Reggie Cannon
Personal information | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Reginald Jacob Cannon[1] | ||||||||||
Date of birth | June 11, 1998 | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois, United States | ||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Right back | ||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | FC Dallas | ||||||||||
Number | 2 | ||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||
2015–2016 | FC Dallas | ||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
2016 | UCLA Bruins | 20 | (0) | ||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
2017– | FC Dallas | 62 | (2) | ||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||
2015 | United States U17 | ||||||||||
2016 | United States U19 | ||||||||||
2018– | United States | 11 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 12, 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 1, 2020 |
Reginald Jacob Cannon (born June 11, 1998) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a defender for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.
Career
High school
Cannon played high school soccer at Grapevine Faith Christian School in Grapevine, Texas, coached by Matt McKinney. During his freshman year Grapevine Faith won the TAPPS Division 2 Texas state championship in boys' soccer. In high school Cannon played for the FC Dallas academy team.
College
Cannon played one year of college soccer at the University of California, Los Angeles in 2016, making 20 appearances for the Bruins.[2]
Professional
Cannon left college and signed a homegrown player contract with FC Dallas on December 22, 2016.[3]
On June 14, 2017, he made his professional debut when he started in a 2–1 win over Tulsa Roughnecks in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.[4]
International career
On October 16, 2018 Cannon received his first senior call up for a friendly against Peru.
Personal life
Reggie is the grandson of atmospheric scientist Dr. Warren Washington.[5]
References
- ^ "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: United States" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 16. Retrieved May 21, 2019 – via Bernews.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Roster - UCLA". UCLA.
- ^ "FC Dallas sign defender Reggie Cannon to Homegrown contract | MLSsoccer.com".
- ^ "Boxscore: FC Dallas vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC 06/15/2017 | Matchcenter".
- ^ "How a Nobel Prize winner led Reggie Cannon to breakout success in Dallas". ESPN.com. August 15, 2019.
External links
- UCLA bio
- Reggie Cannon at Major League Soccer
- Reggie Cannon at Soccerbase
- Reggie Cannon at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- African-American soccer players
- American soccer players
- Association football defenders
- FC Dallas players
- Major League Soccer players
- People from Grapevine, Texas
- Soccer players from Texas
- Sportspeople from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
- UCLA Bruins men's soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- Soccer players from Illinois
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- American soccer defender stubs