Diego González Polanco
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego González Polanco | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Chiclana, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Málaga | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sancti Petri | |||
| 2012–2014 | Cádiz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Cádiz B | 49 | (5) |
| 2012–2015 | Cádiz | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Granada B (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Sevilla B | 72 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Sevilla | 5 | (1) |
| 2017– | Málaga | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | Spain U21 | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2017 | |||
Diego González Polanco (born 28 January 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Málaga CF as a central defender.
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.[1] After starting out as a senior with the former's reserves in Tercera División, he made his first-team debut on 11 November 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against Albacete Balompié.[2]
In 2013, González had unsuccessful trials at Liverpool[3] and A.S. Roma, 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.[4]
On 20 January 2015, González joined another reserve team, Granada CF B on loan until June.[5] On 22 July he signed a two-year contract with Sevilla Atlético, for a fee of €200,000.[6]
González first appeared with Sevilla's main squad on 2 December 2015, starting in a 3–0 away win over UD Logroñés for the season's Copa del Rey.[7] 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 1–4 loss to neighbours Granada CF, at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.[8]
On 3 August 2017, after featuring regularly with the B-side in Segunda División, González signed a four-year deal with Málaga CF in the first division.[9]
References
- ↑ "Destino para Diego González" [Destination for Diego González]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 19 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ "El Cádiz huele a muerto (1–0)" [Cádiz smells like a dead man (1–0)]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 11 November 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Diego González regresa tras su prueba en el Liverpool" [Diego González returns from his trial at Liverpool] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ "El Cádiz CF sigue mimando el futuro" [Cádiz CF keeps 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 takes Diego González for around 200,000 euros] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ "Tres chispazos le bastan al Sevilla" [Three sparks are enough for Sevilla]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ "Granada take vital points from Sevilla to confirm safety". Marca. 8 May 2016. 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.
External links
- Diego González at BDFutbol
- Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (in Spanish)
- Diego González at Soccerway