| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Gonzalez | ||
| Date of birth | June 12, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampa, Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Atlanta Silverbacks | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | South Florida Bulls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011– | Atlanta Silverbacks | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Puerto Rico U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 24, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Fernando Gonzalez (born June 12, 1989 in Tampa, Florida) is a Puerto Rican footballer currently playing for the Atlanta Silverbacks in the North American Soccer League.
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Gonzalez played for Tampa powerhouse HC United. With HCU, he won the SYL North American championship.[1] He also played at Gaither High School during his time with HC United. Gonzalez then played in college for the USF Bulls.
Gonzalez signed with Atlanta Silverbacks of the second tier North American Soccer League and made his professional debut on April 9, 2011 in a game against NSC Minnesota Stars. Atlanta announced on November 8, 2011 that Gonzalez would return for the 2012 season.[2]
In 2008, he played 3 games for Puerto Rico in the FIFA U20 World Cup Qualifiers in Cayman Islands, starting all 3 of them. Gonzalez trained with the Puerto Rico U-21's ahead of the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.In October 2010, he was called up by the Puerto Rico Men's National Team to play in the Digicel Caribbean Cup but he was not released by the University of South Florida to do so.[3]
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