Giovanni González

Giovanni Alessandro González Apud (born 20 September 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for La Liga club Mallorca and the Uruguay national team. Mainly a right-back, González can also play as a centre-back.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Apud.
Giovanni González
Personal information
Full name Giovanni Alessandro González Apud
Date of birth (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right-back/right wing-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Mallorca
Number 20
Youth career
Danubio
River Plate Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 River Plate Montevideo 66 (3)
2018–2021 Peñarol 100 (5)
2022– Mallorca 24 (1)
International career‡
2019– Uruguay 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023

Club career

González started his career with River Plate Montevideo in 2014. He joined Peñarol in January 2018.[2]

On 29 January 2022, González moved abroad and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with La Liga side RCD Mallorca.[3]

International career

He received maiden call-up to Uruguay national team in March 2019 for 2019 China Cup.[4] He made his debut on 22 March 2019 in a 3–0 win against Uzbekistan, as a 61st minute substitute for Diego Laxalt.[5]

Personal life

González is the son of former Uruguayan international Juan González.[6]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 24 March 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay 201980
202000
202180
202200
202310
Total170

Honours

Club

Peñarol

References
  1. Giovanni González at Soccerway
  2. "Giovanni González es nuevo jugador de Peñarol". 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. "El RCD Mallorca incorpora a Giovanni González" [RCD Mallorca sign Giovanni González] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. "27 reservados para la China Cup". Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. Archived from the original on 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  5. "Uruguay v Uzbekistan game report". ESPN. 22 March 2019.
  6. Giovanni González jugará en Peñarol; La Red 21, 27 December 2017 (in Spanish)
  7. "Peñarol campeón uruguayo 2018". 11 November 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  8. "Peñarol es el Campeón Uruguayo". 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  9. "Peñarol campeón de la Supercopa". 26 January 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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