Cassiano Kiala
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cassiano Tomas Kiala | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Hertha BSC | ||
| 2024– | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Bayern Munich | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Bayern Munich II | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Germany U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Germany U16 | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | Germany U17 | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:23, 21 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 February 2026 | |||
Cassiano Tomas Kiala (born 11 January 2009) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. He is a German youth international.
Club career
Bayern Munich
As a youth player, Kiala joined the youth academy of Hertha BSC. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side Bayern Munich during the summer of 2024.[3]
On 11 June 2025, Bayern Munich announced their 32-player final squad for the FIFA Club World Cup, which included Kiala.[4]
He was one of the players that were called up by Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany, for the 2025 pre-season matches against French Ligue 1 club Lyon, English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and Swiss Super League club Grasshopper, on 2, 7, and 12 August 2025, respectively.[5][6]
Kiala made his professional debut with Bayern Munich II on 23 August 2025, starting for a 2–2 home draw Regionalliga Bayern match against SpVgg Bayreuth.[7]
He received his first call-up with the Bayern Munich senior team for the first UEFA Champions League league phase match against English Premier League club Chelsea on 17 September 2025, which Bayern Munich won 3–1 at home, however Kiala was an unused substitute.[8]
In December 2025, English Premier League clubs showed interest in recruiting him, along with Bayern Munich's own interest in extending Kiala's contract with the club.[9] He made his debut with the Bayern Munich senior team on December 21, substituting Dayot Upamecano at the second half of a 4–0 away win Bundesliga match against 1. FC Heidenheim, simultaneously becoming the second youngest debutant for Bayern Munich at 16 years and 344 days old, behind only Paul Wanner who debuted with the club being 16 years and 15 days old in 2022.[10][11]
Kiala was called up as a starter for the 5–0 win friendly match against Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg on 6 January 2026.[12]
International career
Kiala is a Germany youth international. Eligible to represent Angola internationally through his parents, he captained the Germany national under-16 team.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2025–26 | Regionalliga Bayern | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
- Notes