Carlos González (footballer, born 1993)

Carlos Gabriel González Espínola (born 4 February 1993) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Tijuana and the Paraguay national team.

For Chilean coach, see Carlos González Romero.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Espínola.
Carlos González
Gonzalez with Club Tijuana in 2023
Personal information
Full name Carlos Gabriel González Espínola
Date of birth (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993
Place of birth Villarrica, Paraguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Tijuana
Number 32
Youth career
2009–2012 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Magallanes 37 (24)
2015 Santiago Wanderers 26 (3)
2015–2016 San Marcos 11 (2)
2016–2017 Huachipato 26 (12)
2017–2018 Necaxa 32 (13)
2018–2020 UNAM 85 (32)
2021–2022 Tigres UANL 55 (11)
2022–2023 Toluca 40 (11)
2023– Tijuana 10 (8)
International career‡
2019– Paraguay 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 de September de 2023

Club career

Born in Villarrica, Paraguay, he started his career in Nacional Asunción youth set-up aged 16. However, in the 2013 summer González joined Chilean club Magallanes of the second-tier.[1] At the Carabeleros he was two-times Primera B goalscorer with twelve goals (2013-14 and 2014-15).

In 2015, he joined Chilean first-tier club Santiago Wanderers to replace Roberto Gutiérrez (team’s goalscorer the last season) who left the Valparaíso-based side for powerhouse Universidad Católica.[2] After an irregular start only playing 10 games and not scoring goals, he scored his first in a 2015 Copa Chile match against San Luis Quillota netting the game’s first goal in a 1–1 draw.[3]

International career

On 2 March 2019, González received a call-up to the Paraguay national team from Eduardo Berizzo ahead of that month's friendlies with Peru and Mexico.[4] He made his debut for Paraguay on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Mexico, as a starter.[5]

Honours

Necaxa

References
  1. "Me considero el mejor cabeceador del fútbol chileno". Magallanes Official Web Site. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. "Santiago Wanderers suma a paraguayo Carlos González". AS Chile. AS. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. "Copa Chile: Santiago Wanderers cedió empate 1-1 ante San Luis en Valparaíso". ESPN. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. "23 albirrojos de clubes del exterior para amistosos vs. Perú y México". APF. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  5. "Mexico v Paraguay game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
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