Edgar González (footballer, born 1997)

Edgar González Estrada (born 1 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Almería as a centre-back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Estrada.
Edgar González
González with Betis in 2022
Personal information
Full name Edgar González Estrada
Date of birth (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997
Place of birth Sant Joan Despí, Spain
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Almería
Number 3
Youth career
Cornellà
2015–2016 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Espanyol B 0 (0)
2016–2018 → Cornellà (loan) 43 (0)
2018–2020 Betis B 50 (4)
2018–2023 Betis 56 (1)
2020–2021 → Oviedo (loan) 37 (3)
2023– Almería 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023

Club career

Born in Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Catalonia, González joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in July 2015, from UE Cornellà.[2] On 1 July 2016, after finishing his formation, he returned to his previous club Cornellà, on loan for one year.[3]

González made his senior debut on 31 August 2016, playing the last 33 minutes in a 2–1 home defeat of UD San Sebastián de los Reyes, for the season's Copa del Rey. The following 3 July, after 13 appearances, he renewed his contract with the Pericos until 2020 and remained on loan at Cornellà for one further season.[4]

On 6 July 2018, González agreed to a contract with Real Betis, being initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[5] He made his first team debut on 1 November, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away success over Racing de Santander, also for the national cup.

González made his La Liga debut on 23 November 2019, starting in a 2–1 home win against Valencia CF.[6] The following 21 July, he renewed his contract until 2023 and was promoted to the first team.[7]

On 3 September 2020, González was loaned to Segunda División side Real Oviedo for the season.[8] He scored his first professional goals on 8 November, netting a brace in a 4–0 home routing of CD Castellón.

Back to the Verdiblancos in July 2021, González scored his first goal in the top tier on 13 February 2022, netting his team's second in a 4–2 away win over Levante UD. On 29 March, he renewed his contract with the club until 2025.[9]

On 6 July 2023, González signed a five-year contract with fellow top tier side UD Almería.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of 11 August 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Espanyol B 2015–16 Segunda División B 00———00
Cornellà (loan) 2016–17 Segunda División B 13020——150
2017–18 Segunda División B 30000—2[lower-alpha 1]0320
Total 43020—20470
Betis B 2018–19 Tercera División 382———382
2019–20 Tercera División 122——2[lower-alpha 2]0142
Total 504——20524
Betis 2018–19 La Liga 001000—10
2019–20 La Liga 10030——130
2021–22 La Liga 211707[lower-alpha 3]0—351
2022–23 La Liga 250004[lower-alpha 3]000290
Total 56111011000781
Oviedo (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 37310——383
Almería 2023–24 La Liga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Career total 1878140110402168
  1. Appearances in Segunda División B promotion play-offs
  2. Appearances in Tercera División promotion play-offs
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Betis

References
  1. "Edgar González". Real Betis. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. "La UE Cornellà sigue exportando talento a Barça y Espanyol" [UE Cornellà keep exporting talent to Barça and Espanyol] (in Spanish). Fútbol Base Català. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. "Edgar González, cedido a la UE Cornellà" [Edgar González, loaned to UE Cornellà] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. "Édgar González renueva hasta 2020 y jugará cedido en la UE Cornellà" [Édgar González renews until 2020 and will play on loan at UE Cornellà] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. "El Betis Deportivo incorpora a Edgar González" [Betis Deportivo sign Edgar González] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  6. "Canales salva a Rubi en el 94'" [Canales saves Rubi in the 94'] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  7. "Real Betis and Edgar extend their contract until 2023". Real Betis. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  8. "El Real Betis y el Real Oviedo acuerdan la cesión de Edgar" [Real Betis and Real Oviedo agree the loan of Edgar] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  9. "Edgar González renueva con el Betis hasta 2025" [Edgar González renews with Betis until 2025] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  10. "El Almería ficha a Édgar González, un central de garantías" [Almería sign Édgar González, an assurance stopper] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  11. Edgar González at Soccerway
  12. "Real Betis 1–1 Valencia (5–4 on pens): Real Betis win Copa del Rey final on penalties". BBC Sport. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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