Kianz Froese

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Froese spent the 2012 season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 in the USL Premier Development League. 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. On September 14, 2014, he officially signed with Vancouver as a Homegrown Player. He made his MLS regular season debut for the Whitecaps against the Seattle Sounders FC on October 10, 2014. 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.

Germany

Froese was sold to Fortuna Düsseldorf 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. In July 2019, Froese signed with Regionalliga side 1. FC Saarbrücken. At the end of the 2019–20 Regionalliga 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. In August 2021, Froese was signed by 3. Liga side TSV Havelse. In June 2022, Froese signed with fellow 3. Liga side Wehen Wiesbaden on a two-year contract.

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…

Froese represented his country of birth, Cuba, at the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. However, in April 2012 he switched his allegiance to Canada. On October 3, 2013, he was named to Canada's under-17 squad for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. 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 Milk Cup. In January 2015, Froese was named to the Canadian squad that would participate at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He scored a goal against El Salvador in a 3–2 loss during the tournament. Froese received his first cap for the senior side against Ghana on October 14, 2015.

As of October 27, 2025

Froese was born to a father from Saskatchewan, Canada and a mother from La Habana, Cuba. He moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba at the age of one. He began playing youth soccer at the age of four with Garden City Community Centre. 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. After a training stint with FC Edmonton, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy in 2012.