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Kianz Froese
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
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
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

  1. ^ "Kianz Gonzalez-Froese". Canada Soccer. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. 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 monumnetal 1–0 road win to clinch Cascadia Cup". October 10, 2014.
  7. ^ "Orlando City SC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC – MLS MatchCenter". March 21, 2015.
  8. ^ "Froese's name the highlight of Canada's roster for ASG Cup". September 24, 2012.
  9. ^ "Canada selects 21 for the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013". Canada Soccer. October 3, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  10. ^ "Young MNT to set up camp in Florida". Canada Soccer. January 10, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  11. ^ "Canada M20 heads to 2014 Dale Farm Milk Cup". July 23, 2014.
  12. ^ Rowaan, Dave (January 5, 2014). "Canada names squad for CONCACAF U20 Championships".
  13. ^ Shuller, Rudi (January 15, 2015). "El Salvador 3–2 Canada: Central Americans win at the death".
  14. ^ "Canada's 35-man provisional roster announced for this summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup". June 10, 2015.
  15. ^ "Canada MNT deliver impressive performance in Ghana draw". October 13, 2015.
  16. ^ "Kianz Froese Profile". Retrieved March 22, 2016.
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