Nicolás González (footballer, born 1997)

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Nicolás González
Personal information
Full name Daniel Nicolás González Álvarez
Date of birth (1997-06-23) 23 June 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Boston River
Youth career
Las Flores
Cerro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Cerro 39 (9)
2017 → Progreso (loan) 24 (12)
2019 Defensor Sporting 33 (7)
2020–2021 River Plate 33 (5)
2021 Boston River ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 Sep 2021 (UTC)

Daniel Nicolás González Álvarez (born 23 June 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Boston River.[1]

Career[]

González had youth spells with Las Flores and Cerro.[2] He began his senior career with Cerro in 2016.[1] He made his first appearance on 30 August 2016 in a league win away to Fénix.[1][3][4] After seven appearances in 2016 for Cerro, González was loaned out to Uruguayan Segunda División team Progreso for the campaign.[1] He made his first start for Progreso on 22 April versus Cerro Largo, scoring the first goal in a 2–0 win.[5] In his first twenty games for them, González scored ten times.[1] Overall, he went onto score sixteen goals in thirty-one matches, including four goals during the play-offs as Progreso won promotion.[1][6] He scored his first goals for Cerro in April 2018 against Racing Club and River Plate.[1]

After a year with Defensor Sporting, González moved to River Plate in January 2020.[7]

Personal life[]

González's brother-in-law, , is a professional footballer.[2]

Career statistics[]

As of 6 September 2018.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental[a] Other[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cerro 2016 Primera División 7 0 — — — 0 0 7 0
2017 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 24 9 — — 2[c] 0 0 0 26 9
Total 31 9 — — 2 0 0 0 33 9
Progreso (loan) Segunda División 24 12 — — — 7[d] 4[e] 31 16
Career total 55 21 — — 2 0 7 4 64 25
  1. ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Includes the Uruguayan Segunda División play-offs
  3. ^ Two appearances in 2018 Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Seven appearances in
  5. ^ Four goals in 2017 Uruguayan Segunda División play-offs

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Nicolás González profile". Soccerway. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Nicolás González, el gran cuñado". Referi. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ^ "La viveza de Franco fue clave". Referi. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Cerro 1-0 a Fénix; hoy hay dos partidos entre chicos". Republica. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Progreso de fiesta, 2:0 a Cerro Largo". Tenfield. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Vuelve un histórico". Ovacion Digital. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  7. ^ Alta: Nicolás González, cariverplate.uy, 17 January 2020

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