Nicolás_González_(footballer,_born_1998)

Nicolás González (footballer, born 1998)

Nicolás González (footballer, born 1998)

Argentine footballer

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

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Club career

Argentinos Juniors

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 versus 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

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 fixture 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

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.

International career

In July 2019, González received a call-up from the Argentina Olympic Team for that year's Pan American Games in Peru.[14] After receiving a red card on debut versus Ecuador, 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 friendlies with Germany and Ecuador.[15][16] He did not feature in the matchday squad against Germany, but did appear 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 during a crucial match that ended 1–1.[2] He netted again days later versus Peru.

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.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 April 2024[2]
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  1. Includes Copa Argentina, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia
  2. Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 26 March 2024[2]
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As of match played 12 September 2023.[2]
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each González goal.
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Honours

Argentinos Juniors[2]

Stuttgart

Fiorentina

Argentina Olympic

Argentina[21]

Individual

References

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    "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.
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    "Nicolás González profile". Soccerway. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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    "Nicolás González profile". Argentinos Juniors. 2 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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    "Conociendo a Nicolás González". Argentinos Juniors. 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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    "Debut brace". VfB Stuttgart. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
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    "Nicolas Gonzalez scores twice for Stuttgart as Bundesliga promotion nears". Mundo Albiceleste. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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    "Nicolas Gonzalez signs contract extension". VfB Stuttgart. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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    "WELCOME NICOLAS GONZALEZ". ACF Fiorentina. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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    "Buona la prima per Italiano: poker della Fiorentina al Cosenza. Sugli scudi Vlahovic e Nico Gonzalez". Fiorentinanews.com | Calciomercato Fiorentina Notizie Viola (in Italian). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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    "Lista de convocados de la Selección Sub 23 para los Juegos Panamericanos". AFA. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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    "Lista de convocados de la Selección Mayor y Sub 23 para la doble fecha FIFA de octubre". AFA. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
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    "Quién es Nicolás González, el juvenil que juega en la B de Alemania y fue titular en la Selección". Clarín. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
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    @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.
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    "Leeds and Brighton interested in Stuttgart forward Nicolás González". The Guardian. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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    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.
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    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.
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    "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.
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    Graham, Bryan Armen (11 July 2021). "Argentina 1-0 Brazil: Copa América final – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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    "Italy 0–3 Argentina: Messi and Di Maria shine in impressive Finalissima win". BBC Sport. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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    "Watch: Nicolas Gonzalez named January's Rookie of the Month". Bundesliga. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  25. [25]
    "2022/23 Europa Conference League Team of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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