Giovanni González
Personal information
Full name Giovanni Alessandro González Apud
Date of birth (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right-back/right wing-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Mallorca
Number 20
Youth career
Danubio
River Plate Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 River Plate Montevideo 66 (3)
2018–2021 Peñarol 100 (5)
2022– Mallorca 24 (1)
International career‡
2019– Uruguay 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023

Giovanni Alessandro González Apud (born 20 September 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for La Liga club Mallorca and the Uruguay national team. Mainly a right-back, González can also play as a centre-back.[1]

Club career

González started his career with River Plate Montevideo in 2014. He joined Peñarol in January 2018.[2]

On 29 January 2022, González moved abroad and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with La Liga side RCD Mallorca.[3]

International career

He received maiden call-up to Uruguay national team in March 2019 for 2019 China Cup.[4] He made his debut on 22 March 2019 in a 3–0 win against Uzbekistan, as a 61st minute substitute for Diego Laxalt.[5]

Personal life

González is the son of former Uruguayan international Juan González.[6]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 24 March 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay 201980
202000
202180
202200
202310
Total170

Honours

Club

Peñarol

References

  1. 1 2 Giovanni González at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Giovanni González es nuevo jugador de Peñarol". 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "El RCD Mallorca incorpora a Giovanni González" [RCD Mallorca sign Giovanni González] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "27 reservados para la China Cup". Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. Archived from the original on 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  5. ↑ "Uruguay v Uzbekistan game report". ESPN. 22 March 2019.
  6. ↑ Giovanni González jugará en Peñarol; La Red 21, 27 December 2017 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ "Peñarol campeón uruguayo 2018". 11 November 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Peñarol es el Campeón Uruguayo". 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Peñarol campeón de la Supercopa". 26 January 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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