann represented

at the

2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship The 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Nassau from 20 to 26 February 2017. This was the second time that the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was held in the Bahamas. All matches were play ...

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

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to play in

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. The team became known as

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, with Cann hoping to serve as the team's head coach after retiring.

Career statistics

Honours

Montreal Impact

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Championship (1):

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

Eastern Conference Championship (1):

Commissioner's Cup (1):

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

Vancouver Whitecaps

Championship (1):

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

Toronto FC

Canadian Championship The Canadian Championship (french: Championnat canadien) is an annual soccer tournament contested by premier Canadian professional teams. The winner is awarded the Voyageurs Cup and Canada's berth in the CONCACAF Champions League. It is contest ...

(3):

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

Individual

* Toronto FC Player of the Year:

* 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

External links

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Profile at Model Resource
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cann, Adrian 1980 births Living people People from Thornhill, Ontario Association football defenders Soccer people from Ontario Canadian soccer players Canadian beach 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 Canadian people of Jamaican descent Canadian people of Slovak descent 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 Serbian White Eagles FC players USL First Division players Danish Superliga players Major League Soccer players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark A-League (1995–2004) players Colorado Rapids draft picks North American Soccer League players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Major Arena Soccer League players Mississauga MetroStars players