Kianz Froese
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kianz González-Froese | ||
Date of birth | April 16, 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Havana, Cuba | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team 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 | 15 | (1) |
2015– | → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 19 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Cuba U17 | 3 | (0) |
2013 | Canada U17 | 5 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Canada U20 | 8 | (1) |
2015– | Canada | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:06, September 22, 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 5, 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.[citation needed]
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 October 15, 2016[16]
Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | MLS | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2015 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
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 (loan) | USL | 2015 | 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 | ||
Career total | 34 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 5 |
References
- ^ "Kianz Gonzalez-Froese". Canada Soccer. Retrieved June 21, 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 March 22, 2016.
External links
- Whitecaps FC bio
- Canada Soccer bio
- Kianz Froese – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Kianz Froese on X
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Havana
- Cuban people of Canadian descent
- Canadian people of Cuban descent
- Canadian soccer players
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 players
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
- Whitecaps FC 2 players
- Association football midfielders
- Premier Development League players
- Major League Soccer players
- United Soccer League players
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- Canada men's international soccer players
- 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship players
- Cuban footballers