Lorenzo José González Montesdeoca (born 10 April 2000) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club AD Ceuta FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lorenzo José González Montesdeoca[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ceuta | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2016 | Servette | ||
| 2016–2019 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Málaga | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | St. Gallen | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Ústí nad Labem (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2022– | Ceuta | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Switzerland U15 | 6 | (6) |
| 2015 | Switzerland U16 | 1 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Switzerland U17 | 8 | (4) |
| 2018 | Switzerland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Switzerland U19 | 11 | (3) |
| 2019 | Switzerland U20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019 | |||
Club career
editManchester City
editBorn in Las Palmas, Canary Islands to a Spanish mother and a Swiss father, González moved to Geneva at early age and joined Servette FC's youth setup at the age of five.[2] In July 2016, after reportedly attracting interest from Real Madrid and Manchester City, he signed a four-year contract with the latter.[3]
After progressing through City's Academy, González made his senior debut with the under-21 squad on 25 September 2018, starting and scoring the second of a 4–1 EFL Trophy away defeat of Crewe Alexandra.[4]
Málaga
editOn 2 September 2019, González signed for Málaga CF in Segunda División.[5] He made his professional debut on 17 September, coming on as a second-half substitute for David Lombán in a 1–1 home draw against Rayo Vallecano.[6] He totalled six appearances, starting one in a goalless draw with Sporting de Gijón at La Rosaleda Stadium on 29 September.[7]
St. Gallen
editOn 24 January 2020, González signed for FC St. Gallen in Swiss Super League,[8] accepting the league's minimum salary of €40,000 per half season.[9] He played only once, as a 68th-minute substitute for Angelo Campos in a 2–1 win at former team Servette on 21 May 2021, the last day of his second season.[10]
On 10 September 2021, González joined FK Ústí nad Labem on loan.[11] He played 14 games in the Czech National Football League, scoring once in his second game on 17 September to open a 2–0 home win over FK Varnsdorf. He was released by St. Gallen on 23 June 2022.[12]
Ceuta
editIn July 2022, González returned to Spain by signing for AD Ceuta FC in the third-tier Primera Federación.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 24 January 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City U21 | 2018–19[14] | — | 1[a] | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Málaga | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Lorenzo González" (in Spanish). Málaga CF. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Lorenzo González y su sueño en el City" [Lorenzo González and his dream at City] (in Spanish). Canarias 7. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Lorenzo Gonzalez on training with his idol and Man City goals". Manchester Evening News. 14 December 2017.
- ^ "MATCH REPORT: Crewe Alexandra v City". Manchester City F.C. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Lorenzo González, new forward for Málaga CF". Málaga CF. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Unas tablas insatisfactorias" [Some unsatisfactory draw] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Gutierrez, Miguel Ángel (29 September 2019). "Lorenzo se estrena como titular ante el Sporting" [Lorenzo starts for first time against Sporting] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Lorenzo returns to Switzerland". Málaga CF. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Oficial: Lorenzo se desvincula y firma por el St. Gallen" [Official: Lorenzo terminates contract and signs for St. Gallen] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Servette vs. FCSG 1:2 – Die St.Galler B-Elf gewinnt" [Servette vs. FCSG 1–2 – The St. Gallen B-team wins]. Saiten (in German). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Arma posiluje v útoku! Do Ústí nad Labem přichází bývalý hráč Manchesteru City či Málagy Lorenzo Gonzalez!" [Arma strengthens the attack! Former Manchester City and Málaga player Lorenzo González is coming to Ústí nad Labem!] (in Czech). Ústí nad Labem. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Kamberi und Gonzalez verlassen den FCSG" [Kamberi and González released by FCSG] (in German). FC St. Gallen. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Fernández, Raúl (13 July 2022). "La AD Ceuta ficha al sub-23 Lorenzo González del St. Gallen" [AD Ceuta sign under-23 player Lorenzo González from St. Gallen]. El Faro de Ceuta (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Lorenzo González in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
External links
edit- Lorenzo González at BDFutbol
- Lorenzo González at Soccerway