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Leonardo González (Costa Rican footballer)

October 23, 2023

Leonardo González Arce (born November 21, 1980) is a Costa Rican ex professional footballer who played as a defender for Herediano.

Leonardo González
González with Seattle Sounders FC
Personal information
Full name Leonardo González Arce[1]
Date of birth (1980-11-21) November 21, 1980 (age 42)
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Leftback
Team information
Current team
 Herediano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2008 Herediano 154 (3)
2009 Municipal Liberia 4 (0)
2009–2015 Seattle Sounders FC 133 (2)
2016– Herediano 13 (0)
International career‡
2002–2009 Costa Rica 61 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 28, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 6, 2010
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Arce.

Career Edit

Club Edit

 
Playing for the Seattle Sounders in 2014

González made his professional debut for Herediano on September 24, 2000, against Puntarenas and scored his first league goal on August 4, 2002, against Carmelita.[2] González was an important player for Herediano, appearing in 154 league matches and scoring 3 goals in nine years at the club. He stayed with the team until his transfer to Municipal Liberia, also known as Liberia Mia in early 2009.[3] On July 2, 2009, it was announced that he was signed to Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.[4][5][6]

Upon signing González, Coach Sigi Schmid said, “It’s nice to have a naturally left-footed player. He can play left back, play center back in a pinch, and he can also play wide and run the whole line for us. He is an attacking left fullback with good size and athleticism. He’s very willing to get forward out of a defensive position and does a good job defensively.”[5]

González stayed with Seattle through the end of the 2015 MLS season. On December 22, 2015, González signed with Herediano, his original Costa Rican club.[7]

International Edit

González made his debut for Costa Rica in a November 2002 friendly match against Ecuador and earned a total of 61 caps, scoring 1 goal.[8] He represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2006 FIFA World Cup[9] as well as the 2003,[10] 2007[11] and 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[12] He was also selected to play in the UNCAF Nations Cup 2007, where he scored against Honduras.

His final international was a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against El Salvador.

International goals Edit

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 February 9, 2007 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador   Honduras 2 – 0 3 – 1 UNCAF Nations Cup 2007

Personal life Edit

González is married to Alejandra Abarca Hernández and they have two children.

González received his U.S. green card in March 2011.[13] This qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

Honors Edit

Costa Rica Edit

Municipal Liberia Edit

Club Sport Herediano Edit

Seattle Sounders FC Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ (PDF). FIFA. March 21, 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Datos: Leonardo González - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Leo González jugará con Liberia - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Leonardo González jugará en el Sounders de Seattle - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. ^ a b Sounders FC sign Leonardo Gonzalez – Seattle Sounders Football Club
  6. ^ Monumental June 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Leo Gonzalez returns to Costa Rica after signing contract with CS Herediano | Seattle Sounders".
  8. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  9. ^ – FIFA competition record (archived)
  10. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  11. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  12. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details July 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  13. ^ Public, Sounders FC (March 29, 2011). "Defender Leo Gonzalez Receives Green Card - Seattle Sounders Football Club". Soundersfc.com. Retrieved July 9, 2012.

External links Edit

October 23, 2023
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