Diego González (footballer, born January 1995)
Spanish footballer (born 1995)
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Diego González Polanco (born 28 January 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
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González warming up for Sevilla in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego González Polanco[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Chiclana, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sancti Petri | |||
| 2012–2014 | Cádiz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Cádiz B | 49 | (5) |
| 2012–2015 | Cádiz | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Granada B (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Sevilla B | 66 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Sevilla | 5 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Málaga | 72 | (1) |
| 2020–2024 | Elche | 73 | (1) |
| 2024 | Albacete | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Spain U21 | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 November 2024 | |||
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.[2] After starting out as a senior with the former's reserves in the Tercera División, he made his first-team debut on 11 November 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 Segunda División B away loss against Albacete Balompié.[3]
González had unsuccessful trials at Liverpool[4] and AS Roma in 2013, 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.[5]
On 20 January 2015, González joined another reserve team, Club Recreativo Granada on loan until June.[6] On 22 July, he signed a two-year contract with Sevilla Atlético for a fee of €200,000.[7]
González first appeared with Sevilla's main squad on 2 December 2015, starting in a 3–0 away win over UD Logroñés in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[8] 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 4–1 defeat to neighbours Granada CF, at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium.[9]
On 3 August 2017, after featuring regularly with the B side in the Segunda División, González signed a four-year deal with top-flight club Málaga CF.[10] In October 2020, he was one of the eight first-team players released due to a layoff.[11]
On 9 October 2020, the free agent González agreed to a two-year contract at Elche CF, newly promoted to the top tier.[12] On 7 July 2024, he signed a one-year deal with second-division Albacete,[13] but left five months later.[14]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cádiz | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Granada B (loan) | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Sevilla B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 32 | 1 | — | 6[a] | 1 | 38 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | Segunda División | 34 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 3 | ||
| Sevilla | 2015–16 | La Liga | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Málaga | 2017–18 | La Liga | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 72 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 1 | ||
| Elche | 2020–21 | La Liga | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 73 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 80 | 1 | |||
| Albacete | 2024–25 | Segunda División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 230 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 252 | 6 | ||
- Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- Appearance in Supercopa de España
- Appearance in La Liga play-offs
Honours
Spain U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2017[17]