Nicolás González (footballer, born 1997)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Nicolás González Álvarez | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | River Plate | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Las Flores | |||
| Cerro | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Cerro | 39 | (9) |
| 2017 | → Progreso (loan) | 24 | (12) |
| 2019 | Defensor Sporting | 33 | (7) |
| 2020– | River Plate | 26 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:29, 24 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
Daniel Nicolás González Álvarez (born 23 June 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for River Plate.[1]
Career
González had youth spells with Las Flores and Cerro.[2] He began his senior career with Cerro in 2016.[1] He made his first appearance on 30 August 2016 in a league win away to Fénix.[1][3][4] After seven appearances in 2016 for Cerro, González was loaned out to Uruguayan Segunda División team Progreso for the 2017 campaign.[1] He made his first start for Progreso on 22 April versus Cerro Largo, scoring the first goal in a 2–0 win.[5] In his first twenty games for them, González scored ten times.[1] Overall, he went onto score sixteen goals in thirty-one matches, including four goals during the play-offs as Progreso won promotion.[1][6] He scored his first goals for Cerro in April 2018 against Racing Club and River Plate.[1]
After a year with Defensor Sporting, González moved to River Plate in January 2020.[7]
Personal life
González's brother-in-law, Federico Puente, is a professional footballer.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 6 September 2018.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental[a] | Other[b] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerro | 2016 | Primera División | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 24 | 9 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | ||||
| Progreso (loan) | 2017 | Segunda División | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | 7[d] | 4[e] | 31 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 55 | 21 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 25 | ||||
- ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Includes the Uruguayan Segunda División play-offs
- ^ Two appearances in 2018 Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Seven appearances in 2017 Uruguayan Segunda División play-offs
- ^ Four goals in 2017 Uruguayan Segunda División play-offs
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Nicolás González profile". Soccerway. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Nicolás González, el gran cuñado". Referi. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "La viveza de Franco fue clave". Referi. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Cerro 1-0 a Fénix; hoy hay dos partidos entre chicos". Republica. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Progreso de fiesta, 2:0 a Cerro Largo". Tenfield. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Vuelve un histórico". Ovacion Digital. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ Alta: Nicolás González, cariverplate.uy, 17 January 2020
External links
- Nicolás González at Soccerway