Àlex Cano
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Cano as a Europa player in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Cano Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Europa | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Barcelona | |||
| Hospitalet | |||
| 2005–2007 | Cornellà | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Cornellà | ||
| 2008–2009 | Marianao Poblet | ||
| 2009– | Europa | 469 | (65) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Alejandro "Àlex" Cano Jiménez (born 7 March 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for CE Europa, which he captains. He is also the highest appearance-maker of the club's history.
Club career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Cano played for FC Barcelona, CE L'Hospitalet and UE Cornellà as a youth, making his senior debut with the latter in 2007, in Primera Catalana. In January 2008, he moved to CD Marianao Poblet, before signing for CE Europa in July 2009.[1]
At Europa, Cano subsequently became a first-choice, and was appointed team captain in October 2013.[2] He helped the club to win the Copa Catalunya in 2015, and reached 400 matches for them on 7 February 2022.[3]
On 13 March 2022, Cano reached 403 matches with the shirt of the Escapulats, becoming their highest-ever appearance maker.[4] On 17 March 2025, he reached 500 official matches with the club,[5] and finished the season with eight goals in 30 appearances overall as the club achieved promotion to Primera Federación.[6]
International career
On 14 November 2025, Cano and his brother were called up to the Catalonia national team for a friendly against Palestine.[7] He made his international debut four days later, playing the entire second half in the 2–1 win at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.[8]
Personal life
Cano comes from a family of footballers: his younger brothers Carlos and Jordi are also footballers, with the former being a forward and the latter being a winger.[9] Àlex and Jordi play together at Europa, and Àlex faced both his brothers (at the time at Prat) in September 2017, in a match where all three brothers scored.[10]
Honours
Europa
- Copa Catalunya: 2015
References
- ^ "Els germans Àlex i Carles Cano es van enfrontar per primer cop diumenge passat en l'Europa-Cornellà" [The brothers Àlex and Carles Cano faced each other for the first time last Sunday at Europa-Cornellà] (in Catalan). El Punt Avui. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "Àlex Cano pren el relleu de Delmàs" [Àlex Cano takes over from Delmàs] (in Catalan). Betevé. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "Àlex Cano arriba als 400 partits amb l'Europa" [Àlex Cano reaches 400 matches with Europa] (in Catalan). Betevé. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "Àlex Cano, el jugador amb més partits de la història del CE Europa" [Àlex Cano, the player with the most matches of CE Europa's history] (in Catalan). Betevé. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "Àlex Cano fa història sumant 500 partits oficials amb l'Europa" [Àlex Cano makes history reaching 500 official matches with Europa] (in Catalan). Grup d'Historia Ramon Vergés. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "L'emoció d'Àlex Cano després d'aconseguir l'ascens directe a la Primera RFEF" [The emotion of Àlex Cano after achieving direct promotion to Primera RFEF] (in Catalan). Betevé. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "Àlex i Jordi Cano i Albertito, convocats amb Catalunya" [Àlex and Jordi Cano and Albertito, called up with Catalonia] (in Catalan). Betevé. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "Àlex Cano, Jordi Cano i Arnau Campeny fan història amb Catalunya" [Àlex Cano, Jordi Cano and Arnau Campeny make history with Catalonia] (in Catalan). Grupo d'Historia Ramon Vergés. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "La família Cano guanya al Nou Sardenya" [The Cano family wins at Nou Sardenya] (in Catalan). Futbol Catalunya. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "La curiosa noche de la familia Cano en el Europa-Prat" [The curious night of the Cano family at Europa-Prat] (in Spanish). ABC. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2026.