Facundo González
 González with Uruguay U20 in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Facundo González Molino[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 June 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Feyenoord (on loan from Juventus) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2011 | Vista Alegre | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2019 | Espanyol | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Valencia B | 59 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Juventus | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 28 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Feyenoord (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Uruguay U20 | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Facundo González Molino (born 6 June 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord on loan from Italian club Juventus.
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, González joined the youth academy of Spanish fifth tier side Vista Alegre.[2][3] In 2019, he joined the youth academy of Valencia in the Spanish La Liga.[4][5][6][7]
On 8 August 2023, he signed a three-year deal with Juventus.[8]
On 23 August 2023, González joined Serie B side Sampdoria on loan.[9]
On 29 August 2024, González joined Eredivisie club Feyenoord on loan with an option to buy.[10]
International career
[edit]González is a Uruguayan youth international. In September 2022, he played for Uruguay under-20 team in Torneo Cuadrangular de Maldonado.[11] He was a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[12][13]
In June 2023, González received his first call-up to the senior team for friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 10 November 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valencia B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Tercera División RFEF | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Segunda Federación | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 4 | — | — | — | 59 | 4 | |||||
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| Feyenoord (loan) | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 91 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
[edit]Valencia B
Uruguay U20
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Facu González quiere vestir la Celeste: "Yo sí que me siento uruguayo de verdad; la elegiría con los ojos cerrados"". elpais.com.uy.
- ^ "Facu González, la joven promesa que ha atado el Valencia CF". uvalencia.es.
- ^ "Facundo González: el amor por la Celeste y su búsqueda por afirmarse en el Valencia". espndeportes.espn.com.
- ^ "Facu González aparta momentáneamente a Uruguay para ganarse a Gattuso". as.com.
- ^ "Facu González cumplirá su sueño de vestir la Celeste mientras en Valencia Maxi Gómez le presentó a Cavani". elpais.com.uy.
- ^ "Facu González ultima su puesta a punto para volver con el Valencia Mestalla". esportbase.valenciaplaza.com.
- ^ "UFFICIALE | FACUNDO GONZÁLEZ È UN GIOCATORE DELLA JUVENTUS" (Press release) (in Italian). Juventus. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "González è blucerchiato: temporaneo dalla Juve" (Press release) (in Italian). Sampdoria. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Feyenoord bevestigt komst González: 'Een grote club'" [Feyenoord confirms arrival of González: 'A big club'] (in Dutch). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Lista final de convocados para el Cuadrangular de Maldonado" (in Spanish). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Los sub-20 convocados se incorporan a los entrenamientos este miércoles" (in Spanish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Facundo González at Soccerway
- ^ "Uruguay vicecampeón del CONMEBOL SUB20". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Facundo González at Soccerway
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