| Edgar González | |
| Full Name: | Edgar González Estrada |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Sallent, Spain |
| Height: | 1.93 m[1] |
| Position: | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Almería |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthclubs1: | Cornellà |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Espanyol |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Espanyol B |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Cornellà (loan) |
| Caps2: | 43 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Betis B |
| Caps3: | 50 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2018–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Betis |
| Caps4: | 56 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Oviedo (loan) |
| Caps5: | 37 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Almería |
| Caps6: | 31 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 3 June 2024 |
Edgar González Estrada (born 1 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for La Liga club Almería.
Born in Sallent, Barcelona, Catalonia, González joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in July 2015, from UE Cornellà.[2] On 1 July 2016, after finishing his formation, he returned to his previous club Cornellà, on loan for one year.[3]
González made his senior debut on 31 August 2016, playing the last 33 minutes in a 2–1 home defeat of UD San Sebastián de los Reyes, for the season's Copa del Rey. The following 3 July, after 13 appearances, he renewed his contract with the Pericos until 2020 and remained on loan at Cornellà for one further season.[4]
On 6 July 2018, González agreed to a contract with Real Betis, being initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[5] He made his first team debut on 1 November, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away success over Racing de Santander, also for the national cup.
González made his La Liga debut on 23 November 2019, starting in a 2–1 home win against Valencia CF.[6] The following 21 July, he renewed his contract until 2023 and was promoted to the first team.[7]
On 3 September 2020, González was loaned to Segunda División side Real Oviedo for the season.[8] He scored his first professional goals on 8 November, netting a brace in a 4–0 home routing of CD Castellón.
Back to the Verdiblancos in July 2021, González scored his first goal in the top tier on 13 February 2022, netting his team's second in a 4–2 away win over Levante UD. On 29 March, he renewed his contract with the club until 2025.[9]
On 6 July 2023, González signed a five-year contract with fellow top tier side UD Almería.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Espanyol B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cornellà (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||||
| Betis B | 2018–19 | Tercera División | 38 | 2 | — | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Tercera División | 12 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 52 | 4 | |||||
| Betis | 2018–19 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 56 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 1 | |||
| Oviedo (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 3 | |||
| Almería | 2023–24 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 187 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 216 | 8 | |||
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