{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1990)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alec Kann | image = File:Alec Kann - 2018-06-02.jpg | caption = Kann after an Atlanta United match in 2018 | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|8|8}} | birth_place = Decatur, Georgia, US | height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}} | position = Goalkeeper | college1 = Furman Paladins | collegeyears1 = 2008–2011 | years1 = 2010 | clubs1 = Mississippi Brilla | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2012 | clubs2 = Charleston Battery | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2013–2015 | clubs3 = Chicago Fire | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2014 | clubs4 = → Charlotte Eagles (loan) | caps4 = 17 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2015 | clubs5 = → Saint Louis FC (loan) | caps5 = 18 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2016 | clubs6 = Sporting Kansas City | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2017–2021 | clubs7 = Atlanta United | caps7 = 24 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2017 | clubs8 = → Charleston Battery (loan) | caps8 = 1 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2018–2021 | clubs9 = → Atlanta United 2 (loan) | caps9 = 16 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2022–2025 | clubs10 = FC Cincinnati | caps10 = 11 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2022–2024 | clubs11 = → FC Cincinnati 2 (loan) | caps11 = 4 | goals11 = 0 | nationalteam1 = | nationalyears1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = | totalcaps = 101 | totalgoals = 0 }} '''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.<ref name="furman"/> Kann played four years of college soccer at Furman University between 2008 and 2011.<ref name="furman">{{cite web |url=http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-soccer/2011-12/bios/kann_alec_43oj |title=Men's Soccer - Alec Kann |publisher=Furman University Athletics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319210536/http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-soccer/2011-12/bios/kann_alec_43oj?view=bio |archive-date=March 19, 2016 |access-date=June 8, 2014 }}</ref>
During his college years Kann also played with Mississippi Brilla in the USL Premier Development League during their 2010 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/alec-kann/|title=Alec Kann - SoccerStats.us|website=soccerstats.us|publisher=Soccer Stats}}</ref>
===Professional=== Kann signed with USL Pro club Charleston Battery on March 23, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-soccer/2011-12/releases/20120323rhmx45|title=Furman's Kann Inks Contract With Charleston Battery|publisher=|access-date=June 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730131135/http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-soccer/2011-12/releases/20120323rhmx45|archive-date=July 30, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-03-19/sports/chi-chicago-fire-alec-kann-20130319_1_goalkeeper-paolo-tornaghi-sean-johnson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130321024338/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-03-19/sports/chi-chicago-fire-alec-kann-20130319_1_goalkeeper-paolo-tornaghi-sean-johnson|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 21, 2013|title=Chicago Fire sign goalkeeper Alec Kann|website=chicagotribune.com|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=March 19, 2013}}</ref> He was loaned out by Chicago to USL Pro club Charlotte Eagles in June 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2014/06/chicago-fire-loans-alec-kann-usl-pro-side-charlotte-eagles|title=Chicago Fire loans Alec Kann to USL-PRO side Charlotte Eagles|website=chicago-fire.com|publisher=Chicago Fire|date=June 6, 2014}}</ref> and to United Soccer League affiliate club Saint Louis FC in March 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2015/03/chicago-fire-soccer-club-loans-alec-kann-saint-louis-fc|title=Chicago Fire Soccer Club Loans Alec Kann to Saint Louis FC|website=chicago-fire.com|publisher=Chicago Fire|date=March 30, 2015}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2015/12/11/sporting-kc-selects-goalkeeper-alec-kann-stage-1-2015-mls-re-entry-draft|title=Sporting KC selects goalkeeper Alec Kann in Stage 1 of 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft|website=sportingkc.com|publisher=Sporting Kansas City|date=December 11, 2015}}</ref>
On December 13, 2016, Atlanta United picked Kann in fifth round of the MLS Expansion Draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2016/12/13/mls-expansion-draft-atlanta-united-minnesota-picks|title=Atlanta, Minnesota make picks in expansion draft|first=Avi|last=Creditor|date=December 13, 2016|website=si.com|publisher=Sports Illustrated|accessdate=March 20, 2017}}</ref>
Following the 2021 season, Kann's contract optioned was declined by Atlanta.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/chicago-fire-first-team-to-announce-offseason-departures| title = Who's in, who's out? All 27 MLS clubs announce roster decisions following 2021 season {{!}} MLSSoccer.com}}</ref>
FC Cincinnati opted to sign Kann to a two-year contract on December 16, 2021.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.fccincinnati.com/news/fc-cincinnati-sign-goalkeeper-alec-kann| title = FC Cincinnati sign goalkeeper Alec Kann {{!}} FC Cincinnati}}</ref> On November 26, 2024, the team announced that Kann had retired from professional soccer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FC Cincinnati announce roster decisions ahead of the 2026 season |url=https://www.fccincinnati.com/news/fc-cincinnati-announce-roster-decisions-ahead-of-the-2026-season |access-date=January 1, 2026 |website=FC Cincinnati}}</ref>
==Personal== In addition to playing professionally, Kann coaches through private training to players in North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coachup.com/coaches/aleck|title=Soccer Coach in Kansas City, MO - Alec K. - CoachUp|author=Chris (CoachUp client) |website=coachup.com |publisher=CoachUp}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played April 28, 2024}}<ref>{{soccerway|alec-kann/236963}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup<ref group="lower-alpha">Includes U.S. Open Cup</ref> ! colspan="2" |League cup<ref group="lower-alpha">Includes Leagues Cup</ref> ! colspan="2" |Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals!!Apps !Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=3|Chicago Fire |2013 |rowspan=2|MLS | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—|| colspan="2" |— |- |2015 |1||0|| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !1!!0!! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |—!! colspan="2" |—!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0 |- |Charleston Battery (loan) |2014 |USL |17||0||colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||17||0 |- |Saint Louis FC (loan) |2015 |USL |18||0||colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||18||0 |- |Sporting Kansas City |2016 |MLS |7||0||2||0 | colspan="2" |—||1<ref group="lower-alpha">One appearance in CONCACAF Champions Cup</ref>||0|| colspan="2" |—||10||0 |- |rowspan="6"|Atlanta United |2017 |rowspan="5"|MLS |18||0||2||0 | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||20||0 |- |2018 |1||0||2||0 | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||3||0 |- |2019 |0||0||1||0 | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||1<ref group="lower-alpha">One appearance in Campeones Cup</ref>||0||2||0 |- |2020 |0||0||colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- |2021 |5||0||colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !24!!0!!5!!0 ! colspan="2" |—!! colspan="2" |—!!1!!0!!30!!0 |- |Charleston Battery (loan) |2017 |USL |1||0||colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |rowspan="4"|Atlanta United 2 (loan) |2018 |USL |7||0||colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |2019 |rowspan="2"|USL Championship |4||0||colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |2021 |5||0||colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !16!!0!!colspan="2"|— ! colspan="2" |—!! colspan="2" |—!!colspan="2"|—!!16!!0 |- |rowspan="4"|FC Cincinnati |2022 |rowspan="3"|MLS |7||0|| colspan="2" |— |1<ref group="lower-alpha">One appearance in the 2022 Leagues Cup Showcase</ref> |0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||8||0 |- |2023 |1||0||5||0 |3 |0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||9||0 |- |2024 |3||0||colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||3||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !11!!0!!5!!0 !4 !0!! colspan="2" |—!! colspan="2" |—!!20!!0 |- |rowspan="4"|FC Cincinnati 2 |2022 |rowspan="3"|MLS Next Pro |2||0||colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |2023 |1||0||colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2024 |1||0||colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !4!!0!!colspan="2"|— ! colspan="2" |—!! colspan="2" |—!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!0 |- !colspan=3|Career total !99||0||12||0 !4 !0||1||0||1||0||117||0 |}
==Honors== '''Charleston Battery''' *USL Championship: 2012
'''Atlanta United''' * MLS Cup: 2018 *Eastern Conference: 2018 * U.S. Open Cup: 2019<ref name="USOpenCup">{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-united-wins-open-cup/cYejKbIMZjEDxKkRxg4MCO/#|title=Atlanta United wins U.S. Open Cup|publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=27 August 2019|access-date=28 August 2019}}</ref> * Campeones Cup: 2019<ref name="ESPNCampeones">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=539389|title=Atlanta beats Club America to lift Campeones Cup|publisher=ESPNFC|access-date=14 August 2019}}</ref>
'''FC Cincinnati''' *Supporters' Shield: 2023
== Notes == <references group="lower-alpha" /> ==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{MLS player|alec-kann}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kann, Alec}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:American men's soccer players Category:Furman Paladins men's soccer players Category:Mississippi Brilla FC players Category:Charleston Battery players Category:Chicago Fire FC players Category:Charlotte Eagles players Category:Saint Louis FC players Category:Sporting Kansas City players Category:Atlanta United FC players Category:Atlanta United 2 players Category:FC Cincinnati players Category:FC Cincinnati 2 players Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:Soccer players from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:USL League Two players Category:USL Championship players Category:Major League Soccer players Category:Sportspeople from Decatur, Georgia Category:MLS Next Pro players Category:21st-century American sportsmen