Alec Kann

Alec Kann
Kann after an Atlanta United match in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-08-08) August 8, 1990 (age 36)
Place of birth Decatur, Georgia, US
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position Goalkeeper
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)
2022–2025 FC Cincinnati 11 (0)
2022–2024 → FC Cincinnati 2 (loan) 4 (0)
Total 101 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alec Kann (born August 8, 1990) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Youth and college

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. Kann played four years of college soccer at Furman University between 2008 and 2011.

During his college years Kann also played with Mississippi Brilla in the USL Premier Development League during their 2010 season.

Professional

Kann signed with USL Pro club Charleston Battery 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 USL Pro club Charlotte Eagles in June 2014 and to United Soccer League affiliate club Saint Louis FC 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 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.

FC Cincinnati opted to sign Kann to a two-year contract on December 16, 2021. On November 26, 2024, the team announced that Kann had retired from professional soccer.

Personal

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

Career statistics

As of match played April 28, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps Goals Apps GoalsApps GoalsAppsGoals
Chicago Fire 2013 MLS —— ————
2015 10— ———10
Total 10— ———10
Charleston Battery (loan) 2014 USL 170— ———170
Saint Louis FC (loan) 2015 USL 180— ———180
Sporting Kansas City 2016 MLS 7020 —10—100
Atlanta United 2017 MLS 18020 ———200
2018 1020 ———30
2019 0010 ——1020
2020 00— ———00
2021 50— ———50
Total 24050 ——10300
Charleston Battery (loan) 2017 USL 10— ———10
Atlanta United 2 (loan) 2018 USL 70— ———70
2019 USL Championship 40— ———40
2021 50— ———50
Total 160— ———160
FC Cincinnati 2022 MLS 70— 1 0——80
2023 1050 3 0——90
2024 30— ———30
Total 11050 4 0——200
FC Cincinnati 2 2022 MLS Next Pro 20— ———20
2023 10— ———10
2024 10— ———10
Total 40— ———40
Career total 990120 4 010101170

Honors

Charleston Battery

Atlanta United

FC Cincinnati

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes U.S. Open Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Leagues Cup
  3. ↑ One appearance in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  4. ↑ One appearance in Campeones Cup
  5. ↑ One appearance in the 2022 Leagues Cup Showcase

References

  1. 1 2 "Men's Soccer - Alec Kann". Furman University Athletics. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Alec Kann - SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Soccer Stats.
  3. ↑ "Furman's Kann Inks Contract With Charleston Battery". Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Chicago Fire sign goalkeeper Alec Kann". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. March 19, 2013. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Chicago Fire loans Alec Kann to USL-PRO side Charlotte Eagles". chicago-fire.com. Chicago Fire. June 6, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Loans Alec Kann to Saint Louis FC". chicago-fire.com. Chicago Fire. March 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Sporting KC selects goalkeeper Alec Kann in Stage 1 of 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft". sportingkc.com. Sporting Kansas City. December 11, 2015.
  8. ↑ Creditor, Avi (December 13, 2016). "Atlanta, Minnesota make picks in expansion draft". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Who's in, who's out? All 27 MLS clubs announce roster decisions following 2021 season | MLSSoccer.com".
  10. ↑ "FC Cincinnati sign goalkeeper Alec Kann | FC Cincinnati".
  11. ↑ "FC Cincinnati announce roster decisions ahead of the 2026 season". FC Cincinnati. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  12. ↑ Chris (CoachUp client). "Soccer Coach in Kansas City, MO - Alec K. - CoachUp". coachup.com. CoachUp.
  13. ↑ Alec Kann at Soccerway
  14. ↑ "Atlanta United wins U.S. Open Cup". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Atlanta beats Club America to lift Campeones Cup". ESPNFC. Retrieved August 14, 2019.