Full name Kianz Gonzalez-Froese 2012–2014 Whitecaps FC Residency Weight 77 kg Number 38 Height 1.77 m | Playing position Role Soccer player Name Kianz Froese | |
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Date of birth (1996-04-16) April 16, 1996 (age 19) Profiles | ||
Kianz González-Froese (born April 16, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Fortuna Düsseldorf II.
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Youth
With a father from Saskatchewan and a mother from Cuba, Kianz grew up playing soccer in both Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and Havana, Cuba.
Froese began his career with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency program in 2012. He made 23 appearances in 2012/13 and recorded three goals. He also spent the 2012 season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 in the USL Premier Development League.
Professional
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. On September 14, 2014, Froese officially signed with Vancouver as a Homegrown Player. Froese made his MLS regular season debut for the Whitecaps against the Seattle Sounders FC on October 10.
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.
Froese was sold to Fortuna Düsseldorf in February 2017.
International
Froese represented his country of birth, Cuba, at the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. However, in April 2012 he switched his allegiance to Canada. On October 3, 2013, he was named to Canada's under-17 squad for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He made three appearances during the tournament. He was also called into Canadian national team camp on January 10, 2014. In the summer of 2014, Froese joined the U-20s for the 2014 Milk Cup. In January 2015, Froese was named to the Canadian squad that would participate at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He scored a goal against El Salvador in a 3–2 loss during the tournament.
Froese received his first cap for the senior side against Ghana on October 14, 2015.