Nico González (footballer, born 1988)
Francisco José Nicolás "Nico" González (born 6 November 1988), commonly known as just Nico, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco José Nicolás González | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Molina de Segura, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Villarreal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Cádiz B | 29 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Albacete B | 30 | (4) |
| 2008 | Albacete | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Murcia B | 21 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Guadalajara | 37 | (4) |
| 2011–2013 | Tenerife | 31 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Guadalajara (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2013 | Salamanca | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Ontinyent | 14 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | La Hoya Lorca | 24 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Arandina | 35 | (4) |
| 2016–2020 | Orihuela | 129 | (14) |
| 2020–2021 | Racing Murcia | 28 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | La Unión Atlético | 34 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Unión Molinense | 48 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Molina de Segura, Murcia, Nico graduated from Villarreal CF's youth system, but made his senior debuts with Cádiz CF B in the 2007–08 season, in the Tercera División. One year later he joined Albacete Balompié, initially being assigned to the reserves in the same division; he played his first game as a professional on 26 October 2008, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Celta de Vigo in the Segunda División.[1]
In 2009, Nico first arrived in the Segunda División B, signing with Real Murcia Imperial.[2] He continued competing in that level in the following years, with CD Guadalajara[3] and CD Tenerife,[4] contributing with four goals in 1,841 minutes of action to help the former club promote in 2011.
After Tenerife manager Antonio Calderón was sacked in January 2012,[5] Nico was loaned to former side Guadalajara.[6] On 3 March he scored his first professional goal, the last in a 2–0 win at FC Cartagena.[7]
In June, Nico returned to Tenerife and division three and, despite being shown the door,[5] he still managed to appear in 15 matches and net once during the season for the Canary Islands team, albeit in only one start. On 29 July 2013, his contract with the Blanquiazules was mutually terminated[8] and he signed with Salamanca AC on 9 August.[9] However, due to the club's juridical issues, he moved to Ontinyent CF instead.[10]
On 8 July 2014, after suffering relegation with the Valencians, Nico moved to La Hoya Lorca CF also in the third division.[11] Roughly a year later, he joined fellow league team Arandina CF.[12]
On 13 July 2020, Nico joined Racing Murcia FC.[13]
References
edit- ^ Un empate para no quejarse (Draw of no complaints); Marca, 26 October 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Real Murcia ficha a Nico, procedente del filial del Albacete Balompié (Real Murcia signs Nico, from the reserve team of Albacete Balompié) Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine; Join Futbol, 23 June 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Nico completa la nómina para la banda derecha (Nico completes list for the right wing); El Día, 19 August 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ El CD Tenerife ficha a Nico, procedente del Guadalajara (CD Tenerife signs Nico, from Guadalajara); Canarias7, 28 June 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b El curioso caso de Nico González (The curious case of Nico González) Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine; Tenerife Deportivo, 23 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ El CD Tenerife cede a Nico al Guadalajara hasta junio (CD Tenerife loans Nico to Guadalajara until June) Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine; Tenerife Deportivo, 28 January 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Guadalajara vuelve a la vida tras hundir al Cartagena (Guadalajara comes back to life after sinking Cartagena); Marca, 3 March 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Tenerife acuerda la salida de Nico (Tenerife agrees to exit of Nico); Canarias Ahora, 29 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Nico encuentra equipo, el Salamanca Athletic (Nico finds team, Salamanca Athletic); El Día, 9 August 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Ontinyent se refuerza con Nico, del Tenerife (Ontinyent bolstered with Nico, from Tenerife); Las Provincias, 19 September 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ “Nico” y “Alvaro Muñiz”, nuevas incorporaciones ("Nico" and "Alvaro Muñiz", new additions) Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine; La Hoya Lorca, 8 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El murciano Nico González, sexto fichaje de la Arandina (Murcian Nico González, sixth signing of Arandina); Diario de Burgos, 9 July 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Nico firma por el Racing Murcia, racingmurciacf.com, 13 July 2020