Quique González (footballer) explained

Quique González
Full Name:Enrique González Casín
Birth Date:16 May 1990
Birth Place:Valladolid, Spain
Height:1.75 m
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:2000–2009
Youthclubs1:Valladolid
Years1:2008–2013
Caps1:123
Goals1:40
Years2:2010–2012
Caps2:6
Goals2:0
Years3:2011–2012
Clubs3:Logroñés (loan)
Caps3:21
Goals3:0
Years4:2013–2014
Caps4:38
Goals4:24
Years5:2014–2017
Caps5:81
Goals5:31
Years6:2015
Clubs6:Racing Santander (loan)
Caps6:19
Goals6:4
Years7:2017–2018
Caps7:42
Goals7:4
Years8:2018–2019
Caps8:36
Goals8:16
Years9:2019–2024
Caps9:101
Goals9:6
Club-Update:6 June 2024

Enrique "Quique" González Casín (born 16 May 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

González was born in Valladolid, Castile and León. He finished his youth career with local club Real Valladolid, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2007–08 season, in the Segunda División B.

On 27 August 2010, González played his first match as a professional, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 home win against Villarreal CF B in the Segunda División.[1] He finished the campaign with six appearances for the main squad, totalling 145 minutes.[2]

On 2 September 2011, González joined third division side UD Logroñés on loan.[3] After his return, he rejected a loan to CD Guijuelo and returned to the B team in the Tercera División, scoring 19 goals during 2012–13.[4]

After being deemed surplus to requirements by new Valladolid manager Juan Ignacio Martínez,[5] Quique terminated his contract on 21 August 2013.[6] He signed for CD Guadalajara on the same day.[7]

After netting a career-best 24 goals in his only season,[8] González joined UD Almería of La Liga on 21 May 2014.[9] He made his debut in the competition on 12 September, replacing Wellington Silva in the 64th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Córdoba CF.[10]

González scored his first goal for the Andalusians on 5 December 2014, the third in a 4–3 away victory over Real Betis in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[11] On 30 January 2015, he was loaned to second-tier Racing de Santander until June.[12]

After returning from loan, González was an undisputed starter for Almería, scoring 15 goals during the season.[13] Highlights included a brace in a 3–1 win at SD Ponferradina, on 17 April 2016.[14]

González scored a further 16 times in the 2016–17 campaign, with braces against Levante UD (2–2 home draw), AD Alcorcón (3–1 home win) and CD Mirandés (2–0, also home) – the latter strikes also managed to help his side avoid relegation.[15] On 14 July 2017, he signed a five-year contract with CA Osasuna of the same league for a fee of  1.5 million.[16]

On 20 July 2018, González joined Deportivo de La Coruña still in the second division, for a fee of €1.7 million.[17] He was their top scorer of the season, contributing 17 goals as the side missed out on promotion in the play-offs.[18]

González agreed to a five-year deal with SD Eibar on 14 July 2019,[19] for an undisclosed fee reported to be in the region of €3 million.[20]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.marca.com/2010/08/27/futbol/2adivision/1282933894.html El Valladolid abre el telón de Segunda con una goleada ante el Villarreal B (Valladolid open Segunda curtains with rout of Villarreal B)
  2. News: El Almería incorpora a Quique González. Almería add Quique González. La Vanguardia. es. 21 May 2014. 5 January 2022.
  3. http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/v/20110902/deportes/la-rioja/quique-llega-logrones-para-20110902.html Quique llega al UD Logroñés para «trabajar al máximo y crecer como jugador» (Quique arrives at UD Logroñés to "work as hard as i can and grow as a player")
  4. http://realvalladolid.elnortedecastilla.es/noticias/2013-08-07/otro-golpe-para-quique-201308071012.html Otro golpe para Quique González (Another blow for Quique González)
  5. http://www.valladoliddeporte.es/futbol/2013/08/juan-ignacio-ensena-la-puerta-de-salida-a-quique-y-lazaro-13371 Juan Ignacio enseña la puerta de salida a Quique y Lázaro (Juan Ignacio shows door to Quique and Lázaro)
  6. http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2013/08/21/primera/1377089082_032569.html Quique rescinde su contrato y abandona el Valladolid (Quique terminates his contract and leaves Valladolid)
  7. http://www.deportivoguadalajara.es/web/quique-procedente-del-r-valladolid-firma-por-el-depor/ Quique, procedente del R. Valladolid, firma por el Dépor (Quique, from R. Valladolid, signs for Dépor)
  8. News: Quique González vale para todo. Factotum Quique González. La Voz de Almería. Carlos. Miralles. es. 9 July 2014. 5 January 2022.
  9. https://www.udalmeriasad.com/noticia/quique-gonzalez-segundo-fichaje-del-almeria-tras-therasil-dangda-para-la-temporada-2014-2015 Quique González, segundo fichaje del Almería, tras Therasil Dangda, para la temporada 2014–2015 (Quique González, second signing of Almería, after Teerasil Dangda, for the 2014–2015 season)
  10. http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2014_15/primera/jornada_3/alm_cor/ Almería y Córdoba van poco a poco (Almería and Córdoba go at it little by little)
  11. http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2014_15/copa/dieciseisavos/ida/bet_alm/ El Betis recuerda quién es... demasiado tarde (Betis remember who they are... too late)
  12. http://realracingclub.es/comunicacion/actualidad/ampliar.php?Id_contenido=14749 Quique González, segundo refuerzo invernal para el Racing (Quique González, second winter addition for Racing)
  13. News: Quique González, el goleador del Almería, mejor jugador de marzo. Quique González, Almería's scorer, best player in March. Heraldo de Aragón. Paco. Giménez. es. 8 April 2017. 5 January 2022.
  14. http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2016/04/17/segunda/1460887927_011816.html El Almería conquista el Toralín y complica a la Ponferradina (Almería take Toralín and make things hard for Ponferradina)
  15. http://www.udalmeriasad.com/noticia/y-van-16-quique-supera-su-registro-goleador-como-jugador-del-almeria … Y van 16; Quique supera su registro goleador como jugador del Almería (… Make that 16; Quique surpasses his scoring record as an Almería player)
  16. https://www.osasuna.es/noticia/_/10643/14-07-2017-el-club-atletico-osasuna-ficha-a-quique.html El Club Atlético Osasuna ficha a Quique (Club Atlético Osasuna sign Quique)
  17. https://www.osasuna.es/noticia/_/11929/20-07-2018-el-r-c-deportivo-comunica-a-osasuna-que-abonara-la-clausula-de-rescision-de-quique-gonzalez.html El R. C. Deportivo comunica a Osasuna que abonará la cláusula de rescisión de Quique González (R. C. Deportivo announce Osasuna that they will pay Quique González's buyout clause)
  18. News: Quique, un deseo complejo. Quique, a complex desire. El Ideal Gallego. Carlos Alberto. Fernández. es. 29 November 2019. 24 February 2021.
  19. Web site: El Eibar ficha al delantero Quique González, procedente del RC Deportivo, hasta 2024. Eibar sign forward Quique González, from RC Deportivo, until 2024. SD Eibar. es. 14 July 2019. 17 July 2019.
  20. News: Quique González fichará por el Eibar para aportar goles. Quique González will sign with Eibar to bring in the goals. Diario AS. Luis. De la Cruz. Ander. Curiel Ayuso. es. 11 July 2019. 24 February 2021.