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2017 (Sr.): Named United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American, American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference… Conference tournament Most Outstanding Defensive Player… Played in all 21 games for the Mustangs, starting 20… Scored three goals on 19 shots with five shots on goal… Had four assists, tied for 10^th in the AAC… Part of back line that allowed just 13 goals all season.

2016 (Jr.): Named to the All-American Athletic Conference second-team … Played in 16 games, started 15 for the Mustangs… Scored two goals on nine shots with five shots on goal

2015 (So.): Named to All-American Athletic Conference second-team… played and started in 21 games … Attempted four shots with three on goal… Had two assists… Was part of back line that only allowed 23 goals in the season.

2014 (Fr.): Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Rookie team ... Logged 1,553 minutes this season ... Had one goal off eight shots ... Was part of a back like that has only allowed 18 goals this season.

PREP: One of the top defenders of his 2014 high school graduation class... Rated as the No. 14 recruit and fourth-best defender in the country by collegesoccernews.com, and is a four-star prospect and the No. 1 defender in Texas according to topdrawersoccer.com ... Has participated in numerous US Soccer U17 National Team camps and has been invited to the US Soccer U17 National Team residency program in Bradenton, Florida, twice ... As the captain of his FC Dallas U18 Academy team, Cano has been a starting central defender for the past three seasons and has also been called up to train and play with the FC Dallas Reserves ... A member of former SMU great Luchi Gonzalez's squad, Cano has helped lead his team to the US Soccer Development Academy National Semifinals.

PERSONAL: Anticipated business major ... Son of Lisa and Fernando Cano ... Has four brothers (Christian, Gabriel, Roman and Angelo) ... Chose SMU because of the campus and the close proximity to home ... Enjoys playing golf ... Brother Gabriel played soccer at Midwestern State.

Awards:
United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American (2017)
United Soccer Coaches First Team Scholar All-American (2017)
American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2017)
Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Defensive Player (2017)
First Team All-American Athletic Conference (2017)
CoSida Academic All-District 7 (2017)
AAC Defensive Player of the Week (11/6/17)
AAC Defensive Player of the Week (10/23/17)
AAC Defensive Player of the Week (9/18/17)
Preseason All-American Athletic Conference (2017)
Second Team All-American Athletic Conference (2016)
AAC Defensive Player of the Week (10/24/16)
Second Team All-American Athletic Conference (2015)
American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team (11/13/14)
AAC Weekly Honor Roll (9/22/14)