Adrián González (footballer, born 2003)

Adrián González Mendoza[lower-alpha 1] (born 23 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club LA Galaxy II. Born in the United States, he played for the Mexico national under-19 team.

Adrián González
Personal information
Full name Adrián González Mendoza
Date of birth (2003-06-23) 23 June 2003
Place of birth Santa Rosa, California, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 LA Galaxy II
Number 45
Youth career
2018–2019 Pachuca
2019– LA Galaxy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– LA Galaxy II 57 (0)
International career‡
2019 Mexico U16 4 (0)
2021 Mexico U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 October 2020

Career

Youth

After drawing reported interest from clubs in Spain, Mexico and the United States,[1] González joined the Pachuca academy in December 2018.[2] He soon returned to the United States to join the LA Galaxy academy in 2019.[3] In 2020, González played with LA Galaxy's USL Championship side LA Galaxy II.[4]

Professional

In April 2021, LA Galaxy II announced that it had signed González to a professional contract ahead of the 2021 season.[5]

International career

Born in the United States to Mexican parents, González is eligible to represent both the United States and Mexico internationally. He has represented the latter at the under-16 and under-17 levels.

Personal

Adrián's older brother is Jonathan González.[6]

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Mendoza.

References
  1. "Hermano de Jonathan González, buscado por 15 clubes profesionales". www.record.com.mx. October 1, 2018.
  2. "Liga MX: Jonathan Gonzalez's brother Adrian joins Tuzos". December 24, 2018.
  3. "LA Galaxy". glxy.ussoccerda.com.
  4. "Adrian Gonzalez | uslchampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  5. "LA Galaxy II sign midfielder Adrian Gonzalez". lagalaxy.com. April 1, 2021.
  6. "Buscan, 15 equipos, al hermano de Jonathan González". ESPN.com.mx. October 1, 2018.


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