| Diego González | |
| Fullname: | Diego González Polanco[1] |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Chiclana, Spain |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Albacete |
| Youthclubs1: | Sancti Petri |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Cádiz |
| Years1: | 2012–2015 |
| Caps1: | 49 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2012–2015 |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | → Granada B (loan) |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015–2017 |
| Caps4: | 66 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2015–2017 |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2017–2020 |
| Caps6: | 72 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2020–2024 |
| Caps7: | 73 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 8 June 2024 |
Diego González Polanco (born 28 January 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Segunda División club Albacete Balompié.
Born in Chiclana de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, González joined Cádiz CF's youth setup in 2012, from EF Sancti Petri.[2] After starting out as a senior with the former's reserves in Tercera División, he made his first-team debut on 11 November 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 Segunda División B away loss against Albacete Balompié.[3]
González had unsuccessful trials at Liverpool[4] and A.S. Roma in 2013, being also strongly linked to Real Madrid. On 20 December 2014 he signed a new four-year deal at the Estadio Ramón de Carranza, running until 2018.[5]
On 20 January 2015, González joined another reserve team, Club Recreativo Granada on loan until June.[6] On 22 July, he signed a two-year contract with Sevilla Atlético for a fee of €200,000.[7]
González first appeared with Sevilla's main squad on 2 December 2015, starting in a 3–0 away win over UD Logroñés in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[8] The following 8 May, as manager Unai Emery made changes ahead of two cup finals, he made his La Liga debut as a substitute and scored a back-heeled equaliser with his first touch in a 4–1 defeat to neighbours Granada CF, at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.[9]
On 3 August 2017, after featuring regularly with the B side in Segunda División, González signed a four-year deal with top-flight club Málaga CF.[10] On 3 October 2020, he was one of the eight first-team players released due to a layoff.[11]
On 9 October 2020, free agent González agreed to a two-year contract with Elche CF, newly promoted to the top tier.[12] On 7 July 2024, he signed a one-year deal with Albacete Balompié in the second division.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cádiz | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Granada B (loan) | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Sevilla B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 32 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División | 34 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 3 | |||
| Sevilla | 2015–16 | La Liga | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Málaga | 2017–18 | La Liga | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 72 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 1 | |||
| Elche | 2020–21 | La Liga | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 63 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 68 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 215 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 234 | 6 | |||
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