Francisco González (footballer, born 2001)

Francisco González (born 6 April 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Newell's Old Boys.[1]

For other people named Francisco González, see Francisco González.
Francisco González
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-06) 6 April 2001
Place of birth Ordóñez, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Newell's Old Boys
Number 44
Youth career
Malvinas Argentinas
Sportivo Unión Ordóñez
2012–2019 Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Newell's Old Boys 0 (0)
National team‡
2019– Argentina U18 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:04, 7 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:04, 7 August 2019 (UTC)

Club career

González was produced by the Newell's Old Boys youth system, having also played for Malvinas Argentinas and Sportivo Unión Ordóñez at youth level.[2][3] It was manager Héctor Bidoglio who promoted the forward into the club's senior set-up, as he was selected to start a Copa de la Superliga first round fixture with Gimnasia y Esgrima on 21 April 2019; he played sixty-nine minutes of a second leg home defeat as they were eliminated on aggregate.[4][5][6]

International career

From 2018, González received call-ups from the Argentina U20s; including for friendlies in Murcia, Spain in 2019.[7][8][9] He was selected to return to Spain with the Argentina U18s in July 2019, as he made the twenty-two man list for the L'Alcúdia International Tournament.[10] He scored on his fourth competition appearance, netting in a five-goal victory over Bahrain on 6 August.[11]

Career statistics
As of 7 August 2019.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newell's Old Boys 2018–19 Primera División 000010—0010
2019–20 000000—0000
Career total 000010—0010

    References
    1. "Argentina - F. González". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
    2. "Francisco González y Lisandro Cabrera firmaron su primer contrato". Newell's Old Boys. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
    3. "Del baby a campeones de AFA con Newell's". El Diario del Centro del País. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
    4. "Newell's se prepara con un debutante en ataque". Infocielo. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
    5. "Newell's tendrá un debutante en el equipo que enfrentará a Gimnasia". Vía País. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
    6. "Debutaría Francisco González, uno de los juveniles de la cantera de Newell´s y del Sub 20 argentino". TyC Sports. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
    7. "Bravo, un pibe de Beccacece". Diario La Opinión. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
    8. "Lista de convocados". AFA. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
    9. "Francisco González podría ser titular este domingo frente a El Lobo". El Ciudadano. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
    10. "Convocados y fixture del torneo COTIF L'Alcúdia". AFA. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
    11. "Argentina se queda a un gol de la final del COTIF". L'Alcúdia International Tournament. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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