Yago González

Yago González
Personal information
Full nameYago González López
Date of birth6 November 1979
Place of birthVigo, Spain
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Hong Kong Rangers
Youth career
Celta
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–1999Celta B
1999–2000Águilas17(3)
2000–2006Levante B
2006–2008Terrassa62(23)
2008–2009Pontevedra26(3)
2009–2010Zamora32(8)
2010–2011Lugo37(3)
2011–2012Pontevedra?(7)
2012–2013Kitchee26(9)
2013–2014Southern16(7)
2014–Hong Kong Rangers10(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:39, 9 February 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is López.

Yago González López (Chinese: 雅高; born 6 November 1979) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Hong Kong Rangers FC as a forward.

He appeared in 241 games in Segunda División B over the course of eight seasons (59 goals scored), and played professionally in Hong Kong.

Club career

Spain

Born in Vigo, Galicia, González never played in higher than the third division in his country, being a youth product at local Celta de Vigo. He started his senior career with its B-team in 1998, competing in the fourth level.

During a 13 1/2-season spell González played with Águilas CF, Levante UD B, Terrassa FC, Pontevedra CF (two spells),[1] Zamora CF and CD Lugo,[2] appearing in division three with all the clubs and in the fourth division with the second and the fourth.

Hong Kong

Kitchee

In January 2012, aged nearly 33, González signed with Kitchee SC from the Hong Kong First Division League. He made an impressive debut for his new club – also his first match as a professional – by scoring the winning goal and providing an assist in a league game against Sun Hei SC, which finished with a 2–1 win,[3] and went on to net a further five times in eight appearances as the campaign ended with the conquest of an historic treble.

In his second year González only managed four goals in the league, but added three in four contests in the season's FA Cup as Kitchee renewed its supremacy in the latter competition.

Southern District

On 29 May 2013, González joined fellow league side Southern District RSA on a free transfer.[4] He scored on his first appearance, a 2–3 away league loss against South China AA, adding a hat-trick at Sun Hei on 11 May 2014 to contribute decisively to a 3–2 win.[5]

Hong Kong Rangers

On 31 May 2014, Yago signed for Hong Kong Rangers FC.[6]

Honours

Kitchee

Club statistics

As of 9 February 2015[7][8]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Águilas 1999–2000 Segunda División B 1730000173
Levante B 2004–05 Segunda División B 3660000366
2005–06 Segunda División B 361300303913
Total 721900307519
Terrassa 2006–07 Segunda División B 361210003712
2007–08 Segunda División B 261100002611
Total 622310006323
Pontevedra 2008–09 Segunda División B 2631000273
Zamora 2009–10 Segunda División B 3282100349
Lugo 2010–11 Segunda División B 3230050373
Kitchee 2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League 957200167
2012–13 Hong Kong First Division League 1746300237
Total 269135703914
Southern 2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League 1674010217
Hong Kong Rangers 2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League 1044200146
Career total 293792589032787

References

  1. "Un regreso y un fichaje" [One returns and one signs] (in Spanish). Diario de Pontevedra. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  2. "Yago González, primer fichaje del Lugo" [Yago González, first Lugo signing] (in Spanish). El Progreso. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  3. "bma甲組聯賽日之泉JC晨曦 1:2 傑志" (in Chinese). Hong Kong Football Association. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  4. 雅高來投南區接近成軍 (in Chinese). Oriental Daily. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  5. "Sun Hei vs. Southern District 2–3". Soccerway. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  6. "Contento por firmar mi nuevo contrato para la próxima temporada con el Hong Kong Rangers Football Club...!!!" [Happy to sign my new contract for next season with Hong Kong Rangers Football Club...!!!] (in Spanish). Facebook. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  7. "Yago: Yago González López". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  8. "Yago". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2014.

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