Leonel González
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonel Hernán González | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Concordia, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Universidad de Concepción (on loan from Melgar) | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newell's Old Boys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Newell's Old Boys | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2021 | Estudiantes BA | 89 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Godoy Cruz (loan) | 37 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Godoy Cruz | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Argentinos Juniors (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Melgar (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2025– | Melgar | 30 | (2) |
| 2026– | → Universidad de Concepción (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 February 2026 | |||
Leonel Hernán González (born 15 March 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Chilean club Universidad de Concepción on loan from Peruvian club Melgar.[2]
Career
González progressed through the Newell's Old Boys ranks.[3][4] He never made a competitive appearance for them, but was an unused substitute for Primera División fixtures with Vélez Sarsfield and Arsenal de Sarandí in 2013.[2] January 2016 saw González join Primera B Metropolitana team Estudiantes.[2] He made his senior debut on 10 April in a 3–0 loss away to Deportivo Español.[2] Five more appearances arrived in the 2016 campaign, which preceded a further sixty-seven across the next three seasons - which culminated with promotion in 2018–19, as González also scored for the first time versus Sacachispas on 18 May 2019.[2]
After one goal in sixteen encounters in the 2019–20 Primera B Nacional for Estudiantes, González departed on loan in August 2020 to Primera División side Godoy Cruz until the end of 2022, with a purchase option.[2] Diego Martínez selected him for his top-flight debut on 2 November, as he featured for the full duration of a loss away against Rosario Central.[2][5][6][7] At the end of November 2021, Godoy Cruz triggered the purchase option and signed González on a deal until the end of 2024.[8]
On 11 July 2022, Argentinos Juniors officially presented Leonel González as their new reinforcement, with the player signing a loan deal until the end of 2023 with a purchase option.[9][10]
On 3 January 2026, González joined Chilean club Universidad de Concepción on loan from Melgar.[11]
Career statistics
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Estudiantes BA | Primera B Metropolitana | 2016 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016-17 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2017-18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2018-19 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| Primera B Nacional | 2019-20 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 89 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 2 | ||
| Godoy Cruz | Primera División | 2020 | — | 15 | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | — | 11 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Argentinos Juniors | Primera División | 2022 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Melgar | Liga 1 | 2024 | 30 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Career total | 155 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 201 | 3 | ||
References
- ^ a b Leonel González at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f g h Leonel González at Soccerway
- ^ "Leonel González, el más solicitado: el Tomba lo quiere y ahora también lo busca Independiente". Los Andes. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Newell's: Berti usará un mix, pero con más titulares". El Ciudadano. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Leonel González se ilusiona con el debut del Tomba". Diario Uno. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Leonel González es la cara nueva de Godoy Cruz". MendoVoz. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "El Tomba sumó a su cuarto refuerzo, el defensor Leonel González". Mendoza Post. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Godoy Cruz compró el pase de Leonel González, diariouno.com.ar, 27 November 2021
- ^ #AAAJ ✍🏼 Leonel González es nuevo jugador de..., twitter.com, 11 July 2022
- ^ Argentinos presentó oficialmente a Leonel González, vermouth-deportivo.com.ar, 11 July 2022
- ^ "FBC Melgar cedió a González a la Universidad de Concepción". ovacion.pe (in Spanish). 3 January 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de LEONEL GONZALEZ". BDFA. Retrieved 3 November 2024.