![]() Kann after an Atlanta United match in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | August 8, 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Decatur, Georgia, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Cincinnati | ||
Number | 1 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2011 | Furman Paladins | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010 | Mississippi Brilla | 2 | (0) |
2012 | Charleston Battery | 0 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Chicago Fire | 1 | (0) |
2014 | → Charlotte Eagles (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2015 | → Saint Louis FC (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2016 | Sporting Kansas City | 7 | (0) |
2017–2021 | Atlanta United | 24 | (0) |
2017 | → Charleston Battery (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2018–2021 | → Atlanta United 2 (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2021– | FC Cincinnati | 11 | (0) |
2022– | FC Cincinnati 2 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 28, 2024 |
Alec Kann (born August 8, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.
Kann attended Lakeside High School (DeKalb County, Georgia), where he was a soccer starter for three years, including on the AAAA state title team (20-1-1 record) as a senior. [1] Kann played four years of college soccer at Furman University between 2008 and 2011. [1]
During his college years Kann also played with Mississippi Brilla in the USL Premier Development League during their 2010 season. [2]
Kann signed with USL Pro club Charleston Battery on March 23, 2012. [3] He was with the club through their entire 2012 season, but didn't make a first-team appearance.
On March 19, 2013, Kann signed with MLS club Chicago Fire. [4] He was loaned out by Chicago to USL Pro club Charlotte Eagles in June 2014 [5] and to United Soccer League affiliate club Saint Louis FC in March 2015. [6]
Chicago declined the contract option on Kann following the 2015 season. He entered the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft and was selected by Sporting Kansas City in stage one. [7]
On December 13, 2016, Atlanta United picked Kann in fifth round of the MLS Expansion Draft. [8]
Following the 2021 season, Kann's contract optioned was declined by Atlanta. [9]
FC Cincinnati opted to sign Kann to a two-year contract on December 16, 2021. [10]
In addition to playing professionally, Kann coaches through private training to players in North Carolina. [11]
Charleston Battery
Atlanta United
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