Facundo González
González with Uruguay U20 in 2023
Personal information
Full name Facundo González Molino[1]
Date of birth (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sampdoria
(on loan from Juventus)
Number 33
Youth career
0000–2011 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– → Sampdoria (loan) 13 (1)
International career
2022–2023 Uruguay U20 21 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2023 Argentina
South American U-20 Championship
Runner-up2023 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023

Facundo González Molino (born 6 July 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Sampdoria, on loan from Juventus.

Club career

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]

International career

González is a Uruguayan youth international. In September 2022, he played for Uruguay under-20 team in Torneo Cuadrangular de Maldonado.[10] He was a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[11][12]

In June 2023, González received his first call-up to the senior team for friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba.[13]

Honours

Uruguay U20

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Facu González quiere vestir la Celeste: "Yo sí que me siento uruguayo de verdad; la elegiría con los ojos cerrados"". elpais.com.uy.
  3. ↑ "Facu González, la joven promesa que ha atado el Valencia CF". uvalencia.es.
  4. ↑ "Facundo González: el amor por la Celeste y su búsqueda por afirmarse en el Valencia". espndeportes.espn.com.
  5. ↑ "Facu González aparta momentáneamente a Uruguay para ganarse a Gattuso". as.com.
  6. ↑ "Facu González cumplirá su sueño de vestir la Celeste mientras en Valencia Maxi Gómez le presentó a Cavani". elpais.com.uy.
  7. ↑ "Facu González ultima su puesta a punto para volver con el Valencia Mestalla". esportbase.valenciaplaza.com.
  8. ↑ "UFFICIALE | FACUNDO GONZÁLEZ È UN GIOCATORE DELLA JUVENTUS" (Press release) (in Italian). Juventus. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "González è blucerchiato: temporaneo dalla Juve" (Press release) (in Italian). Sampdoria. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Lista final de convocados para el Cuadrangular de Maldonado" (in Spanish). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  12. 1 2 Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Los sub-20 convocados se incorporan a los entrenamientos este miércoles" (in Spanish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Uruguay vicecampeón del CONMEBOL SUB20". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.


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