Carlos González (footballer, born 1993)
Paraguayan footballer
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Carlos Gabriel González Espínola (born 4 February 1993) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ecuadorian Serie A club Independiente del Valle and the Paraguay national team.
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Gonzalez with Club Tijuana in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Carlos Gabriel González Espínola | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Villarrica, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente del Valle | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Magallanes | 37 | (24) |
| 2015 | Santiago Wanderers | 26 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | San Marcos | 11 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Huachipato | 26 | (12) |
| 2017–2018 | Necaxa | 32 | (13) |
| 2018–2020 | UNAM | 85 | (32) |
| 2021–2022 | Tigres UANL | 55 | (11) |
| 2022–2023 | Toluca | 40 | (11) |
| 2023–2025 | Tijuana | 40 | (15) |
| 2025–2026 | Newell's Old Boys | 26 | (3) |
| 2026– | Independiente del Valle | 15 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2026 | Paraguay | 15 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:19, 17 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 de September de 2023 | |||
Club career
Born in Villarrica, Paraguay, he started his career in Nacional Asunción youth set-up aged 16. However, in the 2013 summer González joined Chilean club Magallanes of the second-tier.[1] At the Carabeleros he was two-times Primera B goalscorer with twelve goals (2013-14 and 2014-15).[citation needed]
In 2015, he joined Chilean first-tier club Santiago Wanderers to replace Roberto Gutiérrez (team’s goalscorer the last season) who left the Valparaíso-based side for powerhouse Universidad Católica.[2] After an irregular start only playing 10 games and not scoring goals, he scored his first in a 2015 Copa Chile match against San Luis Quillota netting the game’s first goal in a 1–1 draw.[3]
International career
On 2 March 2019, González received a call-up to the Paraguay national team from Eduardo Berizzo ahead of that month's friendlies with Peru and Mexico.[4] He made his debut for Paraguay on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Mexico, as a starter.[5]
Honours
Necaxa