Diego González (footballer, born January 1995)
Diego González Polanco (born 28 January 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Segunda División club Elche.
| González warming up for Sevilla in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego González Polanco[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Chiclana, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Elche | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sancti Petri | |||
| 2012–2014 | Cádiz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Cádiz B | 49 | (5) |
| 2012–2015 | Cádiz | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Granada B (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Sevilla B | 66 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Sevilla | 5 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Málaga | 72 | (1) |
| 2020– | Elche | 70 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Spain U21 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Chiclana de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, González joined Cádiz CF's youth setup in 2012, from EF Sancti Petri.[2] 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 1–0 Segunda División B away loss against Albacete Balompié.[3]
González had unsuccessful trials at Liverpool[4] and A.S. Roma in 2013, 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.[5]
On 20 January 2015, González joined another reserve team, Club Recreativo Granada on loan until June.[6] On 22 July, he signed a two-year contract with Sevilla Atlético for a fee of €200,000.[7]
González first appeared with Sevilla's main squad on 2 December 2015, starting in a 3–0 away win over UD Logroñés in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[8] 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 4–1 defeat to neighbours Granada CF, at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.[9]
On 3 August 2017, after featuring regularly with the B side in Segunda División, González signed a four-year deal with top-flight club Málaga CF.[10] On 3 October 2020, he was one of the eight first-team players released due to a layoff.[11]
On 9 October 2020, free agent González agreed to a two-year contract with Elche CF, newly promoted to the top tier.[12]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cádiz | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Granada B (loan) | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Sevilla B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 32 | 1 | — | 6[a] | 1 | 38 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | Segunda División | 34 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 3 | ||
| Sevilla | 2015–16 | La Liga | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Málaga | 2017–18 | La Liga | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 72 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 1 | ||
| Elche | 2020–21 | La Liga | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 63 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 210 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 229 | 6 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
Honours edit
Spain U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2017[15]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Diego González". Diario AS. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ 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 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.
- ^ "Several players leave the Club". Málaga CF. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Diego González, decimocuarto fichaje del Elche CF" [Diego González, fourteenth signing of Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ Diego González at BDFutbol
- ^ Diego González at Soccerway
- ^ "Germany U21 1–0 Spain U21". BBC Sport. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
External links edit
- Diego González at BDFutbol
- Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)