He played football for Montevideo-based club El Tanque Sisley, and by the end of the 2008 Apertura, had made his Segunda División debut.
He said he was keen to bring his good aerial play, ability to organise a defence, and leadership qualities to a team anxious for promotion.
[15] He was a regular starter, helping América qualify for the promotion phase, but they came second in their group so failed to reach the final,[6][16] and Canosa was released.
[19][20] The frightening experience he went through, and concern for his wife and young baby as aftershocks continued, caused him to request and the club to grant the immediate cancellation of his contract so that he could return home.
[23] He remained with the club until the end of the 2017 Apertura and played once in the Torneo Intermedio before moving abroad again, this time to Curicó Unido of the Chilean Primera División.