Imanol González
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Imanol González Benac | ||
Date of birth | 6 January 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Río Tercero, Córdoba, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Huachipato (on loan from Deportivo Maipú) | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Deportivo Independiente | |||
2003–2017 | Belgrano | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Belgrano | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Senglea Athletic | 13 | (1) |
2019 | Casertana | 10 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Gudja United | 25 | (1) |
2021 | Güemes | 3 | (0) |
2022 | Estudiantes SL | 27 | (3) |
2023– | Deportivo Maipú | 38 | (5) |
2024– | → Huachipato (loan) | 6 | (1) |
International career | |||
2013 | Argentina U15 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024 |
Imanol González Benac (born 6 January 1998) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chilean Primera División club Huachipato on loan from Deportivo Maipú.
Club career
[edit]Born in Río Tercero, Córdoba, Argentina, González was with Deportivo Independiente in his hometown, joining the Belgrano youth system at the age of five. He was a substitute player in a match against Huracán on 27 June 2017 and promoted to the first team in 2018.[2] After having no chances to make his debut with Belgrano, González moved to Europe in the second half of 2018 and joined Senglea Athletic in the Maltese Premier League. After a stint with Italian club Casertana during 2019,[3] he returned to Malta and joined Gudja United.[4][5]
In 2021, González returned to his homeland and joined Güemes in the Primera Nacional.[6] The next year, he switched to Estudiantes de San Luis.[7]
In 2023, he signed with Deportivo Maipú.[7] In 2024, he was loaned out to Chilean Primera División champions Huachipato.[8][9]
International career
[edit]González represented Argentina at under-15 level in the 2013 South American Championship.[2][8]
Personal life
[edit]González holds an Italian passport.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Imanol González". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Quién es Imanol González, el defensor que pide pista en Belgrano". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). 9 July 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Calciomercato Casertana, ufficiale: preso Imanol Gonzalez". corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). 1 February 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (16 January 2020). "Gudja bring in Argentine defender Gonzalez". Times of Malta. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Imanol Gonzalez Benac agrees new deal". GUDJA UNITED FC. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Güemes refuerza su defensa con la llegada de Imanol González". www.diariopanorama.com (in Spanish). 6 August 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Imanol González es nuevo refuerzo de Deportivo Maipú". depor3.com (in Spanish). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ a b Vega, Diego (15 January 2024). "Jugó en Italia: el nuevo fichaje que presentó el campeón Huachipato". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Velozo, Pablo (15 January 2024). "El campeón se sigue reforzando: Huachipato oficializó fichaje del argentino Imanol González". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Imanol González at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentina men's youth international footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Club Atlético Belgrano footballers
- Senglea Athletic F.C. players
- Casertana FC players
- Gudja United F.C. players
- Club Atlético Güemes footballers
- Club Sportivo Estudiantes players
- Deportivo Maipú players
- Huachipato FC footballers
- Maltese Premier League players
- Serie C players
- Primera Nacional players
- Torneo Federal A players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Malta
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Men's association football defenders
- Naturalised citizens of Italy
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen