Giovanni Alessandro González Apud (born 20 September 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Russian Premier League club Krasnodar and the Uruguay national team. Mainly a right-back, González can also play as a centre-back.[1]

Giovanni González
Personal information
Full name Giovanni Alessandro González Apud
Date of birth (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
Krasnodar
Number 20
Youth career
Danubio
River Plate Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 River Plate Montevideo 66 (3)
2018–2021 Peñarol 100 (5)
2022–2024 Mallorca 58 (2)
2024– Krasnodar 8 (0)
International career
2019– Uruguay 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023

Club career

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González started his career with River Plate Montevideo in 2014. He joined Peñarol in January 2018.[2] On 29 January 2022, González moved abroad and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with La Liga side RCD Mallorca.[3]

On 17 August 2024, González signed a three-year contract with Krasnodar in Russia.[4]

International career

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González received his first call-up to Uruguay national team in March 2019 for the 2019 China Cup.[5] He debuted on 22 March 2019 in a 3–0 victory against Uzbekistan, as a 61st minute substitute for Diego Laxalt.[6]

Personal life

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González is the son of former Uruguayan international Juan González.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 26 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate 2014 Argentine Primera División 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2015 Argentine Primera División 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2016 Argentine Primera División 13 0 0 0 6[a] 0 0 0 19 0
2016–17 Argentine Primera División 20 0 0 0 20 0
2017–18 Argentine Primera División 16 3 0 0 16 3
Total 66 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 72 3
Peñarol 2018 Uruguayan Primera División 19 2 0 0 6[b] 0 2[c] 0 26 2
2019 Uruguayan Primera División 30 0 0 0 8[d] 0 2[e] 0 39 0
2020 Uruguayan Primera División 32 3 0 0 8[f] 0 40 3
2021 Uruguayan Primera División 21 0 0 0 14[g] 0 1[h] 0 36 0
Total 100 5 0 0 36 0 5 0 141 5
Mallorca 2021–22 La Liga 9 1 1 0 10 1
2022–23 La Liga 15 0 4 0 19 0
2023–24 La Liga 34 1 8 2 42 3
Total 58 2 13 2 71 4
Krasnodar 2024–25 Russian Premier League 8 0 4 0 12 0
Career total 232 10 17 2 42 0 5 0 296 12
  1. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ One appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya, one appearance in Uruguayan Primera División play-offs
  4. ^ Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ One appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya, one appearance in Uruguayan Primera División play-offs
  6. ^ Six appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  7. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  8. ^ Appearance in Uruguayan Primera División play-offs

International

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As of match played 24 March 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2019 8 0
2020 0 0
2021 8 0
2022 0 0
2023 1 0
Total 17 0

Honours

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Peñarol

References

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  1. ^ a b Giovanni González at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Giovanni González es nuevo jugador de Peñarol" (in Spanish). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. ^ "El RCD Mallorca incorpora a Giovanni González" [RCD Mallorca sign Giovanni González] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Джованни Гонсалес стал игроком "Краснодара"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 17 August 2024.
  5. ^ "27 reservados para la China Cup". Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Giovanni González es la sorpresa en la lista de Tabárez en la selección". ESPN (in Spanish). 24 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Giovanni González jugará en Peñarol". La Red 21 (in Spanish). 27 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Peñarol campeón uruguayo 2018" (in Spanish). 11 November 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Peñarol es el Campeón Uruguayo". 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Peñarol campeón de la Supercopa" (in Spanish). 26 January 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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