Giovanni González

Giovanni González
Personal information
Full name	Giovanni Alessandro González Apud
Date of birth	20 September 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, Midfielder
Youth career
	Danubio
	River Plate Montevideo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2017	River Plate Montevideo
2018–2021	Peñarol
National team‡
2019–	Uruguay
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021

Giovanni Alessandro González Apud (born 20 September 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Uruguay national team.^[1]

Club career[]

González started his career with River Plate Montevideo in 2014. He joined Peñarol in January 2018.^[2]

He received maiden call-up to Uruguay national team in March 2019 for 2019 China Cup.^[3] He made his debut on 22 March 2019 in a 3–0 win against Uzbekistan, as a 61st minute substitute for Diego Laxalt.^[4]

González is the son of former Uruguayan international Juan González.^[5]

As of match played 16 November 2021^[1]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Uruguay	2019	8
	2020	0
	2021	8
Total		16

Peñarol

^ ^a ^b Giovanni González at Soccerway
^ "Giovanni González es nuevo jugador de Peñarol". 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ "27 reservados para la China Cup". Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. Archived from the original on 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
^ "Uruguay v Uzbekistan game report". ESPN. 22 March 2019.
^ Giovanni González jugará en Peñarol; La Red 21, 27 December 2017 (in Spanish)
^ "Peñarol campeón uruguayo 2018". 11 November 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ "Peñarol es el Campeón Uruguayo". 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
^ "Peñarol campeón de la Supercopa". 26 January 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

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