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Reggie Cannon Called to U.S. Men's National Team Duty

November 6, 2018 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release


Frisco, Texas - FC Dallas Homegrown defender Reggie Cannon has been called in to represent the U.S. Men's National Team during the FIFA International Break running Nov. 12-20.

Cannon was called into his first USMNT in October for the matches against Colombia and Peru. He made his Senior Team debut against Peru on Oct. 16, playing 84 minutes in the 1-1 draw.

Following the 2018 season, Cannon became the all-time leading Homegrown player in franchise history to play the most minutes in a single season with 2,921 minutes. He scored his first professional goal in a 2-2 draw against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on May 19 and added three assists in 33 matches.

The USMNT will close out their Kickoff Series with matches against 2018 World Cup Semifinalist England on Nov. 15 at Wembley Stadium in London, England and four-time champion Italy on Nov. 20 at Luminus Arena in Genk, Belgium.

Kickoff for the USA-England match is set for 2 PM CT and will be broadcasted on ESPN2. The USA-Italy match will be broadcasted on FS1 starting at 1:45 PM CT. Both matches will be on UniMás.

The 20-year-old made his professional debut on June 14, 2017 in a 2-1 win against Tulsa Roughnecks FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round and collected an assist in a 3-1 win against Colorado Rapids in the USOC Round of 16 on June 27, 2017. Cannon made his MLS debut as an 89th-minute substitute in a draw against the New York Red Bulls on Sept. 2, 2017.

Cannon signed as FC Dallas' 18th Homegrown player on Dec. 22, 2016 following his freshman season with the UCLA Bruins. He was one of three players and the only freshman to appear and start all 20 matches for the Bruins. He finished the season third on the team in minutes played (1,753) and was named No. 8 on Top Drawer Soccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshman Ranking as well as a member of their Freshman Best XI team. He has previously represented the U.S. at the U-17 and U-19 levels.

DETAILED ROSTER BY POSITION (Club; Caps/Goals):

GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Atlanta United FC; 59/0), Ethan Horvath (Club Brugge/BEL; 2/0), Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew; 6/0)

DEFENDERS (10): John Brooks (Wolfsburg/GER; 35/3), Reggie Cannon (FC Dallas; 1/0), Cameron Carter-Vickers (Swansea City/WAL; 6/0), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls; 1/0), Matt Miazga (Nantes/FRA; 10/1), Shaq Moore (Reus Deportiu/ESP; 3/0), Antonee Robinson (Wigan Athletic/ENG; 6/0), Jorge Villafaña (Portland Timbers; 19/0), DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United/ENG; 56/0), Walker Zimmerman (LAFC; 3/1)

MIDFIELDERS (13): Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids; 21/2), Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls; 7/1), Romain Gall (Malmö/SWE; 1/0), Luca de la Torre (Fulham/ENG; 1/0), Marky Delgado (Toronto FC/CAN; 5/0), Julian Green (Greuther Fu?rth/GER; 14/4), Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy; 3/1), Weston McKennie (Schalke/GER; 6/1), Darlington Nagbe (Atlanta United FC; 25/1), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund/GER; 21/9), Kenny Saief (Anderlecht/BEL; 3/0), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC; 9/0), Tim Weah (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA; 7/1)

FORWARDS (2): Josh Sargent (Werder Bremen/GER; 5/2), Bobby Wood (Hannover 96/GER; 43/13)

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