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Peter Canero (born January 18, 1981 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder, and who last played for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. He is of Spanish descent.

[edit] Career

Canero came up through the youth ranks with Kilmarnock in 1997, making his first-team debut in August 1999 as a late substitute in the home league win over Aberdeen. Featuring in nearly a dozen matches that season, Canero began season 2000-01 as a first-team regular, scoring his first goals for the club in February 2001 in the League Cup semi-final win against St Mirren and subsequent league win against St Johnstone. Canero scored for Scotland under-21 at the start of the 2002-03 season and between January and March 2003, scored five goals in six league appearances. By December 2003, Canero was establishing himself as a promising player and with his contract expiring in June 2004, was offered a new three-year deal in December 2003, which amounted to a "60% pay rise".^[1] In mid-January, however, Canero was linked with a move to Premier League side Leicester City^[2] and he signed shortly afterwards in a £250,000 deal.^[3]

Canero didn't make his Leicester debut until mid-March, appearing as a late substitute in the win at Birmingham City and went on to appear in around half of the remaining fixtures that season, starting once as Leicester were relegated. After undergoing a hip operation and missing the last two games of the season,^[4] Canero struggled to make an impact in the first team, featuring only six times before the New Year. His last appearance came in November 2004 and after being an unused substitute on several occasions, was released by mutual consent in July 2005, despite featuring for the first time in eight months in an earlier pre-season friendly.^[5] He moved to Dundee United on a short-term deal in September, before signing with the MetroStars in January 2006.^[6] He was waived by the team, now known as Red Bull New York, at the end of the season, after playing very few minutes and being widely considered a disappointment for his salary.^[7]

Canero has been capped for Scotland on youth levels, and was given his first cap for the senior team in April 2004 as an early substitute in the friendly match against Denmark.^[8]

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[edit] External links

• Peter Canero career stats at Soccerbase