Francisco 'Fran' Javier González Muñoz (born 1 February 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for CD Unión Puerto.
 González with Lee Man in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Javier González Muñoz | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unión Puerto | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Séneca | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Almería B | 10 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Estepona | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Lucena | 16 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Deportivo B | 25 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Lucena | 13 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Zaragoza B | 46 | (4) |
| 2013 | Zaragoza | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Córdoba B | 34 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Hércules | 29 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Ermis Aradippou | 34 | (3) |
| 2016 | Pattaya United | 10 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Bytovia Bytów | 44 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Lee Man | 18 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Mohun Bagan | 16 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | Bengaluru | 18 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Real Kashmir | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Terrassa | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Unión Puerto | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:42, 1 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Football career
Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, González made his senior debuts in the 2008–09 season with UD Almería B, in Tercera División. In the following seasons he competed in Segunda División B, representing Lucena CF (two stints),[1] Deportivo de La Coruña B[2] and Real Zaragoza B.[3] With the latter he also appeared with the first team on 23 January 2013, starting and being sent off in a 0–4 away loss against Sevilla FC for the season's Copa del Rey.[4]
González signed with another reserve team in August 2013, Córdoba CF B.[5] On 21 July 2014 he moved to Hércules CF, freshly relegated to the third level.[6] González signed contract with the Polish team Bytovia Bytów in 21 February 2017.[citation needed]
On 9 July 2018, Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man announced via Facebook that they had signed Gonzalez.[7] On 9 August 2018, he was named as the captain of the club, following the departure of Chiu Chun Kit.[8] On 27 April 2019, he scored the winning goal for Lee Man in the Sapling Cup Final against Yuen Long. Lee Man won by 3-2 after extra time capturing the first trophy in club history.
On 6 July 2019, he announced his contract rescission with Lee Man to join Mohun Bagan.[9] He has been a fans' favourite in Mohun Bagan and was given the name 'Boss' by the Mariners. On 14 February 2020, he scored a hat-trick against NEROCA in the I League.[10] He scored 10 goals for Mohun Bagan, making him the 2nd highest joint goalscorer of 2019-20 I-League along with his fellow teammate, Baba Diawara. With 10 goals and 1 assist in 16 games of the season, he was a vital part of Mohun Bagan's 5th national football league title(2nd I League title) campaign.
On 18 October 2020, González announced his departure from Mohun Bagan.[11] On 2020 October 2020, Bengaluru FC signed González for 2020–21 Indian Super League season.[12] On 1 March 2021, González was released by Bengaluru FC after club’s poor campaign.[13]
In November 2021, he moved to another I-League side Real Kashmir FC and made his debut and scored a goal for the club in a 3–0 win over Indian Arrows at the 2021 IFA Shield.[14] He also scored in the final of the tournament and won the trophy.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 April 2022[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lucena | 2009–10[16] | Segunda División B | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
| Deportivo B | 2010–11[16] | 25 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| Lucena | 2011–12[16] | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Zaragoza B | 2011–12[16] | 14 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13[16] | 32 | 3 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |||
| Total | 46 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 49 | 5 | |||
| Zaragoza | 2012–13[16] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Córdoba B | 2013–14[16] | Segunda División B | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |
| Hércules | 2014–15[16] | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 28 | 3 | |
| Ermis Aradippou | 2015–16[17] | Cypriot First Division | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |
| Pattaya United | 2016[17] | Thai League 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Bytovia Bytów | 2016–17[17] | I liga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| 2017–18[17] | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 51 | 4 | |||
| Lee Man | 2018–19[16] | Hong Kong Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| Mohun Bagan | 2019–20 | I-League | 16 | 10 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 20 | 11 | |
| Bengaluru | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| Real Kashmir | 2021–22 | I-League | 7 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| Terrassa | 2022–23 | Segunda Federación | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 306 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 332 | 38 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- Appearance(s) in IFA Shield
Honours
Lee Man
Mohun Bagan
Real Kashmir
References
External links
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