Germán Cano

	Cano in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Germán Ezequiel Cano Recalde
Date of birth	2 January 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Fluminense
Number	14
Youth career
–2007	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2012	Lanús
2009–2010	→ Chacarita Juniors (loan)
2011	→ Colón (loan)
2011	→ Deportivo Pereira (loan)
2012	→ Nacional Asuncion (loan)
2012–2015	Independiente Medellín
2015–2019	Pachuca
2016–2017	→ León (loan)
2018	→ Independiente Medellín (loan)
2019–2020	Independiente Medellín
2020–2022	Vasco da Gama
2022–	Fluminense
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:14, 1 May 2025 (UTC)
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Germán Ezequiel Cano Recalde (born 2 January 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense.

Career

Lanús and loans

Born in Lomas de Zamora, Cano was a Lanús youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 13 February 2008, coming on as a late substitute for Lautaro Acosta in a 3–1 Copa Libertadores home win against Danubio.^[3]

Cano made his Primera División debut on 17 February 2008, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Huracán.^[4] On 29 March, he scored his first professional goal by netting his team's only in a 3–1 loss at San Lorenzo,^[5] and finished his first senior season with two goals in 11 appearances.

On 21 August 2009, Cano was loaned to newly promoted side Chacarita Juniors, for one year.^[6] After featuring sparingly but suffering relegation he returned to Lanús, but after being rarely used by the latter, he was loaned out to Colón on 30 December 2010.^[7]

On 26 July 2011, Cano moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Categoría Primera A side Deportivo Pereira on loan until December.^[8] The following 31 of January, he moved to Paraguay's Nacional also in a temporary deal.^[9]

Independiente Medellín

On 5 July 2012, Cano agreed to a permanent contract with Independiente Medellín.^[10] He was an immediate starter for the club, scoring nine goals in his first season and 15 goals in his second.

In the 2014 campaign, Cano scored 27 goals and was the top goalscorer of the Clausura tournament; highlights included a hat-trick in a 4–1 away routing of Millonarios on 11 October.

Pachuca and loans

On 21 January 2015, Cano switched teams and countries again after agreeing to a contract with Liga MX side Pachuca.^[11] He made his debut for the club on 1 February, starting in a 1–0 loss at Guadalajara, and scored his first goal on 4 March in a 1–1 CONCACAF Champions League away draw against Montreal Impact.

On 11 December 2015, after failing to feature in any league matches during the first half of the campaign due to a knee injury,^[12] Cano was loaned to fellow league team León.^[13] After being a regular starter, he returned to Pachuca and was mainly utilized as a substitute.

On 10 January 2018, Cano returned to Independiente Medellín on an initial six-month loan deal.^[14] On 19 May, he extended his link until the end of the year,^[15] and ended the season with 32 goals overall.

Vasco da Gama

On 27 December 2019, Germán Cano was announced as Cruzmaltino's first signing for 2020.^[16] In his second match for Vasco da Gama, Cano scored his first goal with the cruzmaltina shirt, in the last moments of a 1-0 win against Boavista in 2020 Campeonato Carioca.^[17]

On 6 December 2021, his departure from Vasco da Gama was announced.^[18] In all, Cano played in 101 games, scoring 43 goals and providing four assists. He is the club's second-highest non-Brazilian goalscorer in the 21st century.^[19]

Fluminense

On 27 December, Cano signed with Fluminense, with a contract until 2023.^[20]

On 26 May 2022, he scored his first hat-trick in the historic 10–1 away thrashing of Oriente Petrolero, a match valid for the last round of the Copa Sudamericana group stage.^[21]

At the end of the 2022 season, Cano was the top scorer of Brasileirão Série A in 2022 with 26 goals,^[22] while also being the top scorer of the 2022 Copa do Brasil with 5 goals.^[23] In all of the 2022 season he scored 44 goals.^[24]

On 4 October 2023, he scored the winning goal in the 87th minute in a 2–1 away victory over Internacional in the second leg of Copa Libertadores semi-finals, having also scored a brace in a 2–2 draw in the first leg, which qualified his team to the final.^[25] On 4 November, he scored the first goal for Fluminense in a 2–1 victory over Boca Juniors after extra time in the Copa Libertadores final.^[26] He finished the season with 40 goals scored.

Cano is frequently cited as one of the greatest players in Fluminense history due to his top-tier scoring ability and strong bond with the fans. His iconic "LL" celebration, which pays homage to his two children, Lorenzo and Leonella, has become a fan favorite. ^[27]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 July 2025^[28]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			State league^[a]		National cup^[b]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lanús	2007–08	Argentine Primera División	11	2	—		—		4^[c]	0	—		15	2
	2008–09		5	0	—		—		3^[c]	0	—		8	0
	2010–11		1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		17	2	—		—		7	0	—		24	2
Chacarita Juniors (loan)	2009–10	Argentine Primera División	18	1	—		—		—		—		18	1
Colón (loan)	2010–11	Argentine Primera División	5	0	—		—		—		—		5	0
Deportivo Pereira (loan)	2011	Categoría Primera A	18	9	—		—		—		—		18	9
Nacional (loan)	2012	Paraguayan Primera División	12	2	—		—		6^[c]	2	—		18	4
Independiente Medellín	2012	Categoría Primera A	14	9	—		—		—		—		14	9
	2013		30	15	—		4	1	—		—		34	16
	2014		43	27	—		3	2	—		—		46	29
	Total		87	51	—		7	3	—		—		94	54
Pachuca	2014–15	Liga MX	14	4	—		0	0	2^[d]	1	—		16	5
	2015–16		0	0	—		0	0	—		—		0	0
	2017–18		11	0	—		5	3	—		1^[e]	0	16	3
	Total		25	4	—		5	3	2	1	1	0	33	8
León (loan)	2015–16	Liga MX	14	4	—		0	0	—		—		14	4
	2016–17	Liga MX	29	7	—		5	2	—		—		34	9
	Total		43	11	—		5	2	—		—		48	13
Independiente Medellín (loan)	2018	Categoría Primera A	47	32	—		2	1	1^[f]	1	—		50	34
Independiente Medellín	2019	Categoría Primera A	37	34	—		8	6	2^[c]	1	—		47	41
Vasco da Gama	2020	Série A	34	14	8	6	6	2	3^[f]	2	—		51	24
	2021	Série B	36	11	8	7	6	1	—		—		50	19
	Total		70	25	16	13	12	3	3	2	—		101	43
Fluminense	2022	Série A	38	26	14	7	8	5	10^[g]	6	—		70	44
	2023		30	10	13	16	4	1	12^[c]	13	2^[e]	0	61	40
	2024		27	4	5	2	1	0	7^[c]	1	2^[h]	0	42	7
	2025		11	5	12	6	3	4	2	3	0	0	23	18
	Total		106	45	44	31	16	10	31	23	4	0	201	109
Career total			520	212	60	44	55	28	52	30	3	0	657	311

^ Includes Campeonato Carioca
^ Includes Copa MX, Copa Colombia, Copa do Brasil
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Appearances in Copa Libertadores
^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
^ ^a ^b Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
^ Four Appearances and three goals in Copa Libertadores, six appearances and three goals in Copa Sudamericana
^ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana

Honours

Lanús

Argentine Primera División: 2007 Apertura

Independiente Medellín

Copa Colombia: 2019

Vasco da Gama

Taça Rio: 2021

Fluminense

Individual

All-time top scorer Independiente Medellín (129 goals)
Bola de Prata: 2022
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2022
Copa Libertadores Top scorer: 2023
South American Footballer of the Year: 2023
Campeonato Carioca top scorer: 2023, 2025

References

^ ^a ^b "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023: List of Players: Fluminense FC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ "Germán Cano, la figura de Fluminense: Su conexión xeneize, el cuñado fanático, el festejo de la "L" y una vida alejada del fútbol argentino". 2 November 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
^ "Libertadores: Lanús derrota 3–1 a Danubio" [Libertadores: Lanús defeat Danubio by 3–1] (in Spanish). My Plainview. 13 February 2008. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "Se animó y festejó" [Cheered up and partying] (in Spanish). ESPN. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "San Lorenzo tiene qué festejar" [San Lorenzo have to party] (in Spanish). ESPN. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "Germán Cano se sumó a Chacarita" [Germán Cano joined Chacarita] (in Spanish). La Nación. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "Cano es de Colón" [Cano joins Colón] (in Spanish). Olé. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "Germán Ezequiel Cano, otro refuerzo del Deportivo Pereira" [Germán Ezequiel Cano, another addition of Deportivo Pereira] (in Spanish). Futbol Red. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "Nacional tendrá a Germán Cano en la delantera" [Nacional will have Germán Cano in the forward line] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "Medellín sigue consintiendo a Bolillo: Germán Cano es el quinto refuerzo" [Medellín keep consisting Bolillo: Germán Cano is the fifth addition] (in Spanish). Caracol Televisión. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "Germán Cano se va del DIM y jugará con el Pachuca" [Germán Cano leaves DIM and will play with Pachuca] (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "Germán Cano, baja seis meses por ruptura del ligamento cruzado de la rodilla derecha" [Germán Cano, out six months due to ligament tear of the right knee] (in Spanish). Esto en Línea. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "El argentino Germán Cano es el segundo refuerzo del León" [The Argentine Germán Cano is the second addition of León] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "Germán Cano deja Pachuca y ahora es de Independiente de Medellín" [Germán Cano leaves Pachuca and now is of Independiente Medellín] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "Germán Cano renueva su contrato seis meses con el Medellín" [Germán Cano renews his contract six months with Medellín] (in Spanish). El Espectador. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
^ "Presidente do Vasco, Campello anuncia contratação de atacante argentino Germán Cano". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 December 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ "Jogo Boavista 0 x 1 Vasco melhores momentos - Campeonato Carioca, Rodada 3 - tempo real". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ "Vasco anuncia saída de Cano, que se declara à torcida: "Espero revê-los em breve"". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ "Germán Cano não renova contrato com o Vasco e deixa o clube". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ "Faz o "L"! Fluminense encaminha a contratação do atacante argentino Germán Cano, que estava no Vasco". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ "Germán Cano, on fire: volvió a meterla y lleva cinco en seis partidos" (in Portuguese). ole.com. 18 August 2022.
^ "Brasileiro volta a ter um artilheiro estrangeiro após 50 anos com argentino Germán Cano". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ "Cano é artilheiro da Copa do Brasil ao lado de meia do Corinthians e busca bater marcas pelo Fluminense". Lance! (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ "Cano, do Fluminense, vira o maior artilheiro de uma edição do Brasileiro desde 2006". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ "Con gol de Germán Cano, Fluminense se lo dio vuelta a Inter de Porto Alegre y está en la final de la Copa Libertadores" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 5 October 2023.
^ "Fluminense Defeats Boca Juniors 2-1 To Win Maiden Copa Libertadores". Forbes. 4 November 2023. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ "FAZ O DUPLO L! CANO MUDA COMEMORAÇÃO EM HOMENAGEM À FILHA". YouTube. 19 August 2023.
^ Germán Cano at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

External links

Germán Cano – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
Germán Cano at BDFA (in Spanish)
Germán Cano at Soccerway

[29] Includes Campeonato Carioca

[30] Includes Copa MX, Copa Colombia, Copa do Brasil

[COL-31] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Appearances in Copa Libertadores

[CCL-32] Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

[FCW-33] Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

[COS-34] Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

[Cont2022-35] Four Appearances and three goals in Copa Libertadores, six appearances and three goals in Copa Sudamericana

[36] Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana

[FIFA-1] "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023: List of Players: Fluminense FC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

[2] "Germán Cano, la figura de Fluminense: Su conexión xeneize, el cuñado fanático, el festejo de la "L" y una vida alejada del fútbol argentino". 2 November 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2025.

[3] "Libertadores: Lanús derrota 3–1 a Danubio" [Libertadores: Lanús defeat Danubio by 3–1] (in Spanish). My Plainview. 13 February 2008. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[4] "Se animó y festejó" [Cheered up and partying] (in Spanish). ESPN. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[5] "San Lorenzo tiene qué festejar" [San Lorenzo have to party] (in Spanish). ESPN. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[6] "Germán Cano se sumó a Chacarita" [Germán Cano joined Chacarita] (in Spanish). La Nación. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[7] "Cano es de Colón" [Cano joins Colón] (in Spanish). Olé. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[8] "Germán Ezequiel Cano, otro refuerzo del Deportivo Pereira" [Germán Ezequiel Cano, another addition of Deportivo Pereira] (in Spanish). Futbol Red. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[9] "Nacional tendrá a Germán Cano en la delantera" [Nacional will have Germán Cano in the forward line] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[10] "Medellín sigue consintiendo a Bolillo: Germán Cano es el quinto refuerzo" [Medellín keep consisting Bolillo: Germán Cano is the fifth addition] (in Spanish). Caracol Televisión. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[11] "Germán Cano se va del DIM y jugará con el Pachuca" [Germán Cano leaves DIM and will play with Pachuca] (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[12] "Germán Cano, baja seis meses por ruptura del ligamento cruzado de la rodilla derecha" [Germán Cano, out six months due to ligament tear of the right knee] (in Spanish). Esto en Línea. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[13] "El argentino Germán Cano es el segundo refuerzo del León" [The Argentine Germán Cano is the second addition of León] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[14] "Germán Cano deja Pachuca y ahora es de Independiente de Medellín" [Germán Cano leaves Pachuca and now is of Independiente Medellín] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[15] "Germán Cano renueva su contrato seis meses con el Medellín" [Germán Cano renews his contract six months with Medellín] (in Spanish). El Espectador. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

[16] "Presidente do Vasco, Campello anuncia contratação de atacante argentino Germán Cano". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 December 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[17] "Jogo Boavista 0 x 1 Vasco melhores momentos - Campeonato Carioca, Rodada 3 - tempo real". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[18] "Vasco anuncia saída de Cano, que se declara à torcida: "Espero revê-los em breve"". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[19] "Germán Cano não renova contrato com o Vasco e deixa o clube". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[20] "Faz o "L"! Fluminense encaminha a contratação do atacante argentino Germán Cano, que estava no Vasco". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[21] "Germán Cano, on fire: volvió a meterla y lleva cinco en seis partidos" (in Portuguese). ole.com. 18 August 2022.

[22] "Brasileiro volta a ter um artilheiro estrangeiro após 50 anos com argentino Germán Cano". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[23] "Cano é artilheiro da Copa do Brasil ao lado de meia do Corinthians e busca bater marcas pelo Fluminense". Lance! (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[24] "Cano, do Fluminense, vira o maior artilheiro de uma edição do Brasileiro desde 2006". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[25] "Con gol de Germán Cano, Fluminense se lo dio vuelta a Inter de Porto Alegre y está en la final de la Copa Libertadores" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 5 October 2023.

[26] "Fluminense Defeats Boca Juniors 2-1 To Win Maiden Copa Libertadores". Forbes. 4 November 2023. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

[27] "FAZ O DUPLO L! CANO MUDA COMEMORAÇÃO EM HOMENAGEM À FILHA". YouTube. 19 August 2023.

[SW-28] Germán Cano at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 January 2019.

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