Kianz Froese
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 Froese playing for the Whitecaps in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kianz González-Froese[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 16, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Havana, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Semen Padang | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Garden City CC | |||
| Portage Trails SC | |||
| 2012–2014 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Vancouver Whitecaps U23 | 15 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 15 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Whitecaps FC 2 (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 55 | (17) |
| 2019–2021 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 48 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | TSV Havelse | 32 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 55 | (7) |
| 2025 | Valour FC | 14 | (3) |
| 2026– | Semen Padang | 9 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Cuba U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Canada U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Canada U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Canada | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 April 2026 | |||
Kianz González-Froese (born April 16, 1996) is a professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League club Semen Padang. Born in Cuba, he has played for the Canada national team.
Froese was born to a father from Saskatchewan, Canada and a mother from La Habana, Cuba.[1] He moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba at the age of one.[1] He began playing youth soccer at the age of four with Garden City Community Centre.[1] Froese also played for Portage Trails SC, where his success earned him a spot on the Manitoba provincial team and as well as the National Training Camp (NTC) program.[2] After a training stint with FC Edmonton, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy in 2012.[3]
Club career
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Froese spent the 2012 season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 in the USL Premier Development League.[4]
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.[5][6] On September 14, 2014, he officially signed with Vancouver as a Homegrown Player.[7] He made his MLS regular season debut for the Whitecaps against the Seattle Sounders FC on October 10, 2014.[8]
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 C.D. Olimpia in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League group stage.[9]
Germany
Froese was sold to Fortuna Düsseldorf in February 2017.[10] He signed a first-team deal in December 2017.[11] After 2.5 years with Fortuna Düsseldorf II, Froese left the club at the end of the 2018–19 season.[12]
In July 2019, Froese signed with Regionalliga side 1. FC Saarbrücken.[13][14] At the end of the 2019–20 Regionalliga campaign, Saarbrücken clinched promotion to the 3. Liga.[15] In May 2021 it was announced Froese would be departing Saarbrücken at the end of their season.[16]
In August 2021, Froese was signed by 3. Liga side TSV Havelse.[17]
In June 2022, Froese signed with fellow 3. Liga side Wehen Wiesbaden on a two-year contract.[18]
Return to Canada
In June 2025, he signed with Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League for the remainder of the 2025 season, with an option for 2026.[2]
Indonesia
In December 2025, he signed with Indonesian Super League club Semen Padang.[19]
International career
Froese represented his country of birth, Cuba, at the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. However, in April 2012 he switched his allegiance to Canada.[20] On October 3, 2013, he was named to Canada's under-17 squad for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[21] He made three appearances during the tournament. He was also called into Canada national team camp on January 10, 2014.[22] In the summer of 2014, Froese joined the U-20s for the 2014 Milk Cup.[23] In January 2015, Froese was named to the Canadian squad that would participate at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[24] He scored a goal against El Salvador in a 3–2 loss during the tournament.[25]
Froese received his first cap for the senior side against Ghana on October 14, 2015.[26]