Diego González (footballer, born January 1995)

Diego González
	González warming up for Sevilla in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Diego González Polanco
Date of birth	28 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Chiclana, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Sancti Petri
2012–2014	Cádiz
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2015	Cádiz B
2012–2015	Cádiz
2015	→ Granada B (loan)
2015–2017	Sevilla B
2015–2017	Sevilla
2017–2020	Málaga
2020–2024	Elche
2024	Albacete
International career
2016–2017	Spain U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024

Diego González Polanco (born 28 January 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

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] On 3 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 terminated his link on 31 December, after just five matches.^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 April 2023^[15]^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	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^[a]	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
	Total		63	1	5	0	—		68	1
Career total			215	5	12	0	7	1	234	6

^ ^a ^b Appearances in promotion playoffs
^ Appearance in Supercopa de España

Honours

Spain U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2017^[17]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Diego González". Diario AS. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ Díaz, F.J. (19 December 2014). "Destino para Diego González" [Destination for Diego González]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2015.
^ "El Cádiz huele a muerto (1–0)" [Cádiz smell like a dead man (1–0)]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 11 November 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
^ Sánchez, Pablo (4 May 2013). "Diego González regresa tras su prueba en el Liverpool" [Diego González returns from his trial at Liverpool] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
^ "El Cádiz CF sigue mimando el futuro" [Cádiz CF keep caring about the future] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
^ "Diego González militará en el Granada B hasta final de temporada" [Diego González will be part of Granada B until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
^ "El Sevilla FC se lleva a Diego González por cerca de 200.000 euros" [Sevilla FC take Diego González for around 200,000 euros] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
^ Ballesteros, Cristian (2 December 2015). "Tres chispazos le bastan al Sevilla" [Three sparks are enough for Sevilla]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2017.
^ Winterburn, Chris (8 May 2016). "Granada take vital points from Sevilla to confirm safety". Marca. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
^ "Diego González apuntala la defensa" [Diego González bolsters the defence] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "Several players leave the Club". Málaga CF. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ "Diego González, decimocuarto fichaje del Elche CF" [Diego González, fourteenth signing of Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Diego González, nuevo jugador del Albacete Balompié" [Diego González, new player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Diego González deja de ser jugador del Alba" [Diego González ceases to be a player of Alba] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
^ Diego González at BDFutbol
^ Diego González at Soccerway
^ "Germany U21 1–0 Spain U21". BBC Sport. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2019.

External links

Diego González at BDFutbol
Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)

[pro-17] Appearances in promotion playoffs

[18] Appearance in Supercopa de España

[Profile-1] "Diego González". Diario AS. Retrieved 13 April 2022.

[2] Díaz, F.J. (19 December 2014). "Destino para Diego González" [Destination for Diego González]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2015.

[3] "El Cádiz huele a muerto (1–0)" [Cádiz smell like a dead man (1–0)]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 11 November 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[4] Sánchez, Pablo (4 May 2013). "Diego González regresa tras su prueba en el Liverpool" [Diego González returns from his trial at Liverpool] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

[5] "El Cádiz CF sigue mimando el futuro" [Cádiz CF keep caring about the future] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

[6] "Diego González militará en el Granada B hasta final de temporada" [Diego González will be part of Granada B until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

[7] "El Sevilla FC se lleva a Diego González por cerca de 200.000 euros" [Sevilla FC take Diego González for around 200,000 euros] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

[8] Ballesteros, Cristian (2 December 2015). "Tres chispazos le bastan al Sevilla" [Three sparks are enough for Sevilla]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2017.

[9] Winterburn, Chris (8 May 2016). "Granada take vital points from Sevilla to confirm safety". Marca. Retrieved 8 May 2016.

[10] "Diego González apuntala la defensa" [Diego González bolsters the defence] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

[11] "Several players leave the Club". Málaga CF. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[12] "Diego González, decimocuarto fichaje del Elche CF" [Diego González, fourteenth signing of Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[13] "Diego González, nuevo jugador del Albacete Balompié" [Diego González, new player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[14] "Diego González deja de ser jugador del Alba" [Diego González ceases to be a player of Alba] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.

[15] Diego González at BDFutbol

[16] Diego González at Soccerway

[19] "Germany U21 1–0 Spain U21". BBC Sport. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2019.

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