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Nicolás González (footballer, born 1998)

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Nicolás Iván "Nico" González (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas iˈβaŋ ɡonˈsales]; born 6 April 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Juventus, on loan from Fiorentina, and the Argentina national team.

Nicolás González
González playing for VfB Stuttgart in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Iván González[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Escobar, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Juventus
(on loan from Fiorentina)
Number 11
Youth career
2005–2016 Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Argentinos Juniors 44 (11)
2018–2021 VfB Stuttgart 72 (22)
2021– Fiorentina 86 (25)
2024– → Juventus (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2019 Argentina Olympic 3 (3)
2019– Argentina 41 (6)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Winner 2021 Brazil
Winner 2024 United States
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner 2022 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:31, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Club career

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Argentinos Juniors

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After over ten years in the club's youth system,[3][4] González made his professional debut for Argentinos Juniors in a 2015–16 Copa Argentina defeat to Deportivo Laferrere of Primera C Metropolitana in July 2016.[2] He made his Primera B Nacional debut on 28 August against San Martín prior to scoring the first of his four goals in 2016–17 on 23 April 2017, getting the winner against Atlético Paraná.[2] In total, González made twenty appearances in 2016–17, a season which ended with Argentinos winning promotion to the Argentine Primera División.[2][5][6] He scored on his first top-flight start, scoring the opening goal in a defeat to Belgrano.[2]

VfB Stuttgart

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On 10 July 2018, González signed a five-year contract with VfB Stuttgart.[7] He scored twice on his unofficial debut for the club, netting in a friendly victory over FV Illertissen on 18 July.[8] His first competitive goal arrived during a home loss to Schalke 04 on 22 December.[2] They were relegated at the end of 2018–19, with González subsequently scoring the winner on his 2. Bundesliga bow against FC St. Pauli on 17 August 2019.[9] He scored consecutive braces in June 2020 against Sandhausen and Nürnberg, the latter of which was his 100th league appearance for Stuttgart.[2][10]

On 25 November 2020, González extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2024.[11]

Fiorentina

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On 23 June 2021, González signed a five-year contract with Serie A club Fiorentina until 2026.[12] On 13 August, González made his debut for Fiorentina in a 4–0 win against Serie B side Cosenza in the first round of Coppa Italia scoring the second goal in the 37th minute.[13] On 18 May 2023, González scored a brace in Fiorentina's second leg UEFA Europa Conference League semi-final victory against Basel, sending his side to the final against West Ham United.[citation needed]

Juventus

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On 25 August 2024, González joined Serie A club Juventus on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy.[14][15] Juventus reported the transfer fees as €8 million for the 2024–25 season loan (with up to €0.4 million in additional costs), followed by the permanent transfer for €25 million, with an additional performance-based fees up to €5 million. The obligation to buy is conditional, but the conditions are highly likely to be triggered, thus Juventus accounted for the move as a permanent transfer.[16]

International career

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In July 2019, González received a call-up from the Argentina Olympic Team for said year's Pan American Games in Peru.[17] After receiving a red card on his debut against Ecuador,[18] he played again in the semi-final and the gold medal match when Argentina won the tournament.[2] Months later, González was selected by Lionel Scaloni's senior team for the first time ahead of October friendly matches against Germany and Ecuador.[19][20] He did not feature in the matchday squad against Germany, but appeared for his international bow during a 6–1 victory over Ecuador at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Elche on 13 October.[2]

González scored his first goal for Argentina on 12 November 2020 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Paraguay that ended in a 1–1 draw.[2][better source needed] He netted again days later against the same opponent.[citation needed]

González was a member of the 2021 Copa América winning side, making five appearances in the tournament, four as a starter and one as substitute in the final against Brazil. He was also called up to Argentina's 2022 FIFA World Cup squad, but was forced to withdraw with a muscular injury three days before the start of the tournament, being replaced by Ángel Correa.[21][better source needed]

In June 2024, González was included in Lionel Scaloni's final 26-man Argentina squad for the 2024 Copa América.[22] During the final against Colombia, González had to replace Lionel Messi after he suffered an ankle injury in the second half. 18 minutes after he entered the pitch he scored a goal, but it was ruled off.[23]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 2 October 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Argentinos Juniors 2016–17 Primera B Nacional 20 4 2 0 — 0 0 22 4
2017–18 Argentine Primera División 24 7 1 0 — 0 0 25 7
Total 44 11 3 0 — 0 0 47 11
VfB Stuttgart 2018–19 Bundesliga 30 2 1 0 — 2[b] 0 33 2
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 27 14 2 1 — — 29 15
2020–21 Bundesliga 15 6 2 0 — — 17 6
Total 72 22 5 1 — 2 0 79 23
Fiorentina 2021–22 Serie A 33 7 6 1 — — 39 8
2022–23 Serie A 24 6 5 2 13[c] 6 — 42 14
2023–24 Serie A 29 12 2 0 13[c] 4 0 0 44 16
Total 86 25 13 3 26 10 0 0 125 38
Juventus (loan) 2024–25 Serie A 4 0 0 0 2[d] 1 0 0 6 1
Career total 206 58 21 4 28 11 2 0 257 73
  1. ^ Includes Copa Argentina, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 10 September 2024[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2019 3 0
2020 2 2
2021 10 0
2022 6 1
2023 9 2
2024 11 0
Total 41 6
As of match played 10 September 2024.[24]
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each González goal.
List of international goals scored by Nicolás González
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 November 2020 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina 4   Paraguay 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 17 November 2020 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru 5   Peru 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 25 March 2022 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina 18   Venezuela 1–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 28 March 2023 Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina 22   Curaçao 2–0 7–0 Friendly
5 12 September 2023 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia 25   Bolivia 3–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 10 September 2024 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia 41   Colombia 1–1 1–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Argentinos Juniors[2]

Fiorentina

Argentina Olympic

Argentina[27]

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Nicolás González profile". Soccerway. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Nicolás González profile". Argentinos Juniors (in Spanish). 2 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Conociendo a Nicolás González". Argentinos Juniors (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Nicolás González profile". Argentine Primera División (in Spanish). 2 November 2017.
  6. ^ "¡Gritalo Bicho!: González y el gol del ascenso". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 8 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  7. ^ "VfB sign Nicolás Gonzalez". VfB Stuttgart. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  8. ^ "FV Illertissen vs. VfB Stuttgart". 18 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Überglücklicher Nicolas Gonzalez". Stuttgarter Nachrichten. 17 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Nicolas Gonzalez scores twice for Stuttgart as Bundesliga promotion nears". Mundo Albiceleste. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Nicolas Gonzalez signs contract extension". VfB Stuttgart. 25 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Welcome, Nicolás González!". ACF Fiorentina. 23 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Buona la prima per Italiano: poker della Fiorentina al Cosenza. Sugli scudi Vlahovic e Nico Gonzalez". Fiorentina News (in Italian). 13 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Nico Gonzalez is Bianconero!". Juventus FC. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Gonzalez ceduto alla Juventus" (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  16. ^ "AGREEMENT WITH FIORENTINA FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE PLAYER DI GONZALEZ" (PDF). Juventus FC. 25 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Lista de convocados de la Selección Sub 23 para los Juegos Panamericanos" (in Spanish). 17 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  18. ^ "Nico González y su debut: "Lo disfruté al máximo"" [Nico González and his debut: "I enjoyed it to the fullest"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 13 October 2019.
  19. ^ "Lista de convocados de la Selección Mayor y Sub 23 para la doble fecha FIFA de octubre". Argentine Football Association (in Spanish). 27 September 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  20. ^ "Quién es Nicolás González, el juvenil que juega en la B de Alemania y fue titular en la Selección". Clarín (in Spanish). 12 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  21. ^ @Argentina (17 November 2022). "#SelecciónMayor Tras el entrenamiento de hoy, el futbolista Nicolás González sufrió una lesión muscular y quedará desafectado de la nómina mundialista. En su reemplazo, el CT de @Argentina, convoca a Ángel Correa" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ "Lionel Scaloni dio a conocer la lista de la Selección argentina para la Copa América 2024". Todo Noticias. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  23. ^ Cristofanelli, Federico (15 July 2024). "El boletín de calificaciones de Argentina en la final ante Colombia: los puntos superlativos que maquillaron la baja de Messi y Lautaro Martínez héroe". Infobae. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  24. ^ a b Nicolás González at National-Football-Teams.com  
  25. ^ Porzio, Francesco (24 May 2023). "Inter win Coppa Italia as Lautaro Martinez brace downs Fiorentina, build momentum for Champions League final". CBS Sports. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  26. ^ Stone, Simon (7 June 2023). "Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham United: Jarrod Bowen goal decides Europa Conference League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  27. ^ "La selección de fútbol vence a Honduras y se queda con la medalla dorada de los Juegos Panamericanos". Infobae. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  28. ^ Bryan Armen, Graham (11 July 2021). "Argentina 1–0 Brazil: Copa América final – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  29. ^ "Argentina defeats Colombia to Become The Champion of CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™". Copa América. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  30. ^ "Italy 0–3 Argentina: Messi and Di Maria shine in impressive Finalissima win". BBC Sport. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  31. ^ "Watch: Nicolas Gonzalez named January's Rookie of the Month". Bundesliga. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  32. ^ "2022/23 Europa Conference League Team of the Season". UEFA. 8 June 2023.
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