Jonathan González (footballer, born 1999)

Jonathan González
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Alexander González Mendoza[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-13) April 13, 1999[1]
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)
* 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monterrey 2017–18 Liga MX 3707000440
2018–19 1203000150
Career total 49010000590

Honours

Club

Monterrey

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "MEXIQUE". Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mexico targeting U.S. youth international Jonathan Gonzalez".
  3. ↑ Eskilson, J.R. (February 15, 2014). "U.S. YNT mid signs with Monterrey". Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Morella vs. Monterrey". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ "Los extranjeros dominan el 11 ideal del Apertura 2017 de la Liga MX". Marca. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Jonathan Gonzalez to play for Mexico instead of US". www.sportsnet.ca. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Steven Goff (8 January 2018). "U.S. soccer loses rising star Jonathan Gonzalez to Mexico". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Tom Marshall (January 8, 2018). "Jonathan Gonzalez chooses Mexico over United States - sources". ESPN FC. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  9. ↑ Marshall, Tom (January 24, 2018). "Jonathan Gonzalez receives FIFA clearance to play for Mexico". ESPN FC. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Mexico sends strong squad to Toulon Tournament". FMF State of Mind. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Mexico loses Toulon Tournament Final against England". FMF State of Mind. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Jonathan González at Soccerway
  14. ↑ "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.
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