Cristian Adrián Canan (born 3 November 1995) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Los Andes.

Club career

Canan started in the youth ranks of Boca Juniors, prior to signing with Almirante Brown. He made his professional debut for the

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team on 21 August 2015, featuring for sixty-four minutes of a 1–0 victory over

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. He made six appearances in each of his first two seasons, prior to appearing over twenty-five times in each of the following two. In the latter, 2017–18, Canan scored his opening senior goals against

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and

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respectively. In June 2019, Canan departed Almirante Brown with the intention of playing abroad. However, in the succeeding November, he resigned with the club to replace Luis Arias who suffered a knee-ligament injury. In his first match back, a reserve game with JJ Urquiza, Canan picked up a similar serious injury. In February 2022, Canan joined Los Andes.Cristian Canan, nuevo refuerzo de Los Andes
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International career

In 2016, Canan represented Argentina at U23 level in India at the Sait Nagjee Trophy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Canan, Cristian 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province Argentine footballers Argentina youth international footballers Association football midfielders Primera B Metropolitana players Club Almirante Brown footballers Club Atlético Los Andes footballers