Kianz González-Froese (born April 16, 1996) is a professional

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player who plays as a

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. Born in Cuba, he has represented the Canada national team.

Club career

Vancouver Whitecaps

With a father from Saskatchewan and a mother from Cuba, Kianz grew up playing soccer in both

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, Canada, and

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, Cuba. Froese began his career with the

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program in 2012. He made 23 appearances in the 2012–13 season and recorded three goals. He also spent the 2012 season with

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in the

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. Froese made his first team debut with

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in a 2–1 defeat to

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in the first leg of the

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semifinals. On September 14, 2014, he officially signed with Vancouver as a Homegrown Player. He made his

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regular season debut for the Whitecaps against the

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on October 10. He scored his first MLS goal against the

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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.

Fortuna Düsseldorf

Froese was sold to

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in February 2017. He signed a first-team deal in December 2017. After 2.5 years with Fortuna Düsseldorf II, Froese left the club at the end of the 2018–19 season.

1. FC Saarbrücken

On July 12, 2019, Froese signed with

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side 1. FC Saarbrücken. At the end of the

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campaign, Saarbrücken clinched promotion to the 3. Liga. In May 2021 it was announced Froese would be departing Saarbrücken at the end of their season.

TSV Havelse

On August 17, 2021, Froese was signed by 3. Liga side

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Wehen Wiesbaden

In June 2022, Froese would sign with fellow 3. Liga side Wehen Wiesbaden on a 2 year contract.

International career

Froese represented his country of birth, Cuba, at the

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. However, in April 2012 he switched his allegiance to Canada. On October 3, 2013, he was named to

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under-17 squad for the

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. He made three appearances during the tournament. He was also called into Canada national team camp on January 10, 2014. In the summer of 2014, Froese joined the U-20s for the 2014

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. In January 2015, Froese was named to the Canadian squad that would participate at the

2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship The 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was an association football tournament that took place from 9 to 24 January 2015 in Jamaica. It determined the four CONCACAF teams that would participate at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. Q ...

. He scored a goal against

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in a 3–2 loss during the tournament. Froese received his first cap for the senior side against

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on October 14, 2015.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Froese, Kianz 1996 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Canadian men's soccer players Cuban men's footballers Footballers from Havana Soccer players from Winnipeg Cuban people of Canadian descent Canadian people of Cuban descent Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Cuban expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Germany Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 players Vancouver Whitecaps FC players Whitecaps FC 2 players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Fortuna Düsseldorf II players 1. FC Saarbrücken players TSV Havelse players SV Wehen Wiesbaden players USL League Two players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Regionalliga players 3. Liga players Cuba men's youth international footballers Canada men's youth international soccer players Canada men's international soccer players Homegrown Players (MLS)