Nicolás González (footballer, born 1997) explained

Nicolás González
Fullname:Daniel Nicolás González Álvarez
Birth Date:23 June 1997
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Boston River
Youthclubs1:Las Flores
Youthclubs2:Cerro
Years1:2016–2018
Clubs1:Cerro
Caps1:39
Goals1:9
Years2:2017
Clubs2:Progreso (loan)
Caps2:24
Goals2:12
Years3:2019
Clubs3:Defensor Sporting
Caps3:33
Goals3:7
Years4:2020–2021
Caps4:33
Goals4:5
Years5:2021
Caps5:?
Goals5:?
Club-Update:6 Sep 2021 (UTC)

Daniel Nicolás González Álvarez (born 23 June 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Boston River.[1]

Career

González had youth spells with Las Flores and Cerro.[2] He began his senior career with Cerro in 2016.[1] He made his first appearance on 30 August 2016 in a league win away to Fénix.[1] [3] [4] After seven appearances in 2016 for Cerro, González was loaned out to Uruguayan Segunda División team Progreso for the 2017 campaign.[1] He made his first start for Progreso on 22 April versus Cerro Largo, scoring the first goal in a 2–0 win.[5] In his first twenty games for them, González scored ten times.[1] Overall, he went onto score sixteen goals in thirty-one matches, including four goals during the play-offs as Progreso won promotion.[1] [6] He scored his first goals for Cerro in April 2018 against Racing Club and River Plate.[1]

After a year with Defensor Sporting, González moved to River Plate in January 2020.[7]

Personal life

González's brother-in-law, Federico Puente, is a professional footballer.[2]

Career statistics

.[1]

Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinental[8] Other[9] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cerro2016Primera División700070
201700000000
20182492[10] 000269
Total3192000339
Progreso (loan)2017Segunda División24127[11] 4[12] 3116
Career total552120746425

Notes and References

  1. News: Nicolás González profile. 2 November 2017. Soccerway. 2 November 2017.
  2. News: Nicolás González, el gran cuñado. 19 April 2018. Referi. 17 April 2018.
  3. News: La viveza de Franco fue clave. 2 November 2017. Referi. 30 August 2016.
  4. News: Cerro 1-0 a Fénix; hoy hay dos partidos entre chicos. 2 November 2017. Republica. 31 August 2016.
  5. News: Progreso de fiesta, 2:0 a Cerro Largo. 2 November 2017. Tenfield. 22 April 2017.
  6. News: Vuelve un histórico. 17 December 2017. Ovacion Digital. 17 December 2017.
  7. https://cariverplate.uy/index.php/2020/01/17/alta-nicolas-gonzalez/ Alta: Nicolás González
  8. Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
  9. Includes the Uruguayan Segunda División play-offs
  10. Two appearances in 2018 Copa Sudamericana
  11. Seven appearances in 2017 Uruguayan Segunda División play-offs
  12. Four goals in 2017 Uruguayan Segunda División play-offs