Alexander González (footballer, born 1992)

Alexander David González Sibulo (born 13 September 1992) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Ecuadorian Serie A club Emelec and the Venezuela national team. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a right winger.

Alexander González

González with Venezuela in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Alexander David González Sibulo
Date of birth	(1992-09-13) 13 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	C.S. Emelec
Youth career
	Caracas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Caracas	65	(8)
2012–2016	BSC Young Boys	33	(3)
2013–2014	→ FC Aarau (loan)	27	(3)
2014–2015	→ FC Thun (loan)	30	(4)
2016–2018	Huesca	82	(7)
2018–2019	Elche	24	(1)
2019–2020	Mirandés	26	(0)
2020	Dinamo București	7	(1)
2021	Málaga	16	(0)
2022–2022	Pyunik	14	(0)
2023	Caracas	30	(0)
2024	C.S. Emelec	22	(1)
International career‡
2011	Venezuela U20	4	(0)
2011–	Venezuela	64	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:44, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Sibulo.

Career

Caracas

Born in Caracas, González started his professional career at Caracas, and made his debut as a right back in the year 2010 by coach Noel Sanvicente.

During the 2010/2011 he became a regular and scored 4 goals, playing the season as a right midfielder and right back. In the Copa Libertadores 2011, he played the 6 games of the group stage where his team was eliminated in the final match against Vélez Sarsfield. After a successful season, he won the Best Young Player In Venezuela 2010/11 Season award.

BSC Young Boys

It was announced that on January 3, 2012 Alexander would go to BSC Young Boys. He made his debut with the Swiss team on 25 March 2012 with a 4–0 win against FC Thun.

He scored his first goal for the club on 5 May 2012 against FC Luzern. He scored for the first time in Europe competition on 6 December 2012 against Anzhi Makhachkala in the UEFA Europa League 2012/13 season .

FC Aarau & FC Thun loans

On 1 July 2013, Gonzalez became a member of newly promoted Super League club FC Aarau. Where he played 27 games before joining FC Thun on loan in the summer of 2014.

Huesca

On 31 January 2016, it was announced that González had agreed to an 18-month contract with SD Huesca in Segunda División.^[1] On 30 August 2017, he renewed his contract for a further year.^[2]

Elche / Mirandés

On 4 August 2018, free agent González signed for Elche CF also in the Spanish second division.^[3] On 26 August of the following year, he joined fellow league team CD Mirandés also on a one-year deal.^[4]

Dinamo Bucharest

In September 2020, González signed a two-year contract with Romanian side Dinamo București.^[5] After only three months, he ended his contract with the Liga I club.^[6]

Málaga

On 28 December 2020, free agent González returned to the Spanish second division with Málaga CF, after agreeing to a contract until 30 June 2021.^[7]

Pyunik

On 3 February 2022, Pyunik announced the signing of González.^[8]

Caracas return

On 9 February 2023, González returned to his first club Caracas.^[9]

International career

González made his debut for Venezuela in 2009. He was also part of the Venezuela squad who reached 4th place in the 2011 Copa America.

González was also part of the Venezuela squad for the Copa América Centenario, which saw Venezuela knocked out of the quarter finals after a 4–1 loss against Argentina including 2 goals from Lionel Messi for Argentina.^[10][11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2024^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Boys	2011–12	Swiss Super League	6	1	0	0	—		—		—		6	1
	2012–13		21	1	1	0	—		9[b]	1	—		31	2
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2014–15		0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2015–16		6	1	0	0	—		3[c]	0	—		9	1
	Total		33	3	1	0	-	-	12	1	-	-	46	4
Aarau (loan)	2013–14	Swiss Super League	27	3	2	0	—		—		—		29	3
Thun (loan)	2014–15	Swiss Super League	31	4	2	1	—		—		—		33	5
Huesca	2015–16	Segunda División	16	2	0	0	—		—		—		16	2
	2016–17		35	4	2	0	—		—		—		37	4
	2017–18		31	1	0	0	—		—		—		31	1
	Total		84	7	2	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	86	7
Elche	2018–19	Segunda División	24	1	0	0	—		—		—		24	1
Mirandés	2019–20	Segunda División	26	0	6	1	—		—		—		32	1
Dinamo București	2020–21	Liga I	7	1	0	0	—		—		—		7	1
Málaga	2020–21	Segunda División	16	0	2	0	—		—		—		18	0
Pyunik	2021–22	Armenian Premier League	14	0	0	0	—		—		—		14	0
	2022–23		5	0	0	0	—		14[d]	0	—		19	0
	Total		19	0	0	0	-	-	14	0	-	-	33	0
Caracas	2023	Venezuelan Primera División	27	0	0	0	—		1[e]	0	—		28	0
Emelec	2024	Ecuadorian Serie A	22	0	0	0	—		—		—		22	0
Career total			314	19	15	2	0	0	27	1	—		356	22

1. Includes Swiss Cup, Cupa României, Copa del Rey, Armenian Cup
2. Appearances and goal in the UEFA Europa League
3. One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, and two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
4. Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Europa League and six appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of match played 14 November 2024^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Venezuela	2011	7	0
	2012	4	0
	2013	8	0
	2014	5	1
	2015	6	0
	2016	11	0
	2017	3	0
	2018	2	0
	2019	0	0
	2020	2	0
	2021	8	0
	2022	1	0
	2023	2	1
	2024	5	0
Total		64	2

International goals

Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Alexander González

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	18 November 2014	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Bolivia	2–2	2–3	Friendly	[12]
2	28 March 2023	King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Uzbekistan	1–0	1–1		[12]

Honours

Pyunik

• Armenian Premier League: 2021–22

References

1. "El venezolano Alexander González ficha por la SD Huesca" [Venezuelan Alexander González signs for SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
2. "Alexander González se queda en el Huesca" [Alexander González stays at Huesca] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
3. "OFICIAL | El Elche C.F. cierra la llegada de Alexander González" [OFFICIAL | Elche C.F. complete the signing of Alexander González] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
4. "Alexander González, nueva incorporación para el Club Deportivo Mirandés" [Alexander González, new addition for Club Deportivo Mirandés] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
5. "Bine ați venit la Dinamo București, Alexander David Gonzalez și Ismael Lopez Blanco" [Welcome to Dinamo Bucharest, Alexander David Gonzalez and Ismael Lopez Blanco] (in Romanian). FC Dinamo. 4 September 2020. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
6. "Raporturi contractuale incheiate cu Alexander Gonzalez Sibulo și Abdoulaye Ba" [Contracts ended with Alexander Gonzalez Sibulo and Abdoulaye Ba] (in Romanian). FC Dinamo. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
7. "Potencia internacional para el carril derecho" [International powerhouse for the right flank] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
8. "Official statement: Alexander Gonzalez". fcpyunik.am/. FC Pyunik. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
9. "ALEXANDER GONZÁLEZ REGRESA A CASA". caracasfutbolclub.com/ (in Spanish). Caracas F.C. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
10. "Copa America: Lionel Messi equals Gabriel Batistuta's Argentina record". BBC Sport. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
11. "Match 27 : Argentina vs Venezuela". Copa América Centenario. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
12. Alexander González at Soccerway
13. Alexander González at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Alexander González at BDFutbol
• Alexander González at National-Football-Teams.com
• Alexander González at Soccerway