Gastón González (footballer, born 2001)

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Gastón González
Personal information
Full name Gastón Nicolás González
Date of birth (2001-06-27) 27 June 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Santa Fe, Argentina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger[1][2]
Team information
Current team
 Nacional
(on loan from Orlando City)
Youth career
Unión Santa Fe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Unión Santa Fe 23 (5)
2022– Orlando City 18 (0)
2024– → Nacional (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024

Gastón Nicolás González (born 27 June 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Uruguayan Primera División club Nacional, on loan from Orlando City of Major League Soccer.[3]

Club career[edit]

Unión Santa Fe[edit]

González started his career with Unión Santa Fe.[3][4] He made the breakthrough towards the end of the 2018–19 campaign, featuring for the final ten minutes of a Copa de la Superliga draw away to San Martín on 13 April 2019; having been substituted on by Leonardo Madelón in place of Augusto Lotti.[3][5] On 21 December 2020, during his seventh career appearance, González scored his first senior goal in a 2–2 draw away to Rosario Central in the Copa de la Liga Profesional.[3]

Orlando City[edit]

On 5 May 2022, Orlando City announced the signing of González as an U22 initiative player on a three-year contract with three additional option years although he was immediately placed on the Season Ending Injury list having torn his ACL in what was already scheduled to be his final appearance for Unión on 19 April.[6] He made his debut for the club during the 2023 season and made a total of 21 appearances in all competitions but struggled for both game time and form, failing to score a goal but registering two assists.[7]

Nacional (loan)[edit]

On 27 January 2024, it was announced González had joined Uruguayan Primera División team Nacional on a year-long loan with an option to buy.[8] He made his debut on 6 February as a half-time substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Liverpool in the 2023 Copa Uruguay round of 16.[9]

International career[edit]

In 2019, González was selected to train against Argentina's senior squad at the Copa América in Brazil.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 6 February 2024.[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup Continental[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Unión Santa Fe 2018–19 Primera División 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 0 0 — 1 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 8[d] 2 1[e] 0 — 9 2
2021 23 5 — 13[d] 0 — — 36 5
2022 0 0 1 0 11[d] 1 1[e] 0 — 13 1
Total 23 5 1 0 33 3 2 0 0 0 59 8
Orlando City 2022 Major League Soccer 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2023 18 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 0
Total 18 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 0
Nacional 2024 Uruguayan Primera División 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 41 5 3 0 33 3 4 0 0 0 81 8
  1. ^ Includes Copa Argentina, U.S. Open Cup and Copa Uruguay
  2. ^ Includes CONCACAF Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa de la Superliga
  4. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Copa de la Liga Profesional
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Gastón González". World Football. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Gastón González cumplió su sueño de conocer a Messi". SOL 91.5. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Argentina - G. González". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Inferiores de AFA: La jornada ante Independiente". Unión Santa Fe. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Madelón presentó una lista con nombres nuevos para enfrentar San Martín de Tucumán". Agenciafe. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Orlando City SC Acquires Argentinian Forward Gastón González". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  7. ^ Citro, Michael (20 December 2023). "2023 Orlando City Season in Review: Gaston Gonzalez". www.themaneland.com.
  8. ^ "Orlando City SC loans forward Gastón González to Uruguay's Nacional". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  9. ^ "Copa AUF Uruguay: Liverpool venció 2-1 a Nacional en Belvedere y va con Peñarol en cuartos". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish).

External links[edit]

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