Jonathan González (footballer, born 1999)
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Full name | Jonathan Alexander González Mendoza[1] | |||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | April 13, 1999|||||||||
Place of birth | Santa Rosa, California, United States[2] | |||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||
Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | Monterrey | |||||||||
Number | 25 | |||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||
2008–2014 | Atletico Santa Rosa | |||||||||
2014–2017 | Monterrey | |||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2017– | Monterrey | 49 | (0) | |||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||
2014 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) | |||||||
2015–2017 | United States U18 | 16 | (1) | |||||||
2017 | United States U20 | 2 | (0) | |||||||
2018 | Mexico U21 | 4 | (0) | |||||||
2018– | Mexico | 2 | (0) | |||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:41, 11 October 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 24, 2017 |
Jonathan Alexander González Mendoza (born April 13, 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Monterrey.
Playing for various youth levels of the US national soccer team, he made a one-time switch to the Mexico national football team in January 2018.
Club career
González signed for Mexico club C.F. Monterrey in 2014. He played for the youth teams until he was promoted to the first-team in 2017.[3]
On 21 July 2017, González made his senior professional debut for Monterrey in their opening match of the 2017–18 season against Monarcas Morelia.[4] Concluding at the first half of the season, he would go on to be included in the Ideal Eleven of Apertura 2017.[5]
International career
Born in the United States to Mexican parents,[6] González holds U.S. and Mexican citizenship, making him eligible to represent both the United States and the Mexico national teams.[7] González has represented the United States at several international youth levels ranging from the under-14 to the under-20 side, including the under-17 side. In January 2018, however, he reportedly communicated his desire to represent Mexico at senior level.[6][8] On 24 January 2018, González received his one-time switch from FIFA, clearing him to play for Mexico.[9]
On January 31, 2018, González made his debut appearance for Mexico in a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina, coming off the bench as a sub on the 56th minute replacing teammate Elías Hernández.
On 22 May 2018, he was called up for the Mexico U-21 side that would participate at the 2018 Toulon Tournament in France.[10] He would go on to start in all group stage matches and the semi-final but did not appear in the final where Mexico lost 2–1 against England due to an injury.[11]
Despite having a one time switch to the Mexico national football team, Gonzalez did not receive a call up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Style of play
Tom Marshall of ESPN wrote about González, "There's no petulance or talking back to the officials, but there is an aggressive (in a good way) and incessant motor looking to break up the opposition's play and distribute correctly when on the ball."[12]
Career statistics
- As of 7 October 2018[13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Monterrey | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 37 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
2018–19 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Career total | 49 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Monterrey
Individual
- Liga MX Best XI: Apertura 2017[14]
References
- 1 2 "MEXIQUE". Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ↑ "Mexico targeting U.S. youth international Jonathan Gonzalez".
- ↑ Eskilson, J.R. (February 15, 2014). "U.S. YNT mid signs with Monterrey". Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ↑ "Morella vs. Monterrey". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Los extranjeros dominan el 11 ideal del Apertura 2017 de la Liga MX". Marca. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- 1 2 "Jonathan Gonzalez to play for Mexico instead of US". www.sportsnet.ca. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ↑ Steven Goff (8 January 2018). "U.S. soccer loses rising star Jonathan Gonzalez to Mexico". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ↑ Tom Marshall (January 8, 2018). "Jonathan Gonzalez chooses Mexico over United States - sources". ESPN FC. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ↑ Marshall, Tom (January 24, 2018). "Jonathan Gonzalez receives FIFA clearance to play for Mexico". ESPN FC. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Mexico sends strong squad to Toulon Tournament". FMF State of Mind. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ↑ "Mexico loses Toulon Tournament Final against England". FMF State of Mind. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ↑ Marshall, Tom (6 September 2018). "Jonathan Gonzalez can't wait to suit up for Mexico vs. U.S. for first time". ESPN. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ↑ Jonathan González at Soccerway
- ↑ "Los extranjeros dominan el 11 ideal del Apertura 2017 de la Liga MX" (in Spanish). www.Marca.com. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
External links
- Jonathan González at Liga MX (in Spanish)