Nicolás González (footballer, born 1998)
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Full name | Nicolás Iván González[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 6 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Escobar, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Fiorentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2016 | Argentinos Juniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Argentinos Juniors | 44 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | VfB Stuttgart | 72 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Fiorentina | 86 | (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Argentina Olympic | 3 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019– | Argentina | 32 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:47, 2 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Nicolás Iván González (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas iˈβaŋ ɡonˈsales]; born 6 April 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Fiorentina and the Argentina national team.
Club career[edit]
Argentinos Juniors[edit]
After over ten years in the club's youth system,[3][4] González made his professional debut for Argentinos Juniors in a 2015–16 Copa Argentina defeat to Deportivo Laferrere of Primera C Metropolitana in July 2016.[2] He made his Primera B Nacional debut on 28 August against San Martín prior to scoring the first of his four goals in 2016–17 on 23 April 2017, getting the winner against Atlético Paraná.[2] In total, González made twenty appearances in 2016–17, a season which ended with Argentinos winning promotion to the Argentine Primera División.[2][5][6] He scored on his first top-flight start, scoring the opening goal in a defeat to Belgrano.[2]
VfB Stuttgart[edit]
On 10 July 2018, González signed a five-year contract with VfB Stuttgart.[7] He scored twice on his unofficial debut for the club, netting in a friendly victory over FV Illertissen on 18 July.[8] His first competitive goal arrived during a home loss to Schalke 04 on 22 December.[2] They were relegated at the end of 2018–19, with González subsequently scoring the winner on his 2. Bundesliga bow against FC St. Pauli on 17 August 2019.[9] He scored consecutive braces in June 2020 against Sandhausen and Nürnberg, the latter of which was his 100th league appearance for Stuttgart.[2][10]
On 25 November 2020, González extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2024.[11]
Fiorentina[edit]
On 23 June 2021, González signed a five-year contract with Serie A club Fiorentina until 2026.[12] On 13 August, González made his debut for Fiorentina in a 4–0 win against Serie B side Cosenza in the first round of Coppa Italia scoring the second goal in the 37th minute.[13] On 18 May 2023, González scored a brace in Fiorentina's second leg UEFA Europa Conference League semi-final victory against Basel, sending his side to the final against West Ham United.[citation needed]
International career[edit]
In July 2019, González received a call-up from the Argentina Olympic Team for said year's Pan American Games in Peru.[14] After receiving a red card on his debut against Ecuador,[15] he played again in the semi-final and the gold medal match when Argentina won the tournament.[2] Months later, González was selected by Lionel Scaloni's senior team for the first time ahead of October friendly matches against Germany and Ecuador.[16][17] He did not feature in the matchday squad against Germany, but appeared for his international bow during a 6–1 victory over Ecuador at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Elche on 13 October.[2]
González scored his first goal for Argentina on 12 November 2020 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Paraguay that ended in a 1–1 draw.[2][better source needed] He netted again days later against the same opponent.[citation needed]
González was a member of the 2021 Copa América winning side, making five appearances in the tournament, four as a starter and one as substitute in the final against Brazil. He was also called up to Argentina's 2022 FIFA World Cup squad, but was forced to withdraw with a muscular injury three days before the start of the tournament, being replaced by Ángel Correa.[18][better source needed]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 2 June 2024[2]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Argentinos Juniors | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | ||
Total | 44 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 47 | 11 | |||
VfB Stuttgart | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 15 | |||
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 6 | |||
Total | 72 | 22 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 79 | 23 | |||
Fiorentina | 2021–22 | Serie A | 33 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 8 | ||
2022–23 | Serie A | 24 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13[c] | 6 | — | 42 | 14 | ||
2023–24 | Serie A | 29 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 13[c] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 16 | |
Total | 86 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 38 | ||
Career total | 202 | 58 | 21 | 4 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 251 | 72 |
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia
- ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International[edit]
- As of match played 26 March 2024[2]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Argentina | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 2 | |
2021 | 10 | 0 | |
2022 | 6 | 1 | |
2023 | 9 | 2 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 32 | 5 |
- As of match played 12 September 2023.[2]
- Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each González goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 November 2020 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | 4 | Paraguay | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 17 November 2020 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru | 5 | Peru | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 25 March 2022 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | 18 | Venezuela | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 28 March 2023 | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina | 22 | Curaçao | 2–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
5 | 12 September 2023 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | 25 | Bolivia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours[edit]
Argentinos Juniors[2]
Stuttgart
- Bundesliga 2 runner-up: 2019–20[19]
Fiorentina
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23[20]
- UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2022–23,[21] 2023–24
Argentina Olympic
Argentina[22]
Individual
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: January 2019[25]
- UEFA Europa Conference League Team of the Season: 2022–23[26]
References[edit]
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Nicolás González profile". Soccerway. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Nicolás González profile". Argentinos Juniors (in Spanish). 2 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Conociendo a Nicolás González". Argentinos Juniors (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Nicolás González profile". Argentine Primera División (in Spanish). 2 November 2017.
- ^ "¡Gritalo Bicho!: González y el gol del ascenso". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 8 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "VfB sign Nicolás Gonzalez". VfB Stuttgart. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "FV Illertissen vs. VfB Stuttgart". 18 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Überglücklicher Nicolas Gonzalez". Stuttgarter Nachrichten. 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Nicolas Gonzalez scores twice for Stuttgart as Bundesliga promotion nears". Mundo Albiceleste. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Nicolas Gonzalez signs contract extension". VfB Stuttgart. 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Welcome, Nicolás González!". ACF Fiorentina. 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Buona la prima per Italiano: poker della Fiorentina al Cosenza. Sugli scudi Vlahovic e Nico Gonzalez". Fiorentina News (in Italian). 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Lista de convocados de la Selección Sub 23 para los Juegos Panamericanos" (in Spanish). 17 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Nico González y su debut: "Lo disfruté al máximo"" [Nico González and his debut: "I enjoyed it to the fullest"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Lista de convocados de la Selección Mayor y Sub 23 para la doble fecha FIFA de octubre". Argentine Football Association (in Spanish). 27 September 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Quién es Nicolás González, el juvenil que juega en la B de Alemania y fue titular en la Selección". Clarín (in Spanish). 12 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ @Argentina (17 November 2022). "#SelecciónMayor Tras el entrenamiento de hoy, el futbolista Nicolás González sufrió una lesión muscular y quedará desafectado de la nómina mundialista. En su reemplazo, el CT de @Argentina, convoca a Ángel Correa" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Leeds and Brighton interested in Stuttgart forward Nicolás González". The Guardian. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Porzio, Francesco (24 May 2023). "Inter win Coppa Italia as Lautaro Martinez brace downs Fiorentina, build momentum for Champions League final". CBS Sports. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Stone, Simon (7 June 2023). "Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham United: Jarrod Bowen goal decides Europa Conference League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "La selección de fútbol vence a Honduras y se queda con la medalla dorada de los Juegos Panamericanos". Infobae. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ Bryan Armen, Graham (11 July 2021). "Argentina 1-0 Brazil: Copa América final – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Italy 0–3 Argentina: Messi and Di Maria shine in impressive Finalissima win". BBC Sport. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Watch: Nicolas Gonzalez named January's Rookie of the Month". Bundesliga. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "2022/23 Europa Conference League Team of the Season". UEFA. 8 June 2023.
External links[edit]
- Profile at the ACF Fiorentina website (in Italian)
- Nicolás González at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Escobar Partido
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentina men's international footballers
- Argentina men's youth international footballers
- Footballers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- 2021 Copa América players
- Copa América-winning players
- Men's association football forwards
- Primera Nacional players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Serie A players
- Argentinos Juniors footballers
- VfB Stuttgart players
- ACF Fiorentina players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Footballers from Buenos Aires