Alejandro González (Uruguayan footballer)

Alejandro Damián González Hernández (born 23 March 1988) is a Uruguayan footballer[2] who plays as a right back for Universidad San Martín of the Peruvian Primera División. He has spent most of his career with Peñarol in his native Uruguay, as well as teams in Mexico, Peru, and Italy.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
Alejandro González
González playing for Peñarol in 2012
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Damián González Hernández[1]
Date of birth (1988-03-23) 23 March 1988
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Universidad San Martín
Number 4
Youth career
2005–2007 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Peñarol 17 (0)
2008 → Tigres II (loan)
2008 → Tacuarembó (loan) 10 (0)
2009 → Sporting Cristal (loan) 41 (1)
2010–2013 Peñarol 77 (1)
2013–2018 Verona 18 (0)
2015 → Cagliari (loan) 7 (0)
2015–2016 → Ternana (loan) 40 (1)
2016–2017 → Avellino (loan) 35 (0)
2018 → Perugia (loan) 2 (0)
2018–2019 Palestino 17 (0)
2019 Barcelona SC 9 (0)
2020 Defensor Sporting 15 (0)
2021 Sporting Cristal 14 (0)
2022- Universidad San Martín 3 (0)
International career
2005 Uruguay U-17 3 (0)
2007 Uruguay U-20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:08, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

González started his career in 2005 playing for Peñarol. In 2008, he was champion of the Uruguayan Torneo Clausura playing for Peñarol. He was than loaned out to Tigres B in Mexico, that same year he played for Tacuarembó F.C.

He joined Sporting Cristal in the Primera Division Peruana in January 2009.[3]

On 28 June 2013, he joined Hellas Verona, who had just returned to Serie A, for an undisclosed fee.[4]

On 8 January 2015, he was loaned to struggling fellow Serie A club Cagliari for the remainder of the season, the first signing by new manager Gianfranco Zola.[5]

International career

González played for Uruguay at the South American Under 17 Football Championship and the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[6]

In 2007, he played in the 2007 South American Youth Championship.

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. "Ficha del Jugador: Alejandro González". Tenfield. Archived from the original on 27 January 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  3. "Sporting Cristal presentó su plantel versión 2009". Futbol Peruano. 19 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  4. "Serie A: Hellas Verona sign Alejandro Gonzalez from Penarol". Sky Sports. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. "Cagliari, è ufficiale: Alejandro Gonzalez agli ordini di Zola" [Cagliari, it's official: Alejandro Gonzalez to the orders of Zola]. La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  6. Alejandro Gonzalez – FIFA competition record (archived)
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