Giovanni Alessandro González Apud (born 20 September 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Argentine Primera División club River Plate. Mainly a right-back, González can also play as a centre-back.[1]
 González with Krasnodar in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giovanni Alessandro González Apud | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | River Plate | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Danubio | |||
| River Plate Montevideo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | River Plate Montevideo | 66 | (3) |
| 2018–2021 | Peñarol | 100 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | Mallorca | 58 | (2) |
| 2024–2026 | Krasnodar | 46 | (0) |
| 2026– | River Plate | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2023 | Uruguay | 17 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2023 | |||
Club career
editGonzález started his career with River Plate Montevideo in 2014. He joined Peñarol in January 2018.[2] On 29 January 2022, González moved abroad and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with La Liga side RCD Mallorca.[3]
On 17 August 2024, González signed a three-year contract with Krasnodar in Russia.[4]
On 30 June 2026, González signed with River Plate in Argentina until 31 December 2027.[5]
International career
editGonzález received his first call-up to Uruguay national team in March 2019 for the 2019 China Cup.[6] He debuted on 22 March 2019 in a 3–0 victory against Uzbekistan, as a 61st minute substitute for Diego Laxalt.[7]
Personal life
editGonzález is the son of former Uruguayan international Juan González.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 24 May 2026
| 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[a] | 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[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| 2019 | Uruguayan Primera División | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Uruguayan Primera División | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8[f] | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | Uruguayan Primera División | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14[g] | 0 | 1[h] | 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 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 1[i] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 62 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 269 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 345 | 12 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ One appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya, one appearance in Uruguayan Primera División play-offs
- ↑ Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ One appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya, one appearance in Uruguayan Primera División play-offs
- ↑ Six appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearance in Uruguayan Primera División play-offs
- ↑ Appearance in Russian Super Cup
International
editHonours
editPeñarol
Krasnodar
References
edit- 1 2 Giovanni González at Soccerway
- ↑ "Giovanni González es nuevo jugador de Peñarol" (in Spanish). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ↑ "El RCD Mallorca incorpora a Giovanni González" [RCD Mallorca sign Giovanni González] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ↑ "Джованни Гонсалес стал игроком "Краснодара"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 17 August 2024.
- ↑ "Giovanni González, nuevo jugador de River Plate" [Giovanni González, River Plate's new player] (in Spanish). River Plate. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "27 reservados para la China Cup". Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ↑ "Giovanni González es la sorpresa en la lista de Tabárez en la selección". ESPN (in Spanish). 24 March 2023.
- ↑ "Giovanni González jugará en Peñarol". La Red 21 (in Spanish). 27 December 2017.
- ↑ "Peñarol campeón uruguayo 2018" (in Spanish). 11 November 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ↑ "Peñarol es el Campeón Uruguayo". 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ↑ "Peñarol campeón de la Supercopa" (in Spanish). 26 January 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ↑ "«Краснодар» впервые стал чемпионом Мир РПЛ!" [Krasnodar became the champions of Mir RPL for the first time!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 24 May 2025. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
External links
edit- Profile at the RCD Mallorca website
- Giovanni González at National-Football-Teams.com
- Giovanni González at WorldFootball.net
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