# Alec Kann

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{{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](/source/Atlanta_United_FC) match in 2018
| fullname = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|8|8}}
| birth_place = [Decatur, Georgia](/source/Decatur%2C_Georgia), US
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}}
| position = [Goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football))
| college1 = [Furman Paladins](/source/Furman_Paladins_men's_soccer)
| collegeyears1 = 2008–2011
| years1 = 2010
| clubs1 = [Mississippi Brilla](/source/Mississippi_Brilla)
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2012
| clubs2 = [Charleston Battery](/source/Charleston_Battery)
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2013–2015
| clubs3 = [Chicago Fire](/source/Chicago_Fire_Soccer_Club)
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2014
| clubs4 = → [Charlotte Eagles](/source/Charlotte_Eagles) (loan)
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2015
| clubs5 = → [Saint Louis FC](/source/Saint_Louis_FC) (loan)
| caps5 = 18
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2016
| clubs6 = [Sporting Kansas City](/source/Sporting_Kansas_City)
| caps6 = 7
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2017–2021
| clubs7 = [Atlanta United](/source/Atlanta_United_FC)
| caps7 = 24
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2017
| clubs8 = → [Charleston Battery](/source/Charleston_Battery) (loan)
| caps8 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2018–2021
| clubs9 = → [Atlanta United 2](/source/Atlanta_United_2) (loan)
| caps9 = 16
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2022–2025
| clubs10 = [FC Cincinnati](/source/FC_Cincinnati)
| caps10 = 11
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2022–2024
| clubs11 = → [FC Cincinnati 2](/source/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](/source/Association_football) player who played as a [goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football)).

==Career==
===Youth and college===
Kann attended [Lakeside High School (DeKalb County, Georgia)](/source/Lakeside_High_School_(DeKalb_County%2C_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](/source/College_soccer_in_the_United_States) at [Furman University](/source/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](/source/Mississippi_Brilla) in the [USL Premier Development League](/source/USL_League_Two) 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](/source/United_Soccer_League) club [Charleston Battery](/source/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](/source/Major_League_Soccer) club [Chicago Fire](/source/Chicago_Fire_Soccer_Club).<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](/source/United_Soccer_League) club [Charlotte Eagles](/source/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](/source/United_Soccer_League) affiliate club [Saint Louis FC](/source/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](/source/2015_MLS_Re-Entry_Draft) and was selected by [Sporting Kansas City](/source/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](/source/Atlanta_United_FC) picked Kann in fifth round of the [MLS Expansion Draft](/source/2016_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](/source/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](/source/FC_Cincinnati)}}</ref>

==Personal==
In addition to playing professionally, Kann coaches through private training to players in [North Carolina](/source/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](/source/U.S._Open_Cup)</ref>
! colspan="2" |League cup<ref group="lower-alpha">Includes [Leagues Cup](/source/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](/source/Chicago_Fire_Soccer_Club)
|[2013](/source/2013_Chicago_Fire_season)
|rowspan=2|[MLS](/source/Major_League_Soccer)
| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—|| colspan="2" |—
|-
|[2015](/source/2015_Chicago_Fire_season)
|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](/source/Charleston_Battery) (loan)
|[2014](/source/2014_USL_season)
|USL
|17||0||colspan="2"|—
| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||17||0
|-
|[Saint Louis FC](/source/Saint_Louis_FC) (loan)
|[2015](/source/2015_USL_season)
|USL
|18||0||colspan="2"|—
| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||18||0
|-
|[Sporting Kansas City](/source/Sporting_Kansas_City)
|[2016](/source/2016_Sporting_Kansas_City_season)
|MLS
|7||0||2||0
| colspan="2" |—||1<ref group="lower-alpha">One appearance in [CONCACAF Champions Cup](/source/CONCACAF_Champions_Cup)</ref>||0|| colspan="2" |—||10||0
|-
|rowspan="6"|[Atlanta United](/source/Atlanta_United_FC)
|[2017](/source/2017_Atlanta_United_FC_season)
|rowspan="5"|MLS
|18||0||2||0
| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||20||0
|-
|[2018](/source/2018_Atlanta_United_FC_season)
|1||0||2||0
| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||3||0
|-
|[2019](/source/2019_Atlanta_United_FC_season)
|0||0||1||0
| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||1<ref group="lower-alpha">One appearance in [Campeones Cup](/source/Campeones_Cup)</ref>||0||2||0
|-
|[2020](/source/2020_Atlanta_United_FC_season)
|0||0||colspan="2"|—
| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||0||0
|-
|[2021](/source/2021_Atlanta_United_FC_season)
|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](/source/Charleston_Battery) (loan)
|[2017](/source/2017_USL_season)
|USL
|1||0||colspan="2"|—
| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[Atlanta United 2](/source/Atlanta_United_2) (loan)
|[2018](/source/2018_USL_season)
|USL
|7||0||colspan="2"|—
| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||7||0
|-
|[2019](/source/2019_USL_Championship_season)
|rowspan="2"|USL Championship
|4||0||colspan="2"|—
| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||4||0
|-
|[2021](/source/2021_USL_Championship_season)
|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](/source/FC_Cincinnati)
|[2022](/source/2022_FC_Cincinnati_season)
|rowspan="3"|MLS
|7||0|| colspan="2" |—
|1<ref group="lower-alpha">One appearance in the [2022 Leagues Cup Showcase](/source/2022_Leagues_Cup_Showcase)</ref>
|0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||8||0
|-
|[2023](/source/2023_FC_Cincinnati_season)
|1||0||5||0
|3
|0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||9||0
|-
|[2024](/source/2024_FC_Cincinnati_season)
|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](/source/FC_Cincinnati_2)
|[2022](/source/2022_MLS_Next_Pro_season)
|rowspan="3"|[MLS Next Pro](/source/MLS_Next_Pro)
|2||0||colspan="2"|—
| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
|[2023](/source/2023_MLS_Next_Pro_season)
|1||0||colspan="2"|—
| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|[2024](/source/2024_MLS_Next_Pro_season)
|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](/source/USL_Championship): [2012](/source/2012_USL_Pro_season)

'''Atlanta United'''
* [MLS Cup](/source/MLS_Cup): [2018](/source/MLS_Cup_2018)
*[Eastern Conference](/source/Eastern_Conference_(MLS)): [2018](/source/2018_MLS_Cup_Playoffs)
* [U.S. Open Cup](/source/U.S._Open_Cup): [2019](/source/2019_U.S._Open_Cup)<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](/source/Campeones_Cup): [2019](/source/2019_Campeones_Cup)<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](/source/Supporters'_Shield): [2023](/source/2023_Major_League_Soccer_season)

== 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

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