Alejandro González (Uruguayan footballer)
Alejandro Damián González Hernández (born 23 March 1988) is a Uruguayan footballer[1] who plays as a right backfor Defensor Sporting of the Liga PRO Ecuador. He has spent most of his career with Peñarol in his native Uruguay, as well as teams in Mexico, Peru, and Italy.
 González playing for Peñarol in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Damián González Hernández | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Defensor Sporting | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Peñarol | 17 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Tigres II (loan) | ||
| 2008 | → Tacuarembó (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Sporting Cristal (loan) | 41 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Peñarol | 77 | (1) |
| 2013–2018 | Verona | 18 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Cagliari (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Ternana (loan) | 40 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Avellino (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Perugia (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Palestino | 17 | (0) |
| 2019 | Barcelona SC | 9 | (0) |
| 2020– | Defensor Sporting | 13 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | Uruguay U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Uruguay U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:08, 16 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
González started his career in 2005 playing for Peñarol. In 2008, he was champion of the Uruguayan Torneo Clausura playing for Peñarol. He was than loaned out to Tigres B in Mexico, that same year he played for Tacuarembó F.C..
He joined Sporting Cristal in the Primera Division Peruana in January 2009.[2]
On 28 June 2013, he joined Hellas Verona, who had just returned to Serie A, for an undisclosed fee.[3]
On 8 January 2015, he was loaned to struggling fellow Serie A club Cagliari for the remainder of the season, the first signing by new manager Gianfranco Zola.[4]
International career
González played for Uruguay at the South American Under 17 Football Championship and the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[5]
In 2007, he played in the 2007 South American Youth Championship.
References
- "Ficha del Jugador: Alejandro González". Tenfield. Archived from the original on 27 January 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
- "Sporting Cristal presentó su plantel versión 2009". Futbol Peruano. 19 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
- "Serie A: Hellas Verona sign Alejandro Gonzalez from Penarol". Sky Sports. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- "Cagliari, è ufficiale: Alejandro Gonzalez agli ordini di Zola" [Cagliari, it's official: Alejandro Gonzalez to the orders of Zola]. La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). 8 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- Alejandro Gonzalez – FIFA competition record