Derlis González

Derlis González

Derlis González with Dynamo Kyiv in 2015
Personal information
Full name Derlis Alberto González Galeano
Date of birth (1994 -03-20) 20 March 1994
Place of birth Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Dynamo Kyiv
Number 25
Youth career
2006–2009 Cerro Corá
2009–2010 Rubio Ñu
2012 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Rubio Ñu 50 (8)
2012–2014 Benfica 0 (0)
2013 → Guaraní (loan) 32 (14)
2014 → Olimpia (loan) 20 (9)
2014–2015 Basel 26 (3)
2015– Dynamo Kyiv 36 (5)
National team‡
2009 Paraguay U15[1]
2011 Paraguay U17 9 (1)
2013 Paraguay U20 13 (5)
2014– Paraguay 26 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2015

Derlis Alberto González Galeano (born 20 March 1994) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv and the Paraguay national team.

He began his career with Rubio Ñu in 2009, and in 2012 was signed by Portugal's Benfica, spending his time out on loan in Paraguay with Guaraní and Olimpia Asunción. In 2014, he joined Basel in the Swiss Super League.

In December 2015, González was awarded as the Paraguayan Footballer of the Year.[2]

Club career

Rubio Ñu

González debuted for Rubio Ñu on 9 December 2009 at the age of 15 years in a league match against Club 12 de Octubre, becoming the club's youngest ever first-team player.[1]

Benfica

In 2012, González joined Portuguese club Benfica along with colleague Cláudio Correa, from Primera División Paraguaya club Rubio Ñu.[3] During 2012, González featured for Benfica U19 the Segunda Liga.[4]

Loan to Guaraní

On 12 February 2013, González was loaned to Guaraní until December, to be close with his girlfriend and his newly born son.[5] On 24 May 2013, González was referenced in the Spanish newspaper Marca as a future star, following the steps of Ángel Di María, who moved from Benfica to Real Madrid.[6]

Loan to Olimpia Asunción

In January 2014, González was again loaned, this time to Olimpia, until June 2014.[7] Benfica later announced that González, together with Cláudio Correa, were sold to Master International FZC for €1.7 million.[8]

Basel

On 20 May 2014, González signed with Swiss club FC Basel a five-year contract until 30 June 2019, for an undisclosed fee.[9] He made his first team league debut on 19 July 2014 in the 2–1 away win against Aarau.[10] He scored his first goal for his new club on 31 August 2014 in the 3–1 home win against the Young Boys.[11] On 16 September 2014, González scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Basel in a 5–1 group stage away defeat to Real Madrid.[12] He added another on 4 November, in a 4–0 win over Ludogorets Razgrad.[13] On 18 February 2015, he opened the scoring in a last 16 first leg at home against FC Porto, the game ended with a 1–1 draw.[14]

The season 2014–15 was a very successful one for González and for Basel. The club won the championship for the sixth time in a row that season[15] and in the 2014–15 Swiss Cup they reached the final. But for the third season in a row, they finished as runners-up, losing 0–3 to FC Sion in the final. Basel entered the Champions League in the group stage and reached the knockout phase as on 9 December 2014 they managed a 1–1 draw at Anfield against Liverpool.[16] But then Basel then lost to Porto in the Round of 16. Basel played a total of 65 matches (36 Swiss League fixtures, 6 Swiss Cup, 8 Champions League and 15 test matches). Under manager Paulo Sousa González totaled 47 appearances, 26 League, 2 Cup, 8 Champions League, as well 11 in test games. He scored 7 goals in these matches.[17]

Dynamo Kyiv

On 30 July 2015, González signed a five-year contract with the Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kyiv.[18] Upon his signing, he became the second most expensive Paraguayan player and the second Paraguayan to play in Ukraine after Pedro Benítez (at Shakhtar Donetsk from 2004 to 2005).[19] On 22 August 2015, González made his official debut for Dynamo in a 0–6 away win in the 1/16 stage of the Ukrainian Cup against a Ukrainian First League team FC Hirnyk-Sport, coming on as 45th-minute substitute.[20] On 4 October 2015, González scored his first goal for Dynamo on the 67th minute in a 0–4 away win against Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League.[21] In his first season, he helped Dynamo reach the 1/8 of the UEFA Champions League for this first time in 16 years, getting knocked out by Manchester City 1–3 on aggregate.

International career

González was a member of the Paraguay national under-20 football team[22] and represented the team at 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Turkey.[23] He scored the winning goal in a match against Mexico.[24]

He debuted in the senior team in a friendly match against Costa Rica on 26 March 2014, replacing Pablo Velázquez after 58 minutes.[25] In November of the same year, he scored his first senior international goal with a penalty kick in a 2–1 defeat of Peru.[26]

On 28 May 2015, González was included in Paraguay's 23-man squad for the 2015 Copa América by coach Ramón Díaz.[27] He appeared as a half-time substitute in the team's opening fixture against Argentina, helping Paraguay recover from a two-goal deficit to draw 2–2 in La Serena.[28] On 27 June, after Thiago Silva's handball, González scored a penalty in the quarter-final against Brazil in Concepción to level the score at 1–1; in the resulting penalty shootout, he converted the winning kick to take Paraguay to the semi-final.[29]

During match day one of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) on 8 October 2015 González scored the winning goal in the 85 minute as Paraguay beat Venezuela 1–0.[30]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first:
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 November 2014 Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay  Peru 2–1 2–1 Friendly
2. 27 June 2015 Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción, Chile  Brazil 1–1 1–1 (p: 4–3) 2015 Copa América
3. 8 October 2015 Estadio Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela  Venezuela 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA WCQ
4. 11 October 2016 Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina  Argentina 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA WCQ

Honours

Basel
Dynamo Kyiv

References

  1. 1 2 "Derlis González dedica a su madre el primer gol" [Derlis González dedicates his first goal to his mother]. Última Hora (in Spanish). 21 September 2010.
  2. ↑ http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/deportes/derlis-gonzalez-el-mejor-del-2015-1440037.html
  3. ↑ "Rubio Ñu se enorgullece de su primera transferencia internacional" [Rubio Ñu is proud of its first international transfer]. Paraguay.com (in Spanish). 17 March 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. ↑ http://uk.soccerway.com/players/derlis-gonzalez/131103/
  5. ↑ "Derlis Gonzalez: "Pedi ao Benfica para ficar no Paraguai"" [Derlis Gonzalez: "I asked Benfica to let me stay in Paraguay"]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 12 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "Un talento tras los pasos de Di María" [A talent following the footsteps of Di María]. Marca (in Spanish). 24 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "¡Qué lástima!, Derlis se queda; ¡Qué suerte!, Derlis se queda" [What a shame! Derlis is staying; What luck! Derlis is staying]. teledeportes.com.py (in Spanish).
  8. ↑ "Relatório Intercalar 3.º trimestre 2013-14" [2013-14 - Third trimester financial report] (PDF). S.L. Benfica SAD (in Portuguese). CMVM. 30 May 2014. pp. 25–26.
  9. ↑ "FCB verpflichtet Derlis González" (in German). FC Basel. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  10. ↑ Marti, Caspar (2014). "Gelungene Premiere auf dem Brügglifeld" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
  11. ↑ Marti, Caspar (2014). "FCB-YB 3:1: Dank Effizienz zum Sieg gegen die Berner" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  12. ↑ Walker, Joseph (16 September 2014). "Rampant Madrid ease Basel aside". UEFA. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  13. ↑ Holyman, Ian (4 November 2014). "Embolo leads Basel to Ludogorets stroll". UEFA. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "FC Basel 1-1 FC Porto". BBC Sport. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  15. ↑ Marti, Caspar (2015). "Der Meisterfreitag im bunten Zeitraffer". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2015-05-29. (in German)
  16. ↑ "Liverpool 1 Basel 1". BBC Sport. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  17. ↑ Zindel, Josef (2015). Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4.
  18. ↑ "Дерліc Гонсалес – гравець ФК "Динамо" (Київ)!". fcdynamo.kiev.ua (in Ukrainian). FC Dynamo Kyiv. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  19. ↑ "Paraguay's Gonzalez, a force of personality". FIFA.com. 23 March 2016.
  20. ↑ "Дерліс ГОНСАЛЕС дебютував за київське "Динамо"!". fcdynamo.kiev.ua (in Ukrainian). FC Dynamo Kyiv. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  21. ↑ "Ворскла - Динамо К". fcdynamo.kiev.ua (in Ukrainian). FC Dynamo Kyiv. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  22. ↑ FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 - Paraguay - Squad List - FIFA.com
  23. ↑ FIFA Player Statistics: Derlis GONZALEZ - FIFA.com
  24. ↑ FIFA U-20 World Cup: Mexico 0:1 (0:0) Paraguay - Report - FIFA.com
  25. ↑ Costa Rica v Paraguay | Result | International friendlies 2014 - Yahoo Eurosport UK
  26. ↑ "2-1 Un superior Paraguay se impuso a Perú gracias a penalti en último minuto". El Mundo Deportivo. 15 November 2011.
  27. ↑ "2015 Copa America squad lists". ESPN. 28 May 2015.
  28. ↑ "Argentina 2-2 Paraguay". BBC Sport. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  29. ↑ "Brazil 1-1 Paraguay". BBC. 28 June 2015.
  30. ↑ fifa.com (2015). "2018 Fifa World Cup Russia Qualifiers South America". Fifa.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
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