Germán Cano

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. Cano made his Primera División debut on 17 February 2008, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Huracán. On 29 March, he scored his first professional goal by netting his team's only in a 3–1 loss at San Lorenzo, 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. 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. 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. The following 31 of January, he moved to Paraguay's Nacional also in a temporary deal.

Independiente Medellín

On 5 July 2012, Cano agreed to a permanent contract with Independiente Medellín. 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…

As of match played 15 December 2025

Lanús

Argentine Primera División: 2007 Apertura Independiente Medellín

Copa Colombia: 2019 Vasco da Gama

Taça Rio: 2021 Fluminense

Copa Libertadores: 2023 Recopa Sudamericana: 2024 Campeonato Carioca: 2022, 2023 Taça Guanabara: 2022, 2023 Individual

Bola de Prata: 2022 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2022 IFFHS Men's CONMEBOL Team: 2023 Copa Libertadores Top scorer: 2023 South American Footballer of the Year: 2023 Campeonato Carioca top scorer: 2023, 2025

Records

Independiente Medellín all-time top scorer: 129 goals