Alexander David González
Alexander David González Sibulo (born 13 September 1992) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Spanish club CD Mirandés and the Venezuela national team. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a right winger.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander David González Sibulo | ||
Date of birth | 13 September 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Mirandés | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Caracas | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Caracas | 74 | (8) |
2012–2016 | BSC Young Boys | 33 | (3) |
2013–2014 | → FC Aarau (loan) | 27 | (3) |
2014–2015 | → FC Thun (loan) | 31 | (4) |
2016–2018 | Huesca | 82 | (7) |
2018–2019 | Elche | 24 | (1) |
2019– | Mirandés | 26 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | Venezuela U20 | 4 | (0) |
2009– | Venezuela | 43 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:37, 19 July 2020 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:57, 09 June 2017 (UTC) |
Career
Caracas
Born in Caracas, González started his professional career at Caracas, and made his debut as a right back in the year 2010 by coach Noel Sanvicente.
During the 2010/2011 he became a regular and scored 4 goals, playing the season as a right midfielder and right back. In the Copa Libertadores 2011, he played the 6 games of the Group Stage where his team was eliminated in the final match against Vélez Sarsfield. After a successful season, he won the Best Young Player In Venezuela 2010/11 Season award.
BSC Young Boys
It was announced that on January 3, 2012 Alexander would go to BSC Young Boys. He made his debut with the Swiss team on 25 March 2012 with a 4–0 win against FC Thun.
He scored his first goal for the club on 5 May 2012 against FC Luzern. He scored for the first time in Europe competition on 6 December 2012 against Anzhi Makhachkala in the UEFA Europa League 2012/13 season .
FC Aarau & FC Thun loans
On 1 July 2013, Gonzalez became a member of newly promoted Super League club FC Aarau. Where he played 27 games before joining FC Thun on loan in the summer of 2014.
Huesca
On 31 January 2016, it was announced that González had agreed to an 18-month contract with SD Huesca in Segunda División.[1] On 30 August 2017, he renewed his contract for a further year.[2]
Elche / Mirandés
On 4 August 2018, free agent González signed for Elche CF also in the Spanish second division.[3] On 26 August of the following year, he joined fellow league team CD Mirandés also on a one-year deal.[4]
International career
González made his debut for Venezuela in 2009. He was also part of the Venezuela squad who reached 4th place in the 2011 Copa America.
González was also part of the Venezuela squad for the Copa América Centenario, which saw Venezuela knocked out of the quarter finals after a 4–1 loss against Argentina including 2 goals from Lionel Messi for Argentina.[5][6]
International goals
- Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first.[7]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 November 2014 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia | 2–2 | 2–3 | Friendly |
References
- "El venezolano Alexander González ficha por la SD Huesca" [Venezuelan Alexander González signs for SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- "Alexander González se queda en el Huesca" [Alexander González stays at Huesca] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- "OFICIAL | El Elche C.F. cierra la llegada de Alexander González" [OFFICIAL | Elche C.F. complete the signing of Alexander González] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- "Alexander González, nueva incorporación para el Club Deportivo Mirandés" [Alexander González, new addition for Club Deportivo Mirandés] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- "Copa America: Lionel Messi equals Gabriel Batistuta's Argentina record". BBC Sport. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- "Match 27 : Argentina vs Venezuela". Copa América Centenario. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- "A. González". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
External links
- Alexander González at BDFutbol
- Alexander González at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alexander González at Soccerway