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

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, prior to signing with

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. 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 Tristán Suárez 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 Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Primera B Metropolitana players Club Almirante Brown footballers Club Atlético Los Andes footballers 21st-century Argentine sportsmen