Kianz Froese

Kianz Froese
Personal information
Full nameKianz González-Froese
Date of birthApril 16, 1996
Place of birthHavana, Cuba
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number38
Youth career
2012–2014Whitecaps FC Residency
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-238(1)
2014Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-236(2)
2014–Vancouver Whitecaps FC4(0)
2015→ Whitecaps FC 2 (loan)1(0)
National team‡
2011Cuba U173(0)
2013Canada U175(0)
2014–2015Canada U209(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 24, 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 23, 2015

Kianz González-Froese (born April 16, 1996) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Career

Youth

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.[1]

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.[2][3] On September 14, 2014, Froese officially signed with Vancouver as a Homegrown Player.[4] 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.[5]

Froese made his first appearance of the 2015 season against Orlando City on March 21, 2015.[6]

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.[7] On October 3, 2013, he was named to Canada's under-17 squad for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[8] He made three appearances during the tournament. He was also called into Canadian national team camp on January 10, 2014.[9] In the summer of 2014, Froese joined the U-20s for the 2014 Milk Cup.[10] In January 2015, Froese was named to the Canadian squad that would participate at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[11] He scored a goal against El Salvador in a 3-2 loss during the tournament.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Devji, Farhan (May 8, 2014). "Promising Residency pair Marco Bustos and Kianz Froese recount decade-long friendship". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Whitecaps FC add Homegrown player Kianz Froese". September 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Whitecaps FC silence first place Seattle Sounders FC, earn monumnetal 1-0 road win to clinch Cascadia Cup". October 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Orlando City SC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC - MLS MatchCenter". March 21, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Froese’s name the highlight of Canada’s roster for ASG Cup". September 24, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Canada selects 21 for the FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013". Canada Soccer. October 3, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Young MNT to set up camp in Florida". Canada Soccer. January 10, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Canada M20 heads to 2014 Dale Farm Milk Cup". July 23, 2014.
  11. ↑ Rowaan, Dave (January 5, 2014). "Canada names squad for CONCACAF U20 Championships".
  12. ↑ Shuller, Rudi (January 15, 2015). "El Salvador 3-2 Canada: Central Americans win at the death".

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