Diego González (footballer, born January 1995)
![]() González warming up for Sevilla in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego González Polanco | ||
Date of birth | 28 January 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Chiclana, Spain | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Málaga | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Sancti Petri | |||
2012–2014 | Cádiz | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Cádiz B | 49 | (5) |
2012–2015 | Cádiz | 3 | (0) |
2015 | → Granada B (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Sevilla B | 72 | (3) |
2015–2017 | Sevilla | 5 | (1) |
2017– | Málaga | 59 | (1) |
International career | |||
2016–2017 | Spain U21 | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2019 |
Diego González Polanco (born 28 January 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Málaga CF as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Chiclana de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, González joined Cádiz CF's youth setup in 2012, from EF Sancti Petri.[1] After starting out as a senior with the former's reserves in Tercera División, he made his first-team debut on 11 November 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against Albacete Balompié.[2]
In 2013, González had unsuccessful trials at Liverpool[3] and A.S. Roma, being also strongly linked to Real Madrid. On 20 December 2014 he signed a new four-year deal at the Estadio Ramón de Carranza, running until 2018.[4]
On 20 January 2015, González joined another reserve team, Granada CF B on loan until June.[5] On 22 July he signed a two-year contract with Sevilla Atlético, for a fee of €200,000.[6]
González first appeared with Sevilla's main squad on 2 December 2015, starting in a 3–0 away win over UD Logroñés for the season's Copa del Rey.[7] The following 8 May, as manager Unai Emery made changes ahead of two cup finals, he made his La Liga debut as a substitute and scored a back-heeled equaliser with his first touch in a 1–4 loss to neighbours Granada CF, at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.[8]
On 3 August 2017, after featuring regularly with the B-side in Segunda División, González signed a four-year deal with top level club Málaga CF.[9]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cádiz | 2014–15[10] | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Sevilla | 2015–16[10] | La Liga | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
2016–17[10] | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
Málaga | 2017–18[10] | La Liga | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
2018–19[10] | Segunda División | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
2019–20[10] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
Career total | 47 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
Honours
Spain U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2017[11]
References
- ^ Díaz, F.J. (19 December 2014). "Destino para Diego González" [Destination for Diego González]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "El Cádiz huele a muerto (1–0)" [Cádiz smell like a dead man (1–0)]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 11 November 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ Sánchez, Pablo (4 May 2013). "Diego González regresa tras su prueba en el Liverpool" [Diego González returns from his trial at Liverpool] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "El Cádiz CF sigue mimando el futuro" [Cádiz CF keep caring about the future] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Diego González militará en el Granada B hasta final de temporada" [Diego González will be part of Granada B until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "El Sevilla FC se lleva a Diego González por cerca de 200.000 euros" [Sevilla FC take Diego González for around 200,000 euros] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ Ballesteros, Cristian (2 December 2015). "Tres chispazos le bastan al Sevilla" [Three sparks are enough for Sevilla]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ Winterburn, Chris (8 May 2016). "Granada take vital points from Sevilla to confirm safety". Marca. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Diego González apuntala la defensa" [Diego González bolsters the defence] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Diego González at Soccerway
- ^ "Germany U21 1–0 Spain U21". BBC Sport. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
External links
- Diego González at BDFutbol
- Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (in Spanish)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Chiclana de la Frontera
- Spanish footballers
- Andalusian footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Cádiz CF B players
- Cádiz CF players
- Club Recreativo Granada players
- Sevilla Atlético players
- Sevilla FC players
- Málaga CF players
- Spain under-21 international footballers