Diego González (footballer, born January 1995)

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Diego González Polanco (born 28 January 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Segunda División club Albacete Balompié.

Diego González
González warming up for Sevilla in 2015
Personal information
Full name Diego González Polanco[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Chiclana, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Albacete
Number 16
Youth career
Sancti Petri
2012–2014 Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Cádiz B 49 (5)
2012–2015 Cádiz 2 (0)
2015Granada B (loan) 7 (0)
2015–2017 Sevilla B 66 (2)
2015–2017 Sevilla 5 (1)
2017–2020 Málaga 72 (1)
2020–2024 Elche 73 (1)
2024– Albacete 1 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Spain U21 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:13, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Chiclana de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, González joined Cádiz CF's youth setup in 2012, from EF Sancti Petri.[2] After starting out as a senior with the former's reserves in the Tercera División, he made his first-team debut on 11 November 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 Segunda División B away loss against Albacete Balompié.[3]

González had unsuccessful trials at Liverpool[4] and AS Roma in 2013, being also strongly linked to Real Madrid. On 20 December 2014 he signed a new four-year deal at the Estadio Ramón de Carranza, running until 2018.[5]

On 20 January 2015, González joined another reserve team, Club Recreativo Granada on loan until June.[6] On 22 July, he signed a two-year contract with Sevilla Atlético for a fee of 200,000.[7]

González first appeared with Sevilla's main squad on 2 December 2015, starting in a 3–0 away win over UD Logroñés in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[8] The following 8 May, as manager Unai Emery made changes ahead of two cup finals, he made his La Liga debut as a substitute and scored a back-heeled equaliser with his first touch in a 4–1 defeat to neighbours Granada CF, at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.[9]

On 3 August 2017, after featuring regularly with the B side in the Segunda División, González signed a four-year deal with top-flight club Málaga CF.[10] On 3 October 2020, he was one of the eight first-team players released due to a layoff.[11]

On 9 October 2020, the free agent González agreed to a two-year contract at Elche CF, newly promoted to the top tier.[12] On 7 July 2024, he signed a one-year deal with second-division Albacete.[13]

Career statistics

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As of match played 8 April 2023[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cádiz 2012–13 Segunda División B 1 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14 Segunda División B 1 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15 Segunda División B 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Granada B (loan) 2014–15 Segunda División B 7 0 7 0
Sevilla B 2015–16 Segunda División B 32 1 6[a] 1 38 2
2016–17 Segunda División 34 1 34 1
Total 66 2 0 0 6 1 72 3
Sevilla 2015–16 La Liga 2 1 2 0 4 1
2016–17 La Liga 3 0 2 0 1[b] 0 6 0
Total 5 1 4 0 1 0 10 1
Málaga 2017–18 La Liga 18 1 0 0 18 1
2018–19 Segunda División 22 0 1 0 1[a] 0 24 0
2019–20 Segunda División 32 0 1 0 33 0
2020–21 Segunda División 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 72 1 2 0 1 0 75 1
Elche 2020–21 La Liga 19 1 0 0 19 1
2021–22 La Liga 28 0 3 0 31 0
2022–23 La Liga 16 0 2 0 18 0
Total 63 1 5 0 68 1
Career total 215 5 12 0 7 1 234 6
  1. ^ a b Appearances in promotion playoffs
  2. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España

Honours

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Spain U21

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Diego González". Diario AS. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ^ Díaz, F.J. (19 December 2014). "Destino para Diego González" [Destination for Diego González]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. ^ "El Cádiz huele a muerto (1–0)" [Cádiz smell like a dead man (1–0)]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 11 November 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ^ Sánchez, Pablo (4 May 2013). "Diego González regresa tras su prueba en el Liverpool" [Diego González returns from his trial at Liverpool] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  5. ^ "El Cádiz CF sigue mimando el futuro" [Cádiz CF keep caring about the future] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Diego González militará en el Granada B hasta final de temporada" [Diego González will be part of Granada B until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  7. ^ "El Sevilla FC se lleva a Diego González por cerca de 200.000 euros" [Sevilla FC take Diego González for around 200,000 euros] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  8. ^ Ballesteros, Cristian (2 December 2015). "Tres chispazos le bastan al Sevilla" [Three sparks are enough for Sevilla]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  9. ^ Winterburn, Chris (8 May 2016). "Granada take vital points from Sevilla to confirm safety". Marca. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Diego González apuntala la defensa" [Diego González bolsters the defence] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Several players leave the Club". Málaga CF. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Diego González, decimocuarto fichaje del Elche CF" [Diego González, fourteenth signing of Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Diego González, nuevo jugador del Albacete Balompié" [Diego González, new player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  14. ^ Diego González at BDFutbol
  15. ^ Diego González at Soccerway
  16. ^ "Germany U21 1–0 Spain U21". BBC Sport. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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