Diego González Polanco

Diego González Polanco (born 28 January 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Málaga CF as a central defender.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Polanco.

Diego González

González warming up for Sevilla in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Diego González Polanco
Date of birth	(1995-01-28) 28 January 1995
Place of birth	Chiclana, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Málaga
Number	3
Youth career
	Sancti Petri
2012–2014	Cádiz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Cádiz B	49	(5)
2012–2015	Cádiz	3	(0)
2015	→ Granada B (loan)	7	(0)
2015–2017	Sevilla B	72	(3)
2015–2017	Sevilla	5	(1)
2017–	Málaga	73	(1)
National team
2016–2017	Spain U21	4	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020

Club career

Born in Chiclana de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, González joined Cádiz CF's youth setup in 2012, from EF Sancti Petri.[1] After starting out as a senior with the former's reserves in Tercera División, he made his first-team debut on 11 November 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against Albacete Balompié.[2]

In 2013, González had unsuccessful trials at Liverpool[3] and A.S. Roma, being also strongly linked to Real Madrid. On 20 December 2014 he signed a new four-year deal at the Estadio Ramón de Carranza, running until 2018.[4]

On 20 January 2015, González joined another reserve team, Granada CF B on loan until June.[5] On 22 July he signed a two-year contract with Sevilla Atlético, for a fee of €200,000.[6]

González first appeared with Sevilla's main squad on 2 December 2015, starting in a 3–0 away win over UD Logroñés for the season's Copa del Rey.[7] The following 8 May, as manager Unai Emery made changes ahead of two cup finals, he made his La Liga debut as a substitute and scored a back-heeled equaliser with his first touch in a 1–4 loss to neighbours Granada CF, at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.[8]

On 3 August 2017, after featuring regularly with the B-side in Segunda División, González signed a four-year deal with top level club Málaga CF.[9]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cádiz	2014–15[10]	Segunda División B	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Sevilla	2015–16[10]	La Liga	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
	2016–17[10]		3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		5	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	10	1
Málaga	2017–18[10]	La Liga	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	1
	2018–19[10]	Segunda División	22	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	24	0
	2019–20[10]		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		42	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	44	1
Career total			47	2	6	0	2	0	0	0	55	2

Honours

Spain U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2017[11]

References

1. Díaz, F.J. (19 December 2014). "Destino para Diego González" [Destination for Diego González]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2015.
2. "El Cádiz huele a muerto (1–0)" [Cádiz smell like a dead man (1–0)]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 11 November 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
3. Sánchez, Pablo (4 May 2013). "Diego González regresa tras su prueba en el Liverpool" [Diego González returns from his trial at Liverpool] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
4. "El Cádiz CF sigue mimando el futuro" [Cádiz CF keep caring about the future] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
5. "Diego González militará en el Granada B hasta final de temporada" [Diego González will be part of Granada B until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
6. "El Sevilla FC se lleva a Diego González por cerca de 200.000 euros" [Sevilla FC take Diego González for around 200,000 euros] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
7. Ballesteros, Cristian (2 December 2015). "Tres chispazos le bastan al Sevilla" [Three sparks are enough for Sevilla]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2017.
8. Winterburn, Chris (8 May 2016). "Granada take vital points from Sevilla to confirm safety". Marca. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
9. "Diego González apuntala la defensa" [Diego González bolsters the defence] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
10. Diego González at Soccerway
11. "Germany U21 1–0 Spain U21". BBC Sport. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2019.

External links

• Diego González at BDFutbol
• Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (in Spanish)