Nico González (footballer, born 1988)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco José Nicolás González | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Molina de Segura, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arandina | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Villarreal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Cádiz B | 29 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Albacete B | 30 | (4) |
| 2008 | Albacete | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Murcia B | 21 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Guadalajara | 37 | (4) |
| 2011–2013 | Tenerife | 31 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Guadalajara (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2013 | Salamanca | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Ontinyent | 14 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | La Hoya Lorca | 24 | (0) |
| 2015– | Arandina | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2015 | |||
Template:Spanish name 2 Francisco José Nicolás González (born 6 November 1988), commonly known as Nico, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Arandina CF as a winger.
Club career
Born in Molina de Segura, Murcia, Nico graduated from Villarreal CF's youth system, but made his senior debuts with Cádiz CF B in the 2007–08 season, in Tercera División. One year later he joined Albacete Balompié, initially being assigned to the reserves in the same category; on 26 October 2008 he played his first game as a professional, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Celta de Vigo for the Segunda División championship.[1]
In 2009 Nico first arrived in Segunda División B, signing with Real Murcia Imperial.[2] He continued competing in that level in the following years, with CD Guadalajara[3] and CD Tenerife,[4] contributing with four goals in 1,841 minutes of action to help the former promote in 2011.
After Tenerife manager Antonio Calderón was sacked in January 2012,[5] Nico was loaned to former side Guadalajara.[6] On 3 March he scored his first professional goal, the last in a 2–0 win at FC Cartagena.[7]
In June Nico returned to Tenerife and division three and, despite being shown the door,[5] he still managed to appear in 15 matches and net once during the season for the Canary Islands club, albeit in only one start. On 29 July 2013 his contract with the Blanquiazules was mutually terminated,[8] and he signed with Salamanca AC on 9 August.[9] However, due to the club's juridical issues, he moved to Ontinyent CF instead.[10]
On 8 July 2014, after suffering relegation with the Valencian, Nico moved to La Hoya Lorca CF also in the third division.[11] Roughly a year later, he joined fellow league team Arandina CF.[12]
References
- ^ Un empate para no quejarse (Draw of no complaints); Marca, 26 October 2008 Template:Es icon
- ^ El Real Murcia ficha a Nico, procedente del filial del Albacete Balompié (Real Murcia signs Nico, from the reserve team of Albacete Balompié); Join Futbol, 23 June 2009 Template:Es icon
- ^ Nico completa la nómina para la banda derecha (Nico completes list for the right wing); El Día, 19 August 2010 Template:Es icon
- ^ El CD Tenerife ficha a Nico, procedente del Guadalajara (CD Tenerife signs Nico, from Guadalajara); Canarias7, 28 June 2011 Template:Es icon
- ^ a b El curioso caso de Nico González (The curious case of Nico González); Tenerife Deportivo, 23 August 2012 Template:Es icon
- ^ El CD Tenerife cede a Nico al Guadalajara hasta junio (CD Tenerife loans Nico to Guadalajara until June); Tenerife Deportivo, 28 January 2012 Template:Es icon
- ^ El Guadalajara vuelve a la vida tras hundir al Cartagena (Guadalajara comes back to life after sinking Cartagena); Marca, 3 March 2012 Template:Es icon
- ^ El Tenerife acuerda la salida de Nico (Tenerife agrees to exit of Nico); Canarias Ahora, 29 July 2013 Template:Es icon
- ^ Nico encuentra equipo, el Salamanca Athletic (Nico finds team, Salamanca Athletic); El Día, 9 August 2013 Template:Es icon
- ^ El Ontinyent se refuerza con Nico, del Tenerife (Ontinyent bolstered with Nico, from Tenerife); Las Provincias, 19 September 2013 Template:Es icon
- ^ “Nico” y “Alvaro Muñiz”, nuevas incorporaciones ("Nico" and "Alvaro Muñiz", new additions); La Hoya Lorca's official website, 8 July 2014 Template:Es icon
- ^ El murciano Nico González, sexto fichaje de la Arandina (Murcian Nico González, sixth signing of Arandina); Diario de Burgos, 9 July 2015 Template:Es icon