Mikel González Martínez

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Mikel González
Personal information
González training with Real Sociedad
Full name	Mikel González de Martín Martínez
Date of birth	(1985-09-24) 24 September 1985
Place of birth	Mondragón, Spain
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Real Sociedad
Number	3
Youth career
	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004–2006	Real Sociedad B	55	(0)
2005–	Real Sociedad	217	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 October 2013. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is De Martín Martínez.

Mikel González de Martín Martínez (born 24 September 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Sociedad as a central defender.

Football career

A product of Real Sociedad's youth ranks, González was born in Arrasate-Mondragón, Gipuzkoa, and he made his first-team debut on 17 September 2005 in a 2–5 away loss against RCD Mallorca. He went on to collect only two more La Liga appearances during that season.

With the Basque team in Segunda División, González became an undisputed starter, appearing in 35 games in the 2009–10 season as Real returned to the top level after a three-year absence and contributing with one goal, in a 3–1 home win against Villarreal CF B. He added 32 matches (30 starts) in the following campaign as the club retained its league status, but somewhat lost his importance in the squad following the January 2011 signing of Norwegian Vadim Demidov and the emergence of youth product Iñigo Martínez.

González returned to starting duties in the following seasons,^[1] alongside Martínez: he started in all his 34 league appearances in 2012–13 in more than 3.000 minutes of action, scoring against Rayo Vallecano (4–0, at home^[2]) and Valencia CF (5–2 away win^[3]) as the Txuriurdin finished fourth and returned to the UEFA Champions League after one full decade.

References

↑ Se busca sustituto para Mikel González (Replacement for Mikel González wanted); El Mundo Deportivo, 13 March 2012 (Spanish)
↑ Sociedad stun Vallecano; ESPN FC, 19 November 2012
↑ Sociedad hit Valencia for five; ESPN FC, 1 December 2012

External links

Real Sociedad official profile (Spanish)
BDFutbol profile
Futbolme profile (Spanish)
Transfermarkt profile

v t e Real Sociedad – current squad

1 Bravo 2 C. Martínez 3 González 4 Elustondo 5 Bergara 6 Iñigo 7 Griezmann 8 Seferović 9 Agirretxe 10 X. Prieto (c) 11 Vela 13 Zubikarai 14 Pardo 15 Ansotegi 16 Canales 17 Zurutuza 18 Castro 20 José Ángel 21 Ifrán 22 Estrada 23 Ros 24 De la Bella 25 Granero Manager: Arrasate

Persondata
Name	Gonzalez Martinez, Mikel
Alternative names	Gonzalez, Mikel
Short description	Spanish footballer
Date of birth	24 September 1985
Place of birth	Mondragón, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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