Nicolás González (footballer, born 1997)

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

Nicolás González
Personal information
Full name Daniel Nicolás González Álvarez
Date of birth (1997-06-23) 23 June 1997
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Defensor Sporting
Number 30
Youth career
Las Flores
Cerro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Cerro 39 (9)
2017 → Progreso (loan) 24 (12)
2019– Defensor Sporting 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 April 2019

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 2017 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]

Personal life

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

Career statistics
As of 6 September 2018.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cerro 2016 Primera División 70———0070
2017 00——000000
2018 249——2[lower-alpha 3]000269
Total 319——2000339
Progreso (loan) 2017 Segunda División 2412———7[lower-alpha 4]4[lower-alpha 5]3116
Career total 5521——20746425
  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 2017 Uruguayan Segunda División play-offs
  5. Four goals in 2017 Uruguayan Segunda División play-offs

References
  1. "Nicolás González profile". Soccerway. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. "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.
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