Alec Kann (born August 8, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a

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for

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club

FC Cincinnati Football Club Cincinnati, commonly known as FC Cincinnati, is an American professional soccer club based in Cincinnati. The club plays in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The team succeeded the lower-division team of the ...

Career

Youth and college

Kann attended

Lakeside High School (DeKalb County, Georgia) Lakeside High School is a public high school in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The school is part of the DeKalb County School System The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) is a school district headquartered at 1701 Mo ...

, where he was a soccer starter for three years, including on the AAAA state title team (20-1-1 record) as a senior. Kann played four years of

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Furman University Furman University is a private liberal arts university in Greenville, South Carolina. Founded in 1826 and named for the clergyman Richard Furman, Furman University is the oldest private institution of higher learning in South Carolina. It beca ...

between 2008 and 2011. During his college years Kann also played with

Mississippi Brilla Mississippi Brilla is an amateur American soccer club based in Clinton, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in USL League Two. The team's colors are sky blue, navy and white. Brilla is associated with Brilla Soccer Mini ...

in the

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during their 2010 season.

Professional

Kann signed with

USL Pro The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, ...

club

Charleston Battery The Charleston Battery are an American professional association football, soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are one of the oldest continuously operating professiona ...

on March 23, 2012. 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. He was loaned out by Chicago to

club

Charlotte Eagles The Charlotte Eagles are an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home games a ...

in June 2014 and to

United Soccer League United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the ...

affiliate club

Saint Louis FC Saint Louis FC was an American professional soccer team based in St. Louis, Missouri. The team was founded in May 2014, and competed in the USL Championship. The team played their matches at West Community Stadium, a venue inside the World Wi ...

in March 2015. 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 Sporting Kansas City, often shortened to Sporting KC, is an American men's professional soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and the team clubhouse an ...

in stage one. On December 13, 2016, Atlanta United picked Kann in fifth round of the MLS Expansion Draft. Following the 2021 season, Kann's contract optioned was declined by Atlanta.

opted to sign Kann to a two-year contract on December 16, 2021.

Personal

In addition to playing professionally, Kann coaches through private training to players in

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia a ...

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* 1990 births Living people American soccer players Furman Paladins men's soccer players Mississippi Brilla players Charleston Battery players Chicago Fire FC players Charlotte Eagles players Saint Louis FC players Sporting Kansas City players Sportspeople from DeKalb County, Georgia Atlanta United FC players Atlanta United 2 players FC Cincinnati players Association football goalkeepers Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state) USL League Two players USL Championship players Major League Soccer players People from Decatur, Georgia MLS Next Pro players {{US-footy-goalkeeper-stub