FC Dallas signs Jordan Cano as club’s 21st Homegrown Player

FRISCO, TEXAS (Via FC Dallas) – FC Dallas has signed defender Jordan Cano to a Homegrown contract, becoming the 21st Homegrown Player and 23rd Academy product signed by the club.

The 6-foot-1, 170-pound center back started 75 games for SMU over the last four seasons and was named the American Athletic Conference’s Defender of the Year in 2017 after leading the Mustang back line to a 15-2-1 record en route to a conference title and the second NCAA tournament appearance during his tenure.

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Cano joined the FC Dallas Academy in 2011 and was captain of the U-18 Academy team that made the U.S. Soccer Development Academy National Semifinals in 2014. He also was a member of the U.S. U-17 National Team.

Full Name: Jordan Cano
Pronunciation: CAN-oh
Date of Birth: Feb. 3, 1996 (21)
Hometown: Plano, Texas
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
Height: 6-1
Weight: 170
Position: Defender
Country: USA
Transaction: FC Dallas signs Homegrown defender Jordan Cano