Facundo González
{{Short description|Uruguayan footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Family name hatnote|González|Molino|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Facundo González
| image = Facundo González Uruguay.png
| caption = González with Uruguay U20 in 2023
| full_name = Facundo González Molino{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce89/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU) |publisher=FIFA |page=22 |date=22 May 2023 |access-date=29 May 2023}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|6|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Montevideo, Uruguay
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Juventus
| clubnumber = 15
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2011
| youthclubs1 = Vista Alegre
| youthyears2 = 2011–2019
| youthclubs2 = Espanyol
| youthyears3 = 2019–2020
| youthclubs3 = Valencia
| years1 = 2020–2023
| clubs1 = Valencia B
| caps1 = 59
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2023–
| clubs2 = Juventus
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023–2024
| clubs3 = → Sampdoria (loan)
| caps3 = 29
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2024–2025
| clubs4 = → Feyenoord (loan)
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam1 = Uruguay U20
| nationalcaps1 = 21
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|URU}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|FIFA U-20 World Cup}}
{{Medal|W|2023 Argentina|}}
{{Medal|Comp|South American U-20 Championship}}
{{Medal|RU|2023 Colombia|}}
| club-update = 20:03, 6 July 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}
Facundo González Molino (born 6 June 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Juventus.
Club career
As a youth player, González joined the youth academy of Spanish fifth tier side Vista Alegre.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/ovacion/futbol/facu-gonzalez-uruguay-tenia-cuatro-anos-quiere-vestir-celeste.html|title=Facu González quiere vestir la Celeste: "Yo sí que me siento uruguayo de verdad; la elegiría con los ojos cerrados"|publisher=elpais.com.uy}}{{Cite web|url=https://uvalencia.es/b/facu-gonzalez-la-joven-promesa-que-ha-atado-el-valencia-cf-3|title=Facu González, la joven promesa que ha atado el Valencia CF|publisher=uvalencia.es}} In 2019, he joined the youth academy of Valencia in the Spanish La Liga.{{Cite web|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mundial/nota/_/id/10902298/diego-alonso-seleccion-uruguaya-exclusiva-espn-aspiraciones-expectativas-preparacion-mundial-qatar-2022|title=Facundo González: el amor por la Celeste y su búsqueda por afirmarse en el Valencia|publisher=espndeportes.espn.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/primera/facu-gonzalez-aparta-momentaneamente-a-uruguay-para-ganarse-a-gattuso-n/|title=Facu González aparta momentáneamente a Uruguay para ganarse a Gattuso|publisher=as.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/ovacion/futbol/facu-gonzalez-cumplira-sueno-vestir-celeste-valencia-maxi-gomez-le-presento-cavani.html|title=Facu González cumplirá su sueño de vestir la Celeste mientras en Valencia Maxi Gómez le presentó a Cavani|publisher=elpais.com.uy}}{{Cite web|url=https://esportbase.valenciaplaza.com/2021/08/23/facu-gonzalez-ultima-su-puesta-a-punto-para-volver-con-el-valencia-mestalla/|title=Facu González ultima su puesta a punto para volver con el Valencia Mestalla|publisher=esportbase.valenciaplaza.com}}
On 8 August 2023, he signed a three-year deal with Juventus.{{cite press release|publisher=Juventus|url=https://www.juventus.com/it/news/articoli/ufficiale-facundo-gonzalez-e-un-giocatore-della-juventus|title=UFFICIALE {{!}} FACUNDO GONZÁLEZ È UN GIOCATORE DELLA JUVENTUS|date=8 August 2023|access-date=9 August 2023|language=it}}
On 23 August 2023, González joined Serie B side Sampdoria on loan.{{cite press release|url=https://www.sampdoria.it/news/club/2023/08/23/gonzalez-e-blucerchiato-temporaneo-dalla-juventus/|title=González è blucerchiato: temporaneo dalla Juve|language=it|date=23 August 2023|access-date=23 August 2023|publisher=Sampdoria}}
On 29 August 2024, González joined Eredivisie club Feyenoord on loan with an option to buy.{{cite web |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/feyenoord-bevestigt-komst-gonzalez-een-grote-club |title=Feyenoord bevestigt komst González: 'Een grote club' |trans-title=Feyenoord confirms arrival of González: 'A big club' |language=Dutch |date=29 August 2024 |access-date=29 August 2024}}
International career
González is a Uruguayan youth international. In September 2022, he played for Uruguay under-20 team in Torneo Cuadrangular de Maldonado.{{cite web|title=Lista final de convocados para el Cuadrangular de Maldonado|url=https://www.auf.org.uy/lista-final-de-convocados-para-el-cuadrangular-de-maldonado/|date=4 September 2022|access-date=21 September 2022|language=es}} He was a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.{{cite web |date=11 June 2023 |title=Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo |url=https://www.auf.org.uy/uruguay-es-campeon-del-mundo/ |access-date=12 June 2023 |website=Uruguayan Football Association}}{{Cite web |last=Lopesino |first=Juan |date=12 June 2023 |title=Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial |url=https://as.com/futbol/internacional/luciano-rodriguez-vale-un-mundial-n/ |access-date=12 June 2023 |website=Diario AS |language=es}}
In June 2023, González received his first call-up to the senior team for friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba.{{cite web|title=Los sub-20 convocados se incorporan a los entrenamientos este miércoles|url=https://auf.org.uy/los-sub-20-convocados-se-incorporan-a-los-entrenamientos-este-miercoles/|language=es|date=13 June 2023|access-date=28 December 2023}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 16 March 2025}}{{Soccerway|facundo-gonzalez-molino/673756}}
| 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 !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Valencia B | rowspan="1" |Segunda División B
|20 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | rowspan="1" |Tercera División RFEF
|23 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | rowspan="1" |Segunda Federación
|17 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!59 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 59 | 4 | ||||
| Sampdoria (loan)
|28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Feyenoord (loan)
|6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!94 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 6 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|673756}}
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Category:Footballers from Montevideo
Category:Uruguayan sportspeople of Italian descent
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Uruguayan men's footballers
Category:Uruguay men's youth international footballers
Category:Valencia CF Mestalla footballers
Category:Segunda Federación players
Category:Tercera Federación players
Category:Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
Category:Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Category:Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
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