| 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(s) | 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 II | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Bayern Munich | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Germany U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Germany U16 | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | Germany U17 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 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.
Kiala was born on 11 January 2009, in Germany. He is of Angolan descent through his parents. [2]
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.
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. [3] [4]
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. [5]
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. [6]
Kiala is a Germany youth international. Eligible to represent Angola internationally through his parents, he captained the Germany national under-16 team. [7]
| Club | Season | League | Cusp | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2025–26 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Bayern Munich | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
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". [8]