Enso González
Enso David González Medina (born 20 January 2005) is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays as a left winger for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enso David González Medina[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay[1] | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Libertad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Libertad | 32 | (3) |
| 2023– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 30 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Libertad edit
Born in the Paraguayan capital of Asunción, González played futsal as a child.[2] He began his footballing career with Libertad, making his professional debut on 4 September 2022, coming on as a late substitute for Álex Campuzano in a 1–0 loss to Cerro Porteño in the Paraguayan Primera División.[3]
He scored his first goal for the club in the following season, the first in a 4–0 win against Resistencia on 17 April 2023. Following the game, Libertad manager Daniel Garnero compared him with compatriot Julio Enciso, stating that "Julito (Enciso) is the jewel and Enso is the diamond".[4] His second goal for the club came in the same month, against Nacional, on 29 April; having started the match, he received the ball from Héctor Villalba on the edge of the penalty area, and cutting in from the right, he skipped past two Nacional defenders before rifling the ball into the top right-hand corner.[5] In July 2023, he was named by the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) as the fourth most experienced under-19 winger in the world.[6]
Wolverhampton Wanderers edit
The following month, he was linked heavily with a move to English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers, with American sports journalism website The Athletic claiming that a deal had been agreed worth €6 million.[7][8] On 31 August 2023, the move was confirmed by Wolverhampton Wanderers, and González signed a five-year deal with the West Midlands club.[9]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 30 August 2023.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Libertad | 2022 | Paraguayan Primera División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 7[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |||
| Total | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Four appearances in the Copa Libertadores, three appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
References edit
- ^ a b c Enso González at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Pinto, Jorje (7 July 2023). "La jugada de Enso González que eleva su cotización a millones de dólares" [Enso González's move that raises its price to millions of dollars]. elfutbolero.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Enso González y los números antes de ir a la Premier League" [Enso González and the numbers before going to the Premier League]. abc.com.py (in Spanish). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "La particular comparación que hizo Garnero entre Enso González y Julio Enciso" [The particular comparison that Garnero made between Enso González and Julio Enciso]. enparaguay.net (in Spanish). 18 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "El golazo de Enso González, la nueva joya de Libertad" [Enso González's great goal, the new jewel of Libertad]. desdelejos.com.py (in Spanish). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Enso González aparece entre los Sub-19 más destacados del mundo" [Enso González appears among the most outstanding Sub-19 players in the world]. versus.com.py (in Spanish). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Madeley, Steve (29 August 2023). "Wolves close to signing Enso Gonzalez". theathletic.com. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Enso González: Según The Athletic, la venta sería por...trans-title=Enso González: According to The Athletic, the sale would be for..." abc.com.py (in Spanish). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Gonzalez completes Wolves move". wolves.co.uk. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Enso González at Soccerway