Mario González
González training with Tenerife
Personal information
Full name Mario González Gutiérrez
Date of birth (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996
Place of birth Villarcayo, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
 Sporting de Gijón (on loan from Los Angeles FC)
Youth career
Villarcayo Nela
Burgos
Atlético Madrid
2012–2015 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Villarreal C 57 (25)
2015–2019 Villarreal B 86 (16)
2016–2017 Villarreal 4 (0)
2019–2020 Clermont 18 (3)
2020–2021 Villarreal 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Tondela (loan) 27 (15)
2021–2023 Braga 14 (2)
2022 → Tenerife (loan) 16 (6)
2022–2023 → OH Leuven (loan) 22 (13)
2023– Los Angeles FC 11 (1)
2024– → Sporting de Gijón (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2013 Spain U17 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2023

Mario González Gutiérrez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo ɣonˈθaleθ]; born 25 February 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Segunda División club Sporting de Gijón, on loan from Los Angeles FC. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a right winger.

Club career

Villarreal

Born in Villarcayo de Merindad de Castilla la Vieja, Province of Burgos, Castile and León, González joined Villarreal CF's youth system in 2012.[1] On 30 August 2014 he made his senior debut for the C team, starting in a 1–3 home loss against CD Castellón in the Tercera División.

González scored his first senior goal on 5 October 2014, the third in a 4–0 home victory over FC Jove Español San Vicente. He added a brace against Orihuela CF on 14 December,[2] two more against Benigànim and Ontinyent CF in the following season,[3][4] and a hat-trick in a 6–1 rout of CD Acero on 28 November 2015.[5]

González made his first-team debut on 17 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rafael Santos Borré in a 1–2 home loss to AS Monaco FC in the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League.[6] His first match in La Liga was three days later, when he replaced Alexandre Pato in the 1–1 draw at Granada CF.[7]

In July 2019, González signed a one-year deal with French Ligue 2 club Clermont Foot.[8] A year later, after exercising an option in his contract, he returned to Villarreal on a two-year deal.[9]

González went on loan to Portugal's C.D. Tondela in the summer of 2020.[10] He scored a career-best 15 times during his spell (ranking fourth in the Primeira Liga individual charts for the campaign), including three in 12 minutes in a 3–2 away win against Moreirense FC.[11][12]

Braga

On 1 July 2021, González joined S.C. Braga of the same country and league on a four-year contract, for a reported €1.5 million.[13][14] The following 31 January, he returned to his home country after agreeing to a six-month loan with CD Tenerife.[15]

González was loaned to Belgian Pro League side Oud-Heverlee Leuven for 2022–23, with an option to buy.[16] Although he scored 15 goals in 24 appearances in all competitions, the clause was not exercised and he returned to the Estádio Municipal de Braga.[17]

Los Angeles FC

On 22 July 2023, Braga sold González to Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC for a reported fee of €2.3 million.[18][19]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 April 2023[20][21][22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Villarreal C 2013–14 Tercera División 51————51
2014–15 249————249
2015–16 2815————2815
Total 5725————5725
Villarreal B 2015–16 Segunda División B 100————100
2016–17 325————325
2017–18 224———6[lower-alpha 3]0284
2018–19 227———2[lower-alpha 3]1248
Total 8616———819417
Villarreal 2016–17 La Liga 2000—1[lower-alpha 4]0—30
2017–18 2000—1[lower-alpha 5]0—30
Total 4000—20—60
Clermont 2019–20 Ligue 2 1831021——214
Villarreal 2020–21 La Liga 0000—00—00
Tondela (loan) 2020–21 Primeira Liga 271510———2815
Braga 2021–22 Primeira Liga 14231106[lower-alpha 5]11[lower-alpha 6]0254
Tenerife (loan) 2021–22 Segunda División 16600——4[lower-alpha 7]0206
OH Leuven (loan) 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 221322———2415
Los Angeles FC 2023 Major League Soccer 0000———00
Career total 2448073318113127586

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Fernández, Dani (30 March 2013). "Mario González, un goleador internacional en Villarreal" [Mario González, an international goalscorer at Villarreal] (in Spanish). Marcadorint. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Roca, Juan Francisco (14 December 2014). "Mario González dispara al Villarreal C" [Mario González propels Villarreal C] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Roca, Juan Francisco (19 October 2015). "El Villarreal C llega al gol 500" [Villarreal C reach 500th goal]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Roca, Juan Francisco (13 December 2015). "Nadie frena a este Villarreal C" [No one stops this Villarreal C] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "El Villarreal C deslumbra ante el Acero (1–6)" [Villarreal C amaze against Acero (1–6)] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Monaco grab advantage with victory at Villarreal". UEFA. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Callero, Borja Luis (20 August 2016). "Empate justo en Los Cármenes" [Fair draw at the Los Cármenes]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Le Bihan, Eric (16 July 2019). "Mercato: l'attaquant espagnol Mario González (Villarreal) 8e recrue du Clermont Foot" [Transfer market: Spanish forward Mario González (Villarreal) 8th addition of Clermont Foot] (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "El Villarreal repesca al delantero Mario González del Clermont francés" [Villarreal bring back forward Mario González from France's Clermont]. El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). 5 July 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Mario González é auriverde" [Mario González is white-and-green] (in Portuguese). C.D. Tondela. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Imparável: o hat-trick de Mario González em 12 minutos no Moreirense-Tondela" [Unstoppable: Mario González's 12-minute hat-trick in Moreirense-Tondela]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 17 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Espanhol Mario González, do Tondela, eleito melhor avançado do mês" [Spaniard Mario González, of Tondela, voted best forward of the month] (in Portuguese). EFE. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Rocha, Pedro (1 July 2021). "Mario González oficializado no Braga e com contrato de quatro épocas" [Mario González confirmed at Braga and with four-season contract]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Mario González assina por quatro épocas pelo Sp. Braga" [Mario González signs for four seasons with Sp. Braga]. Público (in Portuguese). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "Mario González, nuevo refuerzo ofensivo para el CD Tenerife" [Mario González, new attacking addition for CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "Mario González cedido ao OH Leuven" [Mario González loaned to OH Leuven] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  17. ↑ Cadima, Pedro (30 June 2023). "Mario González foi a surpresa no início da pré-época do Braga" [Mario González was the surprise at the beginning of Braga's pre-season]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  18. ↑ "Mario González sai do Braga e vai jogar na MLS" [Mario González leaves Braga and will play in MLS]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 22 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  19. ↑ "LAFC acquires Mario González from Sporting Clube De Braga". Los Angeles FC. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  20. ↑ Mario González at Soccerway
  21. ↑ Mario González at BeSoccer
  22. ↑ Mario González at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
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