| Darwin González | |
| Fullname: | Darwin Jesús González Mendoza |
| Birth Date: | 20 May 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Calabozo, Venezuela |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Cape Town City |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Years1: | 2014 |
| Years2: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Deportivo La Guaira |
| Caps2: | 77 |
| Goals2: | 23 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Patronato (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps4: | 36 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | Deportivo La Guaira |
| Caps5: | 26 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2022- |
| Caps6: | 65 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 15 June 2024 |
Darwin Jesús González Mendoza (born 20 May 1994) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for South African Premier Division club Cape Town City.[1]
González started his career in the Venezuelan Segunda División with Arroceros.[2] [3] In 2015, González joined Venezuelan Primera División side Deportivo La Guaira.[1] [4] [2] He made his debut for the club on 26 April against Zulia, before scoring two goals in his second appearance versus Tucanes seven days later.[1] He subsequently scored eighteen goals in eighty-one matches across the following 2015, 2016 and 2017 seasons.[1] During which period he also scored goals in the Copa Venezuela and Copa Sudamericana.[1] In July 2017, González was loaned to Patronato of the Argentine Primera División.[3] [5] Three appearances followed.[1]
On 15 January 2019, González moved to Tunisian football after agreeing a move to Étoile du Sahel; penning a three-and-a-half-year contract.[6] In 2020, Étoile were handed a transfer ban after failing to pay fees to Deportivo La Guaira for the deal involving González.[7]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Deportivo La Guaira | 2014–15 | Venezuelan Primera División | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2[8] | 0 | 5[9] | 2 | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2016 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 6 | |||
| 2017 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 3 | 17 | 7 | ||||
| 2018 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 26 | 15 | ||||
| Total | 77 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 109 | 35 | |||
| Patronato (loan) | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Étoile du Sahel | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | - | 1 | 6[10] | 0 | 1[11] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3[12] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |||
| Total | 22 | 4 | - | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 102 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 144 | 40 | |||