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Esther González

{{short description|Spanish footballer (born 1992)}}

{{for|the Mexican swimmer|Esther González (swimmer)}}

{{family name hatnote|González|Rodríguez|lang=Spanish}}

{{EngvarB|date=June 2022}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Esther González

| image = NC Courage vs Gotham FC (Oct 2023) 052 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Esther with Gotham in 2023

| fullname = Esther González Rodríguez

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|12|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Huéscar, Spain

| height = {{convert|1.61|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| position = Striker

| currentclub = NJ/NY Gotham FC

| clubnumber = 9

| youthyears1 = 2000–2007

| youthclubs1 = CD Huéscar

| years1 = 2007–2009

| clubs1 = Algaidas

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2009–2011

| clubs2 = Levante

| caps2 = 47

| goals2 = 12

| years3 = 2011–2012

| clubs3 = Atlético Málaga

| caps3 = 34

| goals3 = 12

| years4 = 2012–2013

| clubs4 = Sporting de Huelva

| caps4 = 27

| goals4 = 15

| years5 = 2013–2019

| clubs5 = Atlético de Madrid

| caps5 = 159

| goals5 = 80

| years6 = 2019–2021

| clubs6 = Levante

| caps6 = 53

| goals6 = 29

| years7 = 2021–2023

| clubs7 = Real Madrid

| caps7 = 54

| goals7 = 30

| years8 = 2023–

| clubs8 = NJ/NY Gotham FC

| caps8 = 28

| goals8 = 12

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = Spain U19

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 2016–

| nationalteam2 = Spain

| nationalcaps2 = 47

| nationalgoals2 = 31

| pcupdate = 17 February 2025

| ntupdate = 22:35, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fba|ESP}}}}

{{Medal|Comp|FIFA Women's World Cup}}

{{Medal|W|2023 Australia–New Zealand|}}

{{MedalCompetition|UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship}}

{{Medal|RU|2009 Switzerland|}}

}}

Esther González Rodríguez (born 8 December 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for National Women's Soccer League club NJ/NY Gotham FC and the Spain national team. She previously played for Atlético Málaga, Sporting de Huelva, Atlético de Madrid, and Real Madrid.

Club career

=Real Madrid=

González left Real Madrid as its all-time top scorer with 39 goals in 77 games.{{cite news|url=https://www.managingmadrid.com/2023/6/18/23764558/official-esther-leaves-real-madrid-femenino-transfer-news|last=Froh|first=Kani|date=2023-06-18|title=Official: Esther leaves Real Madrid|website=Managing Madrid|publisher=SB Nation|access-date=2024-11-16}}

=Gotham FC=

On 23 August 2023, National Women's Soccer League club NJ/NY Gotham FC signed Esther to a three-year contract with an option to extend for an additional year.{{Cite web |last=Release |first=Gotham FC Communications-Press |date=23 August 2023 |title=Gotham FC signs World Cup champion Esther Gonzalez of Spain |url=https://www.gothamfc.com/news_article/show/1282176-gotham-fc-signs-world-cup-champion-esther-gonzalez-of-spain- |access-date=23 August 2023 |website=NJ/NY Gotham FC |language=en-us}} She made her club debut on 2 September, coming on for Sinead Farrelly in a 3–3 draw away to the North Carolina Courage.{{cite news|url=https://www.gothamfc.com/news_article/show/1283247|title=Match Recap: Gotham FC Rallies Back from Two Goal Deficit to Tie Courage 3-3|date=2023-09-02|publisher=NJ/NY Gotham FC|access-date=2024-11-16}} On her first start, she scored her first and second NWSL goals in a 2–0 home win over the Washington Spirit.{{cite news|url=https://www.gothamfc.com/news_article/show/1284675|title=Gotham FC Match Recap: Electrifying Home Debut for World Cup Champion Esther González with both goals in 2-0 victory|date=2023-09-17|publisher=NJ/NY Gotham FC|access-date=2024-11-16}} On 11 November, she headed in Midge Purce's corner to score the second goal for Gotham in the NWSL Championship Game. It stood as the game winner in a 2–1 victory over OL Reign, giving Gotham its first league championship.{{cite web |title=NWSL Championship score: NY/NJ Gotham FC win title as OL Reign lose final, Megan Rapinoe to early injury |url=https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/nwsl-championship-score-nynj-gotham-fc-win-it-all-as-ol-reign-lose-final-megan-rapinoe-to-early-injury/live/ |publisher=CBS Sports|date=12 November 2023 |access-date=30 March 2024}}

On 24 March 2024, Esther scored in Gotham's first game of the season, a 1–0 victory over the Portland Thorns.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-25 |title=WC-winner Gonzalez leads Gotham past Thorns |url=https://africa.espn.com/football/story/_/id/39803730/gotham-fc-beats-portland-thorns-esther-gonzalez-goal |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} On 5 October, she assisted Rose Lavelle and scored two goals of her own against Bay FC in the span of 4 minutes and 20 seconds, which marked the fastest three goal contributions in NWSL history.{{cite news|url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/esther-makes-nwsl-history-in-gotham-fc-s-5-1-victory|title=Esther Makes NWSL History in Gotham FC's 5-1 Victory|date=2024-10-08|publisher=National Women's Soccer League|access-date=2024-11-16}} She finished the regular season with a team-high 9 goals, tied for fourth-most in the league, as Gotham placed third in the standings.{{cite news|url=https://fbref.com/en/comps/182/stats/NWSL-Stats|title=2024 NWSL Stats|website=FBref.com|access-date=2024-11-16}} In the NWSL semifinals, Esther scored the opening goal in a 1–1 draw against the Washington Spirit; Gotham lost as Esther was one of three players whose penalty attempts were saved by Aubrey Kingsbury.{{cite news|url=https://africa.espn.com/football/match/_/gameId/712961|title=Washington Spirit 1–1 NJ/NY Gotham FC|publisher=ESPN|date=2024-11-16|access-date=2024-11-16}}

International career

Esther González played for the Spain U17 team at the 2009 U-17 European Championship, where Spain was the runner-up to Germany.[https://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/news/0252-0cddd360db6f-1e5c3a987fb5-1000--malinowski-and-ribeyra-top-table/ Malinowski and Ribeyra top table] UEFA.com

Esther made her senior international debut in March 2016, as a substitute in a 0–0 friendly draw with Romania in Mogoșoaia.{{cite news |title=4 newcomers to the Spanish squad |url=http://www.sefutbol.com/en/4-newcomers-spanish-squad |access-date=30 August 2016 |publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation |date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911085205/http://www.sefutbol.com/en/4-newcomers-spanish-squad |archive-date=11 September 2016 |url-status=dead}}

She scored five goals in Spain's 13–0 win over Azerbaijan in qualifying for the Euro 2022. She and her team reached the quarter-finals, where Spain lost 2–1 to eventual European champions England in overtime.

In Spain's opening match of the 2023 FIFA World Cup, she scored Spain's third goal in a 3–0 win over Costa Rica. This was the third goal in six minutes for the Spanish and was just their second group stage win at the World Cup.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/494228/dominant-spain-open-world-cup-with-stylish-win |title=PDominant Spain open World Cup with stylish win |website=RNZ |date=23 July 2023}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 24 March 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National Cup{{efn|Includes Copa de la Reina, NWSL Challenge Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes UEFA Women's Champions League}}

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|Levante

|2009–10

|Superliga Femenina

|24

431colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–|275
2010–11

|Superliga Femenina

|23

821colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–259
colspan="2"|Total

!47

1252colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–5214
Atlético Málaga

|2011–12

|Primera División

|34

12colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–3412
Sporting de Huelva

|2012–13

|Primera División

|27

15colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–2715
rowspan="7"|Atlético Madrid

|2013–14

|Primera División

|25

1420colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–2714
2014–15

|Primera División

|28

1222colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–3014
2015–16

|Primera División

|29

183241colspan="2"|–3621
2016–17

|Primera División

|30

1530colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–3315
2017–18

|Primera División

|26

83010colspan="2"|–308
2018–19

|Primera División

|21

133130colspan="2"|–2714
colspan="2"|Total

!220

10716581colspan="2"|–225113
rowspan="3"|Levante

|2019–20

|Primera División

|19

010colspan="2"|–1{{efn|name=SC|Appearances in Supercopa de España}}0210
2020–21

|Primera División

|34

2930colspan="2"|–2{{efn|name=SC}}13930
colspan="2"|Total

!53

29400

!0

316030
rowspan="3"|Real Madrid

|2021–22

|Primera División

|27

1432811{{efn|name=SC}}03917
2022–23

|Liga F

|27

1611951{{efn|name=SC}}03822
colspan="2"|Total

!54

3043176207739
rowspan="4" |NJ/NY Gotham FC

|2023

|NWSL

|5

2colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–3{{efn|name=NWSL|Appearances in NWSL Playoffs}}183
2024

|NWSL

|23

10104

|2

002812
2025

|NWSL

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!28

12104

!2

313615
colspan="3" |Career total

!402

190301029982469211

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=International=

{{updated|match played 4 April 2025}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="10" |Spain

|2016

20
201700
201810
201930
202011
2021813
2022146
2023147
202422
202522
colspan="2"|Total4731

:Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each González goal.

class="wikitable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Esther González

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
align="center"| 1.23 October 2020Estadio La Cartuja, Seville, Spain{{fbw|CZE}}align="center"| 1–0align="center"| 4–0rowspan="8"| UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
align="center"| 2.rowspan="5" |18 February 2021rowspan="5" |ASK Arena, Baku, Azerbaijanrowspan="5" | {{fbw|AZE}}align="center"| 1–0rowspan="5" align="center"| 13–0
align="center"| 3.align="center"| 2–0
align="center"| 4.align="center"| 3–0
align="center"| 5.align="center"| 4–0
align="center"| 6.align="center"| 12–0
align="center"| 7.rowspan="2"|23 February 2021rowspan="2" |La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid, Spainrowspan="2" | {{fbw|POL}}align="center"|1–0rowspan="2" align="center"| 3–0
align="center"| 8.align="center"|2–0
align="center"| 9.rowspan="2" | 21 September 2021rowspan="2" | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest, Hungaryrowspan="2" | {{fbw|HUN}}align=center| 1–0rowspan="2" align=center| 7–0rowspan=2|2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
align="center"| 10.align=center| 2–0
align="center"| 11.rowspan="4" | 25 November 2021rowspan="4" | Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville, Spainrowspan="4" | {{fbw|FRO}}align=center| 1–0rowspan="4" align=center| 12–0rowspan=4|2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
align="center"| 12.align=center| 5–0
align="center"| 13.align=center| 7–0
align="center"| 14.align=center| 10–0
align="center"| 15.25 June 2022Nuevo Colombino, Huelva, Spain{{fbw|AUS}}align=center|3–0align=center| 7–0Friendly
align="center"| 16.20 July 2022Falmer Stadium, Brighton and Hove, England{{fbw|ENG}}align=center| 1–0align=center| 1–2UEFA Women's Euro 2022
align="center"| 17.2 September 2022rowspan=3| La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain{{fbw|HUN}}align=center| 1–0align=center|3–0rowspan=3|2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
align="center"| 18.rowspan="2" | 6 September 2022rowspan="2"| {{fbw|UKR}}align=center| 1–0rowspan="2" align=center| 5–0
align="center"| 19.align=center| 4–0
align="center"| 20.11 October 2022El Sadar Stadium, Pamplona, Spain{{fbw|USA}}align=center|2–0align=center| 2–0Friendly
align="center"| 21.16 February 2023Industree Group Stadium, Gosford, Australia{{fbw|JAM}}align=center|2–0align=center| 3–0rowspan=3| 2023 Cup of Nations
align="center"| 22.rowspan=2| 22 February 2023rowspan=2| McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australiarowspan=2| {{fbw|CZE}}align=center|1–0rowspan=2 align=center| 3–0
align="center"| 23.align=center|2–0
align="center"| 24.rowspan=2| 29 June 2023rowspan=2| Estadio Román Suárez Puerta, Avilés, Spainrowspan=2| {{fbw|PAN}}align=center|1–0rowspan=2 align=center| 7–0rowspan=2| Friendly
align="center"| 25.align=center|6–0
align="center"| 26.21 July 2023Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand{{fbw|CRC}}align=center|3–0align=center| 3–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup
align="center"| 27.1 December 2023Estadio Municipal de Pasarón, Pontevedra, Spain{{fbw|ITA}}align=center|2–3align=center| 2–32023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
style="text-align:center"|28.rowspan="2"|5 April 2024rowspan="2"|Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgiumrowspan="2"|{{fbw|BEL}}style="text-align:center"|5–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7–0rowspan="2"|UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
style="text-align:center"|29.style="text-align:center"|7–0
style="text-align:center"|30.4 April 2025Estádio Capital do Móvel, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal{{fbw|POR}}style="text-align:center"|4–2style="text-align:center"| 4–2rowspan=2| 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League
style="text-align:center"|31.8 April 2025Balaídos, Vigo, Spain{{fbw|POR}}style="text-align:center"|7–0style="text-align:center"| 7–1

Honours

Atlético Madrid

NJ/NY Gotham FC

  • NWSL Championship: 2023{{Cite web |date=11 November 2023 |title=NWSL Championship highlights: Gotham FC crowned champions as Rapinoe, Krieger end careers |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/nwsl/2023/11/11/nwsl-championship-megan-rapinoe-live-updates-ol-reign-gotham-fc/71539239007/ |access-date=12 November 2022 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}}

Spain U17

Spain

References

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External links

  • {{NWSL player|d8f389524b654b238b386797cb3b1216/esther-gonzález}}
  • {{UEFA player|250005992}}
  • [https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/jugador.html?id=932 Esther González] at BDFutbol
  • [http://www.laliga.es/jugador/esther Esther González] at La Liga {{in lang|es}}

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