Derlis González

Not to be confused with Derlis González (footballer, born 1978).

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

Derlis Alberto González Galeano (born 20 March 1994) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for Olimpia and the Paraguay national team. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a winger.

Derlis González

González with Santos
Personal information
Full name	Derlis Alberto González Galeano[1]
Date of birth	(1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Olimpia
Number	10
Youth career
2006–2009	Cerro Corá
2009–2010	Rubio Ñu
2012	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Rubio Ñu	51	(8)
2012–2014	Benfica	0	(0)
2013	→ Guaraní (loan)	32	(14)
2014	→ Olimpia (loan)	20	(9)
2014–2015	Basel	26	(3)
2015–2020	Dynamo Kyiv	50	(7)
2018–2020	→ Santos (loan)	31	(2)
2020–	Olimpia	108	(40)
International career‡
2009	Paraguay U15[2]
2011	Paraguay U17	7	(6)
2013	Paraguay U20	12	(6)
2014–	Paraguay	50	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:57, 3 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:57, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

González began his career with Rubio Ñu in 2009, and in 2012 was signed by Portugal's Benfica, spending his time out on loan in Paraguay with Guaraní and Olimpia Asunción. In 2014, he joined Basel in the Swiss Super League.

In December 2015, González was awarded as the Paraguayan Footballer of the Year.^[3]

Club career

Rubio Ñu

Born in Mariano Roque Alonso. González joined Rubio Ñu's youth setup in 2009, from Cerro Corá. He made his first-team – and Primera División – debut on 9 December of that year, starting in a 2–1 home win against 12 de Octubre;^[4] at the age of 15 years, becoming the club's youngest ever first-team player.^[2]

González scored his first senior goal on 19 September 2010, netting the opener in a 2–1 away defeat of Sportivo Trinidense.^[5] He would subsequently feature regularly for the first team in the following campaigns, as his side went on to establish themselves in the first division.

Benfica

On 10 October 2011, González agreed to a deal with Portuguese club Benfica, joining the club ahead of the 2012–13 season.^[6] Upon arriving, he was initially assigned to the under-19 squad in the Campeonato Nacional de Juniores.

In 2014, Benfica announced that González, together with compatriot Cláudio Correa, were sold to Master International FZC for €1.72 million.^[7]

Loan to Guaraní

On 12 February 2013, González was loaned to Guaraní until December.^[8] On 24 May 2013, González was referenced in the Spanish newspaper Marca as a future star, following the steps of Ángel Di María, who moved from Benfica to Real Madrid.^[9]

González scored 14 goals for Guaraní during the campaign, 12 only in the Clausura tournament. On 7 December 2013, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 home routing of Cerro Porteño PF.^[10]

Loan to Olimpia

On 16 January 2014, González moved to Olimpia until June, also in a temporary deal.^[11] He scored twice on his debut on 15 February, a 3–1 away success over General Díaz.^[12]

Basel

On 20 May 2014 Swiss club FC Basel announced that they had signed González on a five-year contract until 30 June 2019, for an undisclosed fee.^[13] He joined the team for their 2014–15 season under head coach Paulo Sousa. After playing in four test games González played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Stadion Brügglifeld on 19 July 2014 as Basel won 2–1 against Aarau.^[14] He scored his first goal for his new club in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 31 August 2014. It was the first goal of the game, as Basel won 3–1 against BSC Young Boys.^[15][16]

The season ran well for Basel and their new striker. They entered the Champions League in the group stage. On 16 September González scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Basel in a 5–1 group stage away defeat to Real Madrid.^[17] He added another on 4 November, in a 4–0 win over Ludogorets Razgrad.^[18] Basel reached the knockout phase on 9 December 2014, as they managed a 1–1 draw at Anfield against Liverpool.^[19] On 18 February 2015, González opened the scoring in the round of 16 first leg at home against Porto, the game ended with a 1–1 draw. Basel were knocked out of the competition after losing 4–0 in the second leg.^[20] At the end of the 2014–15 season, Basel won the championship for the sixth time in a row.^[21] In the 2014–15 Swiss Cup Basel reached the final. However for the third time in a row they finished as runners-up.

On 30 July 2015 Basel announced that González was leaving the club and had signed a five-year contract with Dynamo Kyiv.^[22] During his one season with the team, González played a total of 47 games for Basel scoring a total of seven goals. 26 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, two in the Swiss Cup, eight in the Champions League and 11 were friendly games. He scored three goals in the domestic league, three in the European games and the other was scored during the test games.^[23]

Dynamo Kyiv

González with Dynamo Kyiv in 2015

On 30 July 2015, González signed a five-year contract with Ukrainian champions FC Dynamo Kyiv.^[24] Upon his signing, he became the second most expensive Paraguayan player and the second Paraguayan to play in Ukraine after Pedro Benítez (at Shakhtar Donetsk from 2004 to 2005).^[25]

On 22 August 2015, González made his official debut for Dynamo in a 0–6 away win in the 1/16 stage of the Ukrainian Cup against a Ukrainian First League team FC Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk, coming on as 45th-minute substitute.^[26] He scored his first goal for the club on 4 October, in a 4–0 away win against Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League.^[27]

Loan to Santos

On 31 July 2018, González agreed to a two-year loan deal with Santos.^[28] He made his debut for the club on 4 August, replacing Bruno Henrique late into a 0–0 away draw against Botafogo.

On 6 February 2020, González's loan was cut short.^[29]

Olimpia

On 7 February 2020, González returned to Paraguay joining Club Olimpia and signing a five-year contract.^[30]

International career

González represented Paraguay at under-15 and the under-20 levels,^[31] playing for the latter at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Turkey;^[32] at that tournament he scored the winning goal in a match against Mexico.^[33]

González made his debut for the senior team in a friendly match against Costa Rica on 26 March 2014, replacing Pablo Velázquez after 58 minutes.^[34] In November of the same year, he scored his first senior international goal with a penalty kick in a 2–1 defeat of Peru.^[35]

On 28 May 2015, González was included in Paraguay's 23-man squad for the 2015 Copa América by coach Ramón Díaz.^[36] He appeared as a half-time substitute in the team's opening fixture against Argentina, helping Paraguay recover from a two-goal deficit to draw 2–2 in La Serena.^[37] On 27 June, after Thiago Silva's handball, he scored a penalty in the quarter-final against Brazil in Concepción to level the score at 1–1; in the resulting penalty shootout, he converted the winning kick to take Paraguay to the semi-final.^[38]

During match day one of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) on 8 October 2015 González scored the winning goal in the 85 minute as Paraguay beat Venezuela 1–0.^[39]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 June 2024^[40]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rubio Ñú	2009[41]	Paraguayan Primera División	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2010		15	2	—		—		—		15	2
	2011		22	4	—		—		—		22	4
	2012		13	2	—		—		—		13	2
	Total		51	8	—		—		—		51	8
Guaraní (loan)	2013	Paraguayan Primera División	32	14	—		4[a]	1	—		36	15
Olimpia	2014	Paraguayan Primera División	20	9	—		—		—		20	9
Basel	2014–15	Swiss Super League	26	3	2	0	8[b]	3	—		36	6
Dynamo Kyiv	2015–16	Ukrainian Premier League	14	2	4	0	8[b]	1	—		26	3
	2016–17		18	3	2	2	5[b]	1	1[c]	0	26	6
	2017–18		18	2	2	0	12[d]	1	1[c]	0	33	3
	Total		50	7	8	2	25	3	2	0	85	14
Santos (loan)	2018	Série A	16	1	0	0	2[e]	0	—		18	1
	2019		15	1	7	2	2[a]	0	11[f]	5	35	8
	2020		0	0	0	0	0	0	1[f]	0	1	0
	Total		31	2	7	2	4	0	12	5	54	9
Olimpia	2020	Paraguayan Primera División	15	7	—		5[e]	0	—		20	7
	2021		21	6	—		6[e]	2	1[g]	0	28	8
	2022		32	18	—		14[h]	2	1[i]	0	47	20
	2023		17	4	—		2[e]	0	—		19	4
	2024		17	4	—		0	0	—		17	4
	Total		102	39	—		27	2	2	0	131	41
Career total			312	82	17	4	68	9	16	5	413	100

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
4. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
6. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
7. Appearance in Supercopa Paraguay
8. Two appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana and twelve appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores
9. Appearance in Supercopa Paraguay

International

As of match played 31 August 2022^[41]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Paraguay	2014	8	1
	2015	10	2
	2016	8	1
	2017	2	0
	2018	2	0
	2019	13	3
	2022	7	2
Total		50	9

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each González goal.

List of international goals scored by Derlis González^[41]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 November 2014	Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay	Peru	2–1	2–1	Friendly
2	27 June 2015	Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, Chile	Brazil	1–1	1–1 (4–3 p)	2015 Copa América
3	8 October 2015	Estadio Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela	Venezuela	1–0	1–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	11 October 2016	Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina	Argentina	1–0	1–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	26 March 2019	Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States	Mexico	2–3	2–4	Friendly
6	9 June 2019	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay	Guatemala	2–0	2–0	Friendly
7	16 June 2019	Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Qatar	2–0	2–2	2019 Copa América
8	2 June 2022	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan	Japan	1–2	1–4	2022 Kirin Challenge Cup
9	31 August 2022	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, United States	Mexico	1–0	1–0	Friendly

Honours

Basel

• Swiss Super League: 2014–15
• Swiss Cup runner-up: 2014–15

Dynamo Kyiv

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2015–16
• Ukrainian Super Cup: 2016

See also

• Players and Records in Paraguayan Football

References

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29. "Santos oficializa saída de Derlis González; Jogador está livre para assinar com Olimpia" [Santos turn official the departure of Derlis González; Player is free to sign with Olimpia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
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41. "Derlis González". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

External links

• Swiss Football League official profile
• FC Basel official profile
• Derlis González at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Derlis González at National-Football-Teams.com
• Derlis González at Soccerway
• Derlis González at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)