SMU senior becomes 21st Homegrown signed by FCD

FRISCO – 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.

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: March 13, 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