Gastón González (footballer, born 2001)
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gastón Nicolás González | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 2001 | ||
| 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 | |||
Club career
Unión Santa Fe
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
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)
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
In 2019, González was selected to train against Argentina's senior squad at the Copa América in Brazil.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 6 February 2024.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | 23 | 5 | — | 13[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | |||||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 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 | ||
- Includes Copa Argentina, U.S. Open Cup and Copa Uruguay
- Includes CONCACAF Champions League
- Appearance(s) in the Copa de la Superliga
- Appearance(s) in the Copa de la Liga Profesional
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
References
- "Gastón González". World Football. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- "Gastón González cumplió su sueño de conocer a Messi". SOL 91.5. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- "Argentina - G. González". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "Inferiores de AFA: La jornada ante Independiente". Unión Santa Fe. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "Madelón presentó una lista con nombres nuevos para enfrentar San Martín de Tucumán". Agenciafe. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "Orlando City SC Acquires Argentinian Forward Gastón González". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- Citro, Michael (20 December 2023). "2023 Orlando City Season in Review: Gaston Gonzalez". www.themaneland.com.
- "Orlando City SC loans forward Gastón González to Uruguay's Nacional". www.orlandocitysc.com.
- "Copa AUF Uruguay: Liverpool venció 2-1 a Nacional en Belvedere y va con Peñarol en cuartos". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish).
External links
- Gastón González at Soccerway.com
- Gastón González at FBref.com
- Gastón González at Major League Soccer