Enso David González Medina (born 20 January 2005) is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays as a left winger for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Enso David González Medina[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay[1] | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Libertad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Libertad | 32 | (3) |
| 2023– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Paraguay U23 | 14 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:52, 11 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2024 | |||
Club career
editLibertad
editBorn in the Paraguayan capital of Asunción, González played futsal as a child.[2] He began his footballing career with Libertad, making his professional debut on 4 September 2022, coming on as a late substitute for Álex Campuzano in a 1–0 loss to Cerro Porteño in the Paraguayan Primera División.[3]
He scored his first goal for the club in the following season, the first in a 4–0 win against Resistencia on 17 April 2023. Following the game, Libertad manager Daniel Garnero compared him with compatriot Julio Enciso, stating that "Julito (Enciso) is the jewel and Enso is the diamond".[4] His second goal for the club came in the same month, against Nacional, on 29 April; having started the match, he received the ball from Héctor Villalba on the edge of the penalty area, and cutting in from the right, he skipped past two Nacional defenders before rifling the ball into the top right-hand corner.[5] In July 2023, he was named by the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) as the fourth most experienced under-19 winger in the world.[6]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
editThe following month, he was linked heavily with a move to English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers, with American sports journalism website The Athletic claiming that a deal had been agreed worth €6 million.[7][8] On 31 August 2023, the move was confirmed by Wolverhampton Wanderers, and González signed a five-year deal with the West Midlands club.[9]
Enso González made his debut on May 11, 2024, with the main team of Wolves in the 1-3 defeat against Crystal Palace FC. He came on in his usual position (winger) in the 90th minute, replacing the Portuguese player Tote Gomes, thus marking his official debut in the Premier League. The match took place at Molineux Stadium.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 11 May 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Libertad | 2022 | Paraguayan Primera División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 7[a] | 0 | – | 30 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 39 | 3 | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2023–24 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
References
edit- ^ a b c Enso González at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Pinto, Jorje (7 July 2023). "La jugada de Enso González que eleva su cotización a millones de dólares" [Enso González's move that raises its price to millions of dollars]. elfutbolero.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Enso González y los números antes de ir a la Premier League" [Enso González and the numbers before going to the Premier League]. abc.com.py (in Spanish). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "La particular comparación que hizo Garnero entre Enso González y Julio Enciso" [The particular comparison that Garnero made between Enso González and Julio Enciso]. enparaguay.net (in Spanish). 18 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "El golazo de Enso González, la nueva joya de Libertad" [Enso González's great goal, the new jewel of Libertad]. desdelejos.com.py (in Spanish). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Enso González aparece entre los Sub-19 más destacados del mundo" [Enso González appears among the most outstanding Sub-19 players in the world]. versus.com.py (in Spanish). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Madeley, Steve (29 August 2023). "Wolves close to signing Enso Gonzalez". theathletic.com. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Enso González: Según The Athletic, la venta sería por...trans-title=Enso González: According to The Athletic, the sale would be for..." abc.com.py (in Spanish). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Gonzalez completes Wolves move". wolves.co.uk. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Histórico debut de Enso González en la Premier League". D10 (in Spanish). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Enso González at Soccerway
External links
edit- Profile at the Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. website