Luis Ángel Cano Quintana (born 5 September 1999) is an Ecuadorian

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who plays as an

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for

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Career

Club career

Cano began his career at the local club Ciudad del Norte in

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. He made his debut for the clubs U-17 team in 2013 at the age of only 13.Luis Cano al Independiente del Valle
lahora.com.ec, 21 December 2018 He played for the club until he moved to Fiorentina FC, also from his hometown Vinces, ahead of the 2017 season. He then moved to

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club CD Santa Rita later in 2017, where he made 73 appearances and scored six times over two seasons at the age of 17-18. Ahead of the 2019 season, Cano then joined Ecuadorian Serie A club Independiente del Valle. However, he only played for official games for the clubs reserve team in the Serie B, before leaving the club at the end of 2019. Ahead of the 2020 season, Cano moved to Guayaquil City. He made 25 league appearances for the club and scored five goals. Ahead of the 2021 season, Cano joined fellow league club

International career

During 2018, Cano was summoned to the Ecuador U-20 squad several times. In August 2018, Cano was in the starting line up for the Ecuador national team in a friendly match against the Ecuador U-20 team.Con algunas ausencias, la Selección Mayor de Ecuador derrotó a la Sub-20 en partido amistoso (Fotos)
teradeportes.com, 21 August 2018

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cano, Luis Living people 1999 births Men's association football midfielders Ecuadorian men's footballers Ecuador men's youth international footballers Ecuadorian Serie B players Ecuadorian Serie A players Independiente del Valle footballers Guayaquil City F.C. footballers S.D. Aucas footballers People from Vinces Canton