Joe Cannon (soccer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Cannon | ||
Date of birth | January 1, 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Sun Valley, Idaho, United States | ||
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Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Saint Francis High School | |||
1993 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | ||
1995–1997 | Santa Clara Broncos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998 | San Diego Flash | 28 | (0) |
1999–2002 | San Jose Earthquakes | 101 | (0) |
2003 | RC Lens | 0 | (0) |
2003–2006 | Colorado Rapids | 86 | (0) |
2007 | LA Galaxy | 29 | (0) |
2008–2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | 70 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 56 | (0) |
Total | 370 | (0) | |
International career | |||
2003–2005 | United States | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joseph "Joe" Cannon (born January 1, 1975) is a retired American soccer player.
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Professional
Club career
After playing college soccer at UC Santa Barbara and later at Santa Clara University[1] Cannon was not drafted by a Major League Soccer team and instead signed with the now-defunct San Diego Flash of the A-League in 1998. After a season with the Flash, he was signed by MLS's San Jose Earthquakes as the backup goalkeeper. After a shoulder injury sidelined starting goalkeeper David Kramer eight games into the 1999 season, Cannon manned the Quakes nets as the starter until 2002, leading the team to the MLS Cup championship in 2001 and winning his first MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award in 2002.
Cannon left the Quakes in 2003, signing a six-month contract with RC Lens of France's Ligue 1. He was not able to break into the Lens first team, and left France after the season. The Earthquakes traded his rights to the Colorado Rapids for three draft picks. Cannon could not get into the squad in Colorado, as incumbent keeper Scott Garlick was playing well, but Rapids coach Tim Hankinson controversially made the switch for the playoffs. Although Colorado did not advance, Garlick was traded to the Dallas Burn, and Cannon kept his starting position.
In 2004, Cannon was one of the better goalkeepers in MLS, often keeping Rapids in games thanks to his play, and winning his second Goalkeeper of the Year award, being named to his first MLS Best XI and becoming a finalist for the MVP. On December 1, 2006, Cannon was traded to the Los Angeles Galaxy for Herculez Gomez and Ugo Ihemelu.[2] He made his Galaxy debut April 8, 2007 in a 0-0 tie with the Houston Dynamo.
Cannon later returned to the Earthquakes via a trade with the Galaxy for allocation money on January 10, 2008.[3] He had a great year, though San Jose could not make the playoffs. During the season, he stopped 4 out of 6 penalty kicks he faced.[4]
Cannon was selected by Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft.[5] He re-signed with Vancouver for the 2012 season in December 2011.[6]
Cannon retired following the 2013 MLS season.
International career
Cannon's father is Canadian, which made him eligible to have played for the Canadian national team, should he have chosen to do so. Joe turned down the chance, instead choosing to represent the United States National Team.
Cannon earned two caps with the US national team, his first coming against New Zealand on June 8, 2003.
Post-retirement
Joe Cannon currently provides color analysis for San Jose Earthquakes radio game broadcasts on KLIV.
Career statistics
- As of July 8, 2014[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Colorado Rapids | 2003 | MLS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2004 | MLS | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
2005 | MLS | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
2006 | MLS | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
Total | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | ||
LA Galaxy | 2007 | MLS | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
San Jose Earthquakes | 2008 | MLS | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
2009 | MLS | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
2010 | MLS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
Total | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
Vancouver Whitecaps | 2011 | MLS | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
2012 | MLS | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
2013 | MLS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
Career total | 254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 0 |
Honors
Club
San Jose Earthquakes
- MLS Cup: 2001
Colorado Rapids
- MLS Best XI: 2004
Individual
- MLS Goalkeeper of the Year: 2002, 2004
References
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External links
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- MLS player profile
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Sun Valley, Idaho
- 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- American expatriate soccer players
- American expatriates in France
- American soccer players
- American people of Canadian descent
- Colorado Rapids players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Association football goalkeepers
- LA Galaxy players
- Sportspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area
- RC Lens players
- San Diego Flash players
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- Santa Clara Broncos men's soccer players
- Soccer players from California
- Soccer players from Idaho
- University of California, Santa Barbara alumni
- UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- USISL A-League players
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
- Major League Soccer players
- Major League Soccer All-Stars