| Giovanni González | |
| Full Name: | Giovanni Alessandro González Apud |
| Birth Date: | 1994 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
| Position: | Right-back, centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Krasnodar |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthclubs1: | Danubio |
| Youthclubs2: | River Plate Montevideo |
| Years1: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs1: | River Plate Montevideo |
| Caps1: | 66 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Peñarol |
| Caps2: | 100 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Mallorca |
| Caps3: | 58 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Krasnodar |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam1: | Uruguay |
| Nationalcaps1: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 1 December 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 24 March 2023 |
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.
González started his career with River Plate Montevideo in 2014. He joined Peñarol in January 2018.[1] On 29 January 2022, González moved abroad and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with La Liga side RCD Mallorca.[2]
On 17 August 2024, González signed a three-year contract with Krasnodar in Russia.[3]
González received his first call-up to Uruguay national team in March 2019 for the 2019 China Cup.[4] He debuted on 22 March 2019 in a 3–0 victory against Uzbekistan, as a 61st minute substitute for Diego Laxalt.[5]
González is the son of former Uruguayan international Juan González.[6]
| 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 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Uruguayan Primera División | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Uruguayan Primera División | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | |||
| 2021 | Uruguayan Primera División | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 233 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 297 | 12 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | ||
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