Kianz Froese

Kianz Froese
Froese playing for the Whitecaps in 2015
Personal information
Full name Kianz González-Froese
Date of birth (1996-04-16) April 16, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Havana, Cuba
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2012–2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Vancouver Whitecaps U23 15 (3)
2014–2016 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 15 (1)
2015–2016 Whitecaps FC 2 19 (2)
2017–2019 Fortuna Düsseldorf 0 (0)
2017–2019 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 55 (17)
2019–2021 1. FC Saarbrücken 48 (3)
2021–2022 TSV Havelse 32 (5)
2022–2024 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 55 (7)
International career‡
2011 Cuba U17 3 (0)
2012–2013 Canada U17 5 (0)
2014–2015 Canada U20 8 (1)
2015–2016 Canada 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 11, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 5, 2016

Kianz González-Froese (born April 16, 1996) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder. Born in Cuba, he has represented the Canada national team.

Club career

Vancouver Whitecaps

With a father from Saskatchewan and a mother from Cuba, Kianz grew up playing soccer in both Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and Havana, Cuba.[1]

Froese began his career with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency program in 2012. He made 23 appearances in the 2012–13 season and recorded three goals. He also spent the 2012 season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 in the USL Premier Development League.[2]

Froese made his first team debut with Vancouver Whitecaps FC in a 2–1 defeat to Toronto FC in the first leg of the Canadian Championship semifinals.[3][4] On September 14, 2014, he officially signed with Vancouver as a Homegrown Player.[5] He made his MLS regular season debut for the Whitecaps against the Seattle Sounders FC on October 10.[6]

He scored his first MLS goal against the New York Red Bulls on June 20, 2015. Froese scored his second goal for Vancouver in a 1–0 home win against Honduran side Olimpia in the CONCACAF Champions League.[citation needed]

Fortuna Düsseldorf

Froese was sold to Fortuna Düsseldorf in February 2017.[7] He signed a first-team deal in December 2017.[8] After 2.5 years with Fortuna Düsseldorf II, Froese left the club at the end of the 2018–19 season.[9]

1. FC Saarbrücken

On July 12, 2019, Froese signed with Regionalliga side 1. FC Saarbrücken.[10][11] At the end of the 2019–20 Regionalliga campaign, Saarbrücken clinched promotion to the 3. Liga.[12] In May 2021 it was announced Froese would be departing Saarbrücken at the end of their season.[13]

TSV Havelse

On August 17, 2021, Froese was signed by 3. Liga side TSV Havelse.[14]

Wehen Wiesbaden

In June 2022, Froese would sign with fellow 3. Liga side Wehen Wiesbaden on a two-year contract.[15]

International career

Froese represented his country of birth, Cuba, at the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. However, in April 2012 he switched his allegiance to Canada.[16] On October 3, 2013, he was named to Canada's under-17 squad for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[17] He made three appearances during the tournament. He was also called into Canada national team camp on January 10, 2014.[18] In the summer of 2014, Froese joined the U-20s for the 2014 Milk Cup.[19] In January 2015, Froese was named to the Canadian squad that would participate at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[20] He scored a goal against El Salvador in a 3–2 loss during the tournament.[21]

Froese received his first cap for the senior side against Ghana on October 14, 2015.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of May 11, 2024[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2014 MLS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2015 9 1 0 0 2 0 4 1 15 2
2016 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
Total 15 1 0 0 4 0 5 0 24 1
Whitecaps FC 2 2015 USL 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
2016 13 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 16 3
Total 19 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 22 4
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2016–17 Regionalliga West 14 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 7
2017–18 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 3
2018–19 22 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 7
Total 55 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 17
1. FC Saarbrücken 2019–20 Regionalliga Südwest 19 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 24 1
2020–21 3. Liga 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 2
Total 48 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 53 3
TSV Havelse 2021–22 3. Liga 32 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 5
Wehen Wiesbaden 2022–23 3. Liga 33 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 6
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 1
Total 55 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 58 7
Career total 224 35 6 2 9 0 5 0 244 37

References

  1. ^ "Kianz Gonzalez-Froese". Canada Soccer. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  3. ^ Devji, Farhan (May 7, 2014). "Whitecaps FC fall 2–1 to Toronto FC in first leg of Amway Canadian Championship semifinal". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  4. ^ Devji, Farhan (May 8, 2014). "Promising Residency pair Marco Bustos and Kianz Froese recount decade-long friendship". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  5. ^ "Whitecaps FC add Homegrown player Kianz Froese". September 14, 2014.
  6. ^ "Whitecaps FC silence first place Seattle Sounders FC, earn monumental 1–0 road win to clinch Cascadia Cup". October 10, 2014.
  7. ^ "Whitecaps FC transfer Kianz Froese to German side Fortuna Düsseldorf". February 1, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  8. ^ "Kianz Froese erhält Profivertrag bei Fortuna Düsseldorf".
  9. ^ Krystian Wozniak (May 23, 2019). "Sechs Zu Und Abgaenge Bei Duesseldorfs U23". Revier Sport.
  10. ^ "KIANZ FROESE VERSTÄRKT DIE BLAU-SCHWARZEN". FC Saarbrucken. July 12, 2019.
  11. ^ Patric Cordier (July 12, 2019). "Jurcher bleibt, Froese kommt, Franjic kann gehen" (in German). Saarbrucker Zeitung. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  12. ^ Adams, J.J (May 29, 2020). "J.J. Adams: Ex-Whitecap Froese adds another chapter to storybook soccer season".
  13. ^ Koch, Julian (May 13, 2021). "1. FC Saarbrücken: Auch Lukas Schleimer muss gehen".
  14. ^ "TSV Havelse verpflichtet Froese". kicker.de (in German). kicker. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  15. ^ "SVWW VERSTÄRKT SICH MIT KIANZ FROESE". Wehen Wiesbaden. June 9, 2022.
  16. ^ "Froese's name the highlight of Canada's roster for ASG Cup". September 24, 2012. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  17. ^ "Canada selects 21 for the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013". Canada Soccer. October 3, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  18. ^ "Young MNT to set up camp in Florida". Canada Soccer. January 10, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  19. ^ "Canada M20 heads to 2014 Dale Farm Milk Cup". July 23, 2014. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  20. ^ Rowaan, Dave (January 5, 2014). "Canada names squad for CONCACAF U20 Championships".
  21. ^ Shuller, Rudi (January 15, 2015). "El Salvador 3–2 Canada: Central Americans win at the death".
  22. ^ "Canada MNT deliver impressive performance in Ghana draw". October 13, 2015. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  23. ^ "Kianz Froese Profile". Retrieved March 22, 2016.