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{{short description|South African-born Welsh footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use South African English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Steven Cann
|image =
|fullname = Steven Cann
|height =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|20|df=y}}
|birth_place = South Africa
|currentclub = [[Port Talbot Town F.C.|Port Talbot Town]]
|clubnumber =
|position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = [[Derby County F.C. Reserves and Academy|Derby County]]
|years1 = 2006–2007
|years2 = 2007–2009
|years3 = 2009–2012
|years4 = 2012–2014
|years5 = 2014–
|clubs1 = [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]
|clubs2 = [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]]
|clubs3 = [[Aberystwyth Town F.C.|Aberystwyth Town]]
|clubs4 = [[Carmarthen Town A.F.C.|Carmarthen Town]]
|clubs5 = [[Port Talbot Town F.C.|Port Talbot Town]]
|caps1 = 0
|caps2 = 2
|caps3 = 92
|caps4 = 53
|caps5 = 57
|goals1 = 0
|goals2 = 0
|goals3 = 0
|goals4 = 0
|goals5 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2004
|nationalyears2 = 2006
|nationalyears3 = 2009–
|nationalteam1 = [[Wales national under-17 football team|Wales U17]]
|nationalteam2 = [[Wales national under-19 football team|Wales U19]]
|nationalteam3 = [[Wales national semi-professional football team|Wales Semi-Pro]]
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalcaps2 = 1
|nationalcaps3 = 5
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalgoals2 = 0
|nationalgoals3 = 0
|club-update = 18:35, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
|ntupdate = 08:43, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
}}
'''Steven Cann''' (born 20 January 1988) is a South African-born [[Welsh people|Welsh]] [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Welsh Premier League]] side [[Port Talbot Town F.C.|Port Talbot Town]].

==Club career==
Having started his career at [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], Cann was released in June 2007.<ref name="Experienced pair to leave Derby">{{cite news|title=Experienced pair to leave Derby|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/6712833.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2007-06-01|accessdate= 2007-08-01}}</ref> After his release by Derby, Cann joined [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]] on 31 July 2007, after impressing in a trial.<ref name="Rotherham bag ex-Derby goalkeeper">{{cite news|title=Rotherham bag ex-Derby goalkeeper|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rotherham_utd/6924793.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2007-07-31|accessdate= 2007-08-01}}</ref> He played his first game for the Millers in a 3-0 FA Cup loss to [[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]]. In his next game for the Millers, in the [[Football League Trophy]] Northern Semi-Final against [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]], Cann saved 2 penalties in a 4–2 shoot out win,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7775091.stm |title=Rotherham 1-1 Darlington |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=2008-12-16 |accessdate=2009-12-04}}</ref> including saving one with his groin, enabling the Millers to progress to the Northern Final.

Cann was released by Rotherham at the end of the 2008–09 season, joining [[Welsh Premier League]] side [[Aberystwyth Town F.C.|Aberystwyth Town]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/news/1057-aber-sign-shoot-out-hero-cann |title=Aber sign shoot-out hero Cann |publisher=welsh-premier.com |date=2008-08-12 |accessdate=2009-12-04}}</ref> making his debut in a 4–0 win over [[Caersws F.C.|Caersws]] on the opening day of the season. Having previously been with the club on a non-contract basis, Cann signed a permanent contract with Aberystwyth on 4 December 2009. Manager [[Alan Morgan (footballer born 1973)|Alan Morgan]] praised Cann's form stating: "''Steve, in my eyes, is the best goalkeeper in the Welsh Premier.''"<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/1483-keeper-cann-wins-park-avenue-deal |title=Keeper Cann wins Park Avenue deal |publisher=welsh-premier.com |date=2009-12-04 |accessdate=2009-12-04}}</ref> In his first year with the club, Cann made 29 league appearances before an injury ruled him out for the final month of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/news/1969-robins-blow-as-aber-recall-keeper |title=Robins' blow as Aber recall 'keeper |publisher=welsh-premier.com |date=2010-03-31 |accessdate=2010-04-25}}</ref>

Following a two-season spell with [[Carmarthen Town A.F.C.|Carmarthen Town]], Cann joined fellow [[Welsh Premier League]] outfit [[Port Talbot Town F.C.|Port Talbot Town]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.porttalbottown.co.uk/?p=7045 |title=Town swoop for Cann|publisher=Port Talbot Town F.C. |date=2014-06-20 |accessdate=2014-06-20}}</ref>

==International career==
Cann has represented Wales Under 19 and was called to the under 19 squad for the 2006 [[Milk Cup]].<ref name="Wales U19 set for Milk Cup action">{{cite news|title=Wales U19 set for Milk Cup action|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/5165032.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2006-07-10|accessdate=2007-08-01}}</ref> He is eligible to play for three countries [[Wales national football team|Wales]], [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] and [[England national football team|England]].

On 8 September 2009, Cann made his debut for the Wales semi-professional side as a substitute during a 2–1 defeat to Poland.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/456 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119163447/http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/456 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=19 January 2016 |title=Wales 1-2 Poland |publisher=faw.org.uk |date=2009-09-08 |accessdate=2009-10-09}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Soccerbase}}

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[[Category:1988 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Welsh men's footballers]]
[[Category:Wales men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Derby County F.C. players]]
[[Category:Rotherham United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Aberystwyth Town F.C. players]]
[[Category:Carmarthen Town A.F.C. players]]
[[Category:Port Talbot Town F.C. players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:Cymru Premier players]]
[[Category:White South African people]]
[[Category:South African men's soccer players]]
[[Category:South African emigrants to the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:21st-century South African sportsmen]]
[[Category:21st-century British sportsmen]]

Steven Cann - Revision history

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