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Kianz Froese
Canadian soccer player (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kianz González Froese (born April 16, 1996) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League. Born in Cuba, he has played for the Canada national team.
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Early life
Froese was born to a father from Saskatchewan, Canada and a mother from La Habana, Cuba.[1] He moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba at the age of one.[1] He began playing youth soccer at the age of four with Garden City Community Centre.[1] Froese also played for Portage Trails SC, where his success earned him a spot on the Manitoba provincial team and as well as the National Training Camp (NTC) program.[2] After a training stint with FC Edmonton, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy in 2012.[3]
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Club career
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Froese spent the 2012 season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 in the USL Premier Development League.[4]
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.[5][6] On September 14, 2014, he officially signed with Vancouver as a Homegrown Player.[7] He made his MLS regular season debut for the Whitecaps against the Seattle Sounders FC on October 10, 2014.[8]
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 C.D. Olimpia in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League group stage.[9]
Germany
Froese was sold to Fortuna Düsseldorf in February 2017.[10] He signed a first-team deal in December 2017.[11] After 2.5 years with Fortuna Düsseldorf II, Froese left the club at the end of the 2018–19 season.[12]
In July 2019, Froese signed with Regionalliga side 1. FC Saarbrücken.[13][14] At the end of the 2019–20 Regionalliga campaign, Saarbrücken clinched promotion to the 3. Liga.[15] In May 2021 it was announced Froese would be departing Saarbrücken at the end of their season.[16]
In August 2021, Froese was signed by 3. Liga side TSV Havelse.[17]
In June 2022, Froese signed with fellow 3. Liga side Wehen Wiesbaden on a two-year contract.[18]
Return to Canada
In June 2025, he signed with Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League for the remainder of the 2025 season, with an option for 2026.[2]
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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.[19] On October 3, 2013, he was named to Canada's under-17 squad for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[20] He made three appearances during the tournament. He was also called into Canada national team camp on January 10, 2014.[21] In the summer of 2014, Froese joined the U-20s for the 2014 Milk Cup.[22] In January 2015, Froese was named to the Canadian squad that would participate at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[23] He scored a goal against El Salvador in a 3–2 loss during the tournament.[24]
Froese received his first cap for the senior side against Ghana on October 14, 2015.[25]
Career statistics
- As of May 11, 2024[26]
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