Mario González (footballer, born 1996)
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Spanish footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mario González Gutiérrez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo ɣonˈθaleθ]; born 25 February 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Famalicão, on loan from Los Angeles FC. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a winger.
 González training with Tenerife | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario González Gutiérrez | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Villarcayo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Famalicão (on loan from Los Angeles FC) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Villarcayo Nela | |||
| Burgos | |||
| Atlético Madrid | |||
| 2012–2015 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Villarreal C | 57 | (25) |
| 2015–2019 | Villarreal B | 86 | (16) |
| 2016–2017 | Villarreal | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Clermont | 18 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Villarreal | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Tondela (loan) | 27 | (15) |
| 2021–2023 | Braga | 14 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Tenerife (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | → OH Leuven (loan) | 22 | (13) |
| 2023– | Los Angeles FC | 11 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Famalicão (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Spain U17 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:50, 27 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Born in Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja, Province of Burgos, Castile and León, González joined Villarreal CF's youth system in 2012.[1] On 30 August 2014, he made his senior debut for the C team, starting in a 3–1 home loss against CD Castellón in the Tercera División.
González scored his first senior goal on 5 October 2014, the third in a 4–0 home victory over FC Jove Español San Vicente. He added a brace against Orihuela CF on 14 December,[2] two more against Benigànim and Ontinyent CF in the following season,[3][4] and a hat-trick in a 6–1 rout of CD Acero on 28 November 2015.[5]
González made his first-team debut on 17 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rafael Santos Borré in a 2–1 home loss to AS Monaco FC in the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League.[6] His first match in La Liga was three days later, when he replaced Alexandre Pato in the 1–1 draw at Granada CF.[7]
In July 2019, González signed a one-year deal with French Ligue 2 club Clermont Foot.[8] A year later, after exercising an option in his contract, he returned to Villarreal on a two-year deal.[9]
González went on loan to Portugal's C.D. Tondela in the summer of 2020.[10] He scored a career-best 15 times during his spell (ranking fourth in the Primeira Liga individual charts for the campaign), including three in 12 minutes in a 3–2 away win against Moreirense FC.[11][12]
On 1 July 2021, González joined S.C. Braga of the same country and league on a four-year contract, for a reported €1.5 million.[13][14] The following 31 January, he returned to his home country after agreeing to a six-month loan with CD Tenerife.[15]
González was loaned to Belgian Pro League side Oud-Heverlee Leuven for 2022–23, with an option to buy.[16] Although he scored 15 goals in 24 appearances in all competitions, the clause was not exercised and he returned to the Estádio Municipal de Braga.[17]
On 22 July 2023, Braga sold González to Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC for a reported fee of €2.3 million.[18][19] He scored his only goal on 26 August, in a 2–1 defeat at Charlotte FC.[20]
González returned to the Spanish Segunda División in January 2024, on a five-month loan at Sporting de Gijón.[21] On 2 August that year, also on loan, he joined F.C. Famalicão with a purchase option.[22]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villarreal C | 2013–14 | Tercera División | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 24 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 9 | ||||||
| 2015–16 | 28 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 15 | ||||||
| Total | 57 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 25 | ||||||
| Villarreal B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 32 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 5 | ||||||
| 2017–18 | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | 6[c] | 0 | 28 | 4 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | 2[c] | 1 | 24 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 86 | 16 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 94 | 17 | |||||
| Villarreal | 2016–17 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Clermont | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||
| Villarreal | 2020–21 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tondela (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 15 | |||
| Braga | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[e] | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| Tenerife (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4[g] | 0 | 20 | 6 | ||
| OH Leuven (loan) | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 15 | |||
| Los Angeles FC | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 244 | 80 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 275 | 86 | ||
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