Cassiano Kiala
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cassiano Tomas Kiala | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Germany | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich II | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Hertha BSC | ||
| 2024– | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Bayern Munich | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Bayern Munich II | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Germany U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Germany U16 | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | Germany U17 | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:45, 8 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2025 | |||
Cassiano Tomas Kiala (born 11 January 2009) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Regionalliga Bayern club Bayern Munich II.
Early life
Kiala was born on 11 January 2009, in Germany. He is of Angolan descent through his parents.[2]
Club career
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]
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.[4][5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
On 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.[8]
International career
Kiala is a Germany youth international. Eligible to represent Angola internationally through his parents, he captained the Germany national under-16 team.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2025–26 | Regionalliga Bayern | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
- Notes
Style of play
Kiala plays as a defender and is right-footed. German newspaper Kreiszeitung wrote in 2025 that he "has impressed with... his speed, and his technical proficiency".[10]
References
- ^ "Cassiano Tomas Kiala". Bundesliga. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Who is Cassiano Kiala? The Angolan prodigy at Bayern Munich". Foot Africa. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ FC Bayern Munich [@fcbayerncampus] (7 July 2024). "Herzlich willkommen in München, Cassiano! Der Innenverteidiger Cassiano #Kiala wechselt aus der Akademie von Hertha BSC an den #FCBayernCampus" (Tweet) (in German). Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Match report FC Bayern - Olympique Lyon (Friendly)". FC Bayern Munich. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "FC Bayern vs. Hotspur - Telekom Cup 25/26". FC Bayern Munich. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Zwei Heim-Treffer reichen Bayreuth nicht: Heindl rettet Bayern II ein Remis" (in German). Kicker. 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ^ "Bayern München 3–1 Chelsea". UEFA. 17 September 2025.
- ^ Fabrizio Romano [@FabrizioRomano] (December 15, 2025). "🚨🔴⚪️ Understand FC Bayern are in advanced talks with talented 16 year old Cassiano Kiala over new long term contract. Negotiations well underway over new deal as FC Bayern sent their proposal in the recent weeks and confident to avoid any hijacks from Premier League clubs" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Wer ist Kiala?" [Who is Kiala?] (in German). Bild. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Unbekanntes Bayern-Juwel (16) saß im DFB-Pokal unerwartet auf der Bank" [Unknown Bayern jewel (16) unexpectedly sat on the bench in the DFB Cup] (in German). Kreiszeitung. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
External links
- Cassiano Kiala at Soccerway