Matías Nicolás Cano (born 20 April 1986) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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. He last played for Ecuadorian club .

Career

Cano began his career with

Temperley Temperley is a district in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, located in the south of Lomas de Zamora Partido. History In 1854 the industrial and textile merchant George Temperley (born in 1823 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) bought from the M ...

. In his homeland, he has played for Huracán de Comodoro,

UAI Urquiza Club Deportivo UAI Urquiza (formerly "Club Ferrocarril Urquiza") is an Argentine sports club sited in Villa Lynch, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires. Its men's football team currently plays at Primera B Metropolitana, the third ...

and

Crucero del Norte Club Mutual Crucero del Norte (simply known as Crucero del Norte) is an Argentine sports club based in Garupá, Misiones Province. The club was founded in 2003 by a long-distance bus company which gave its name to the institution. Although the ...

. In 2016, he moved to Chile and signed with San Luis de Quillota in the top division. In 2018, he returned to Chile and joined

Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded August 30, 1958 and will play in the Chilean Primera División on 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso ...

, winning two Primera B titles in 2018 and 2021 and taking part in the

2020 Copa Sudamericana The 2020 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 19th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the ''Copa Sudamericana'', or pt, Copa Sul-Americana), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. On 17 ...

. In 2022, he switched to

Cobreloa Club de Deportes Cobreloa S.A.D.P. (), commonly referred to as Cobreloa, is a Chilean football professional club based in Calama, Región de Antofagasta, Chile. That competes in the Primera B. The club's home ground is the Estadio Zorros del ...

. In 2023, he moved to Ecuador and signed with in the second level.

Political views

Cano has stated his closeness with the

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, also taking part in the 2019–20 Chilean protests.

Honours

;UAI Urquiza *

Primera C Metropolitana The Primera C Metropolitana is one of the two professional leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Primera C Metropolitana is made up of 20 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area (Gr ...

(1): 2012–13 ;Coquimbo Unido * Primera B (2):

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at PlaymakerStats.com 1986 births Living people People from Adrogué Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Men's association football goalkeepers Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Club Atlético Temperley footballers Huracán de Comodoro Rivadavia footballers UAI Urquiza players San Luis de Quillota footballers Crucero del Norte footballers Coquimbo Unido footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Primera B Metropolitana players Torneo Argentino C players Torneo Argentino B players Primera C Metropolitana players Chilean Primera División players Torneo Federal A players Primera B de Chile players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador {{Argentina-footy-goalkeeper-stub