Sergio González (footballer, born 1997)

Sergio González Martínez (born 14 May 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Tenerife as a central defender.

Sergio González
Personal information
Full name Sergio González Martínez
Date of birth (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Cartagena, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Tenerife
Number 5
Youth career
Cartagena
2013–2016 Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Cádiz B 118 (10)
2016–2021 Cádiz 21 (0)
2021Tenerife (loan) 15 (1)
2021– Tenerife 108 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024

Club career

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Born in Cartagena, Murcia, González was a Cádiz CF youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 17 May 2015, starting in a 2–3 Tercera División away loss against CD Mairena.

González made his first team debut on 15 May 2016, starting in a 1–0 away win against Real Jaén in the Segunda División B.[1] His professional debut occurred on 11 January 2018 as he started in a 1–2 loss at Sevilla FC in the season's Copa del Rey.[2]

On 9 July 2018, González signed a new three-year contract.[3] He made his Segunda División debut on 23 February 2019, playing 12 minutes in a 3–2 away win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

On 21 January 2020, González renewed his contract with the Amarillos until 2023,[4] and finished the campaign with 17 appearances for the first team as his side achieved promotion to La Liga. Definitely promoted to the main squad for 2020–21, he made his debut in the top tier on 12 September by starting in a 0–2 home loss against CA Osasuna.[5]

Shortly after his top tier debut, however, González was separated from the first team squad, being unable to play for Cádiz.[6] On 12 January 2021, he moved on loan to second division side CD Tenerife until the end of the campaign.[7]

On 21 July 2021, González signed a permanent three-year contract with Tenerife.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Real Jaén 0–1 Cádiz CF: Una alegría antes del juicio final" [Real Jaén 0–1 Cádiz CF: Another joy before the final judgement] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Agua en el desierto" [Water in the desert] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ^ "El canterano Sergio González renueva tres temporadas" [Youth graduate Sergio González renews three seasons] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Sergio González renueva hasta 2023" [Sergio González renews until 2023] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. ^ "El Cádiz paga la novatada" [Cádiz learn it the hard way] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  6. ^ "AFE acusa al Cádiz de vulnerar los derechos de sus trabajadores en el caso de Sergio González" [The AFE accuses Cádiz to violate the rights of their employees in the case of Sergio González] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Sergio González jugará en el Tenerife hasta final de temporada" [Sergio González will play at Tenerife until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Sergio González, nuevo jugador del CD Tenerife para las próximas tres temporadas" [Sergio González, new player of CD Tenerife for the following three seasons] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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