Mario González Gutiérrez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo ɣonˈθaleθ]; born 25 February 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Famalicão, on loan from Los Angeles FC. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a winger.
 González training with Tenerife | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario González Gutiérrez | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Villarcayo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Famalicão (on loan from Los Angeles FC) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Villarcayo Nela | |||
| Burgos | |||
| Atlético Madrid | |||
| 2012–2015 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Villarreal C | 57 | (25) |
| 2015–2019 | Villarreal B | 86 | (16) |
| 2016–2017 | Villarreal | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Clermont | 18 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Villarreal | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Tondela (loan) | 27 | (15) |
| 2021–2023 | Braga | 14 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Tenerife (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | → OH Leuven (loan) | 22 | (13) |
| 2023– | Los Angeles FC | 11 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Famalicão (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Spain U17 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:50, 27 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editVillarreal
editBorn in Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja, Province of Burgos, Castile and León, González joined Villarreal CF's youth system in 2012.[1] On 30 August 2014, he made his senior debut for the C team, starting in a 3–1 home loss against CD Castellón in the Tercera División.
González scored his first senior goal on 5 October 2014, the third in a 4–0 home victory over FC Jove Español San Vicente. He added a brace against Orihuela CF on 14 December,[2] two more against Benigànim and Ontinyent CF in the following season,[3][4] and a hat-trick in a 6–1 rout of CD Acero on 28 November 2015.[5]
González made his first-team debut on 17 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rafael Santos Borré in a 2–1 home loss to AS Monaco FC in the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League.[6] His first match in La Liga was three days later, when he replaced Alexandre Pato in the 1–1 draw at Granada CF.[7]
In July 2019, González signed a one-year deal with French Ligue 2 club Clermont Foot.[8] A year later, after exercising an option in his contract, he returned to Villarreal on a two-year deal.[9]
González went on loan to Portugal's C.D. Tondela in the summer of 2020.[10] He scored a career-best 15 times during his spell (ranking fourth in the Primeira Liga individual charts for the campaign), including three in 12 minutes in a 3–2 away win against Moreirense FC.[11][12]
Braga
editOn 1 July 2021, González joined S.C. Braga of the same country and league on a four-year contract, for a reported €1.5 million.[13][14] The following 31 January, he returned to his home country after agreeing to a six-month loan with CD Tenerife.[15]
González was loaned to Belgian Pro League side Oud-Heverlee Leuven for 2022–23, with an option to buy.[16] Although he scored 15 goals in 24 appearances in all competitions, the clause was not exercised and he returned to the Estádio Municipal de Braga.[17]
Los Angeles FC
editOn 22 July 2023, Braga sold González to Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC for a reported fee of €2.3 million.[18][19] He scored his only goal on 26 August, in a 2–1 defeat at Charlotte FC.[20]
González returned to the Spanish Segunda División in January 2024, on a five-month loan at Sporting de Gijón.[21] On 2 August that year, also on loan, he joined F.C. Famalicão with a purchase option.[22]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villarreal C | 2013–14 | Tercera División | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 24 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 9 | ||||||
| 2015–16 | 28 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 15 | ||||||
| Total | 57 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 25 | ||||||
| Villarreal B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 32 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 5 | ||||||
| 2017–18 | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | 6[c] | 0 | 28 | 4 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | 2[c] | 1 | 24 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 86 | 16 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 94 | 17 | |||||
| Villarreal | 2016–17 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Clermont | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||
| Villarreal | 2020–21 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tondela (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 15 | |||
| Braga | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[e] | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| Tenerife (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4[g] | 0 | 20 | 6 | ||
| OH Leuven (loan) | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 15 | |||
| Los Angeles FC | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 244 | 80 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 275 | 86 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Taça de Portugal and Belgian Cup
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue and Taça da Liga
- ^ a b Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- ^ Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
Honours
editIndividual
- Primeira Liga Forward of the Month: April 2021[12]
References
edit- ^ Fernández, Dani (30 March 2013). "Mario González, un goleador internacional en Villarreal" [Mario González, an international goalscorer at Villarreal] (in Spanish). Marcadorint. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ Roca, Juan Francisco (14 December 2014). "Mario González dispara al Villarreal C" [Mario González propels Villarreal C] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Roca, Juan Francisco (19 October 2015). "El Villarreal C llega al gol 500" [Villarreal C reach 500th goal]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Roca, Juan Francisco (13 December 2015). "Nadie frena a este Villarreal C" [No one stops this Villarreal C] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "El Villarreal C deslumbra ante el Acero (1–6)" [Villarreal C amaze against Acero (1–6)] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Monaco grab advantage with victory at Villarreal". UEFA. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Callero, Borja Luis (20 August 2016). "Empate justo en Los Cármenes" [Fair draw at the Los Cármenes]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ Le Bihan, Eric (16 July 2019). "Mercato: l'attaquant espagnol Mario González (Villarreal) 8e recrue du Clermont Foot" [Transfer market: Spanish forward Mario González (Villarreal) 8th addition of Clermont Foot] (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "El Villarreal repesca al delantero Mario González del Clermont francés" [Villarreal bring back forward Mario González from France's Clermont]. El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). 5 July 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Mario González é auriverde" [Mario González is white-and-green] (in Portuguese). C.D. Tondela. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Imparável: o hat-trick de Mario González em 12 minutos no Moreirense-Tondela" [Unstoppable: Mario González's 12-minute hat-trick in Moreirense-Tondela]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 17 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Espanhol Mario González, do Tondela, eleito melhor avançado do mês" [Spaniard Mario González, of Tondela, voted best forward of the month] (in Portuguese). EFE. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Rocha, Pedro (1 July 2021). "Mario González oficializado no Braga e com contrato de quatro épocas" [Mario González confirmed at Braga and with four-season contract]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Mario González assina por quatro épocas pelo Sp. Braga" [Mario González signs for four seasons with Sp. Braga]. Público (in Portuguese). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Mario González, nuevo refuerzo ofensivo para el CD Tenerife" [Mario González, new attacking addition for CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Mario González cedido ao OH Leuven" [Mario González loaned to OH Leuven] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ Cadima, Pedro (30 June 2023). "Mario González foi a surpresa no início da pré-época do Braga" [Mario González was the surprise at the beginning of Braga's pre-season]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Mario González sai do Braga e vai jogar na MLS" [Mario González leaves Braga and will play in MLS]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 22 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "LAFC acquires Mario González from Sporting Clube de Braga". Los Angeles FC. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Arfield's first career goal lifts Charlotte over LAFC 2–1". CBS News. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Mario González, nuevo jugador del Real Sporting" [Mario González, new Real Sporting player] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "LAFC loans forward Mario González to F.C. Famalicão of Portugal". Los Angeles FC. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Mario González at Soccerway
- ^ Mario González at BeSoccer
- ^ Mario González at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Mario González at BDFutbol
- Mario González – UEFA competition record (archive)