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| Full name | Reginald Jacob Cannon[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1998-06-11)June 11, 1998 (age 27) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chicago,Illinois, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Colorado Rapids | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | FC Dallas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | UCLA Bruins | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | FC Dallas | 67 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Boavista | 82 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Colorado Rapids | 22 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | United States U17 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | United States U19 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | United States | 28 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of Jube 29, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of September 23, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reginald Jacob Cannon (born June 11, 1998) is an American professionalsoccer player who plays as aright-back forMajor League Soccer clubColorado Rapids. He played one year ofcollege soccer for theUCLA Bruins in 2016 and made hisMajor League Soccer debut forFC Dallas the following year, totaling 75 appearances for the club. In 2020, he moved to Boavista for a potential fee of $3.5 million.
Cannon made his first appearance for theUnited States national team in 2018. He played at theCONCACAF Gold Cup in2019 and2021, winning the latter as well as the2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals.
Cannon played high school soccer at Grapevine Faith Christian School inGrapevine, Texas, coached by Matt McKinney. During his freshman year Grapevine Faith won the TAPPS Division 2 Texas state championship in boys' soccer. In high school Cannon played for the FC Dallas academy team. Cannon won back-to-back national championships for FC Dallas's academy before joiningUniversity of California, Los Angeles.[2]
Cannon played one year ofcollege soccer at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles in 2016, making 20 appearances for theBruins.[3] He was one of three players and the only freshman to appear in and start every match for the Bruins.[2] Further, Cannon finished the year having played 1,753 minutes; playing the third most minutes on the team.[2]
Cannon left college and signed ahomegrown player contract withFC Dallas on December 22, 2016.[4] He was the 18th homegrown player in Dallas's history.[2]
On June 14, 2017, he made his professional debut when he started in a 2–1 win overTulsa Roughnecks in theLamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.[5] Cannon made his MLS debut for the club on September 2, in a 2–2 tie at home to theNew York Red Bulls, as an added-timesubstitute forMichael Barrios.[6]
In the 2018 season, Cannon cemented his place as a regular starter for the team.[7] He made his first start for the team in their first game of the season, a 1–1 tie at home toReal Salt Lake on March 4.[7] He totalled 34 appearances,[6] and scored once to open a 2–2 tie againstVancouver Whitecaps FC at theToyota Stadium on May 19.[8]
Cannon played 29 games for Dallas in the 2019 season.[6] He scored two goals for the team, a career high for the defender.[6]
Amidst transfer speculation, Cannon signed a new, four-year contract with a team option with the team in March 2020.[9] He started the first two games of the season before the league went on hiatus due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[7] His team did not take part in the subsequent season restart,MLS is Back Tournament, being forced to withdraw after ten players and one staff member tested positive forcoronavirus.[10]
On September 9, 2020, FC Dallas announced that they had reached an agreement with Portuguese sideBoavista F.C. for the transfer of Cannon in a deal worth up to $3.5 million, along with a 25–50% sell-on fee.[11][12] He debuted for Boavista in the team's 2020–21Primeira Liga opener againstC.D. Nacional; the game ended in a 3–3 draw.[13]
Cannon was sent off for the first time as a professional on November 5, 2021, in the 58th minute of a 5–2 home loss toF.C. Famalicão, for a foul onIván Jaime.[14] In the2022–23 season, he was sent off two more times: in a 4–1 home loss to city rivalsFC Porto, and in a 1–0 win overGil Vicente F.C. also at theEstádio do Bessa.[15][16]
In June 2023, Cannon unilaterally terminated his contract, alleging unpaid wages.[17] Boavista chairman Vítor Murta denied the claims and said that he would go to court.[18]
On September 26, 2023, Cannon officially joined English clubQueens Park Rangers on afree transfer, signing a four-year deal.[19] He left the club by mutual consent on the 30th of August 2024.
On 11 September 2024, Cannon was announced at Colorado Rapids on a three and a half year contract, with the option for a further year.[20]
On October 16, 2018, Cannon made his first senior appearance for theUnited States men's national soccer team in afriendly againstPeru, which finished 1–1.[21] He made the cut for the2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, due toTyler Adams's injury,[22] and played four matches including the1–0 final loss toMexico.[23]
Cannon faced strong competition at right-back fromDeAndre Yedlin andSergiño Dest.[24][25] On June 6, 2021, he came on as a substitute for the former for the second half of extra time, as the United States defeated Mexico 3–2 in theCONCACAF Nations Leaguefinal.[26] Three days later, he scored his first senior international goal in a 4–0 friendly win overCosta Rica at theRio Tinto Stadium.[27] He made four appearances at the2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, as second-choice toShaq Moore and starting only in the 1–0 win over Mexico in thefinal on August 1.[28]
Cannon was not chosen for the2022 FIFA World Cup, as Dest, Moore, Scally, and Yedlin were selected at right-back.[29]
Cannon is the grandson of atmospheric scientist Dr.Warren Washington.[30] His step-sister,Bianca Smith, is a professional baseball coach.[31]
Cannon married his wife, Kendall, in April 2020.[32]
On August 12, 2020, Cannon spoke out against Dallas fans for booing and throwing a bottle at the players before a 0–1 loss againstNashville SC because the playersknelt during the national anthem in solidarity of theBlack Lives Matter movement, calling the fans' actions "disgusting".[33] He subsequently received racist comments and death threats.[34] Cannon said that FC Dallas prepared an apology message for him to post to fans on social media, which he refused. He said in March 2021 that he had left the United States due to his safety being "compromised" since the kneeling.[35]
| Team | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Dallas | 2017 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | – | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | 28 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 2 | |||||
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 67 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 75 | 3 | |||
| Boavista | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 30 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 82 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 89 | 0 | ||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 21 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Colorado Rapids | 2024 | MLS | 6 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2[c] | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 176 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 4 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | June 9, 2021 | Rio Tinto Stadium,Sandy, United States | 18 |  Costa Rica | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
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