Kianz Froese
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kianz González-Froese | ||
| Date of birth | April 16, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Havana, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Whitecaps FC Residency | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 | 9 | (1) |
| 2014 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 | 6 | (2) |
| 2014– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 13 | (1) |
| 2015- | → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Cuba U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Canada U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Canada U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2015– | Canada | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 4, 2016. | |||
Kianz González-Froese (born April 16, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Career
Youth
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 2012/13 and recorded three goals. He also spent the 2012 season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 in the USL Premier Development League.[2]
Professional
On May 7, 2014, 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, Froese officially signed with Vancouver as a Homegrown Player.[5] Froese made his MLS regular season debut for the Whitecaps against the Seattle Sounders on October 10, 2014. He replaced an injured Kekuta Manneh at half-time.[6]
Froese made his first appearance of the 2015 season against Orlando City on March 21, 2015.[7] 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.
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.[8] On October 3, 2013, he was named to Canada's under-17 squad for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[9] He made three appearances during the tournament. He was also called into Canadian national team camp on January 10, 2014.[10] In the summer of 2014, Froese joined the U-20s for the 2014 Milk Cup.[11] In January 2015, Froese was named to the Canadian squad that would participate at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[12] He scored a goal against El Salvador in a 3-2 loss during the tournament.[13]
On June 10, 2015 Froese was listed as part of the Canadian 35-man provisional roster for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[14] Froese received his first cap for the senior side against Ghana on October 14, 2015.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played May 4, 2016[16]
| Club | Season | League | Canadian Championship | MLS Playoffs | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2014 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | MLS | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 2015 | USL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2016 | MLS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 2016 | USL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Whitecaps FC 2 Total | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC Total | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
References
- ↑ "Kianz Gonzalez-Froese". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ↑ "2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Devji, Farhan (May 8, 2014). "Promising Residency pair Marco Bustos and Kianz Froese recount decade-long friendship". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Whitecaps FC add Homegrown player Kianz Froese". September 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Whitecaps FC silence first place Seattle Sounders FC, earn monumnetal 1-0 road win to clinch Cascadia Cup". October 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Orlando City SC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC - MLS MatchCenter". March 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Froese’s name the highlight of Canada’s roster for ASG Cup". September 24, 2012.
- ↑ "Canada selects 21 for the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013". Canada Soccer. October 3, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Young MNT to set up camp in Florida". Canada Soccer. January 10, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Canada M20 heads to 2014 Dale Farm Milk Cup". July 23, 2014.
- ↑ Rowaan, Dave (January 5, 2014). "Canada names squad for CONCACAF U20 Championships".
- ↑ Shuller, Rudi (January 15, 2015). "El Salvador 3-2 Canada: Central Americans win at the death".
- ↑ "Canada’s 35-man provisional roster announced for this summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup". June 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Canada MNT deliver impressive performance in Ghana draw". October 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Kianz Froese Profile". Retrieved 22 March 2016.
External links
- Whitecaps FC bio
- Canada Soccer bio
- Kianz Froese – FIFA competition record
- Kianz Froese on Twitter
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