Fernando González (born June 12, 1989 in Tampa, Florida) is a Puerto Rican footballer.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fernando González | ||
Date of birth | June 12, 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Tampa, Florida, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
HC United | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2010 | South Florida Bulls | 78 | (1) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 13 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2008 | Puerto Rico U20 | 3 | (0) |
2012– | Puerto Rico | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 13, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 24, 2012 |
Career edit
College and amateur edit
González played for Tampa powerhouse HC United. With HCU, he won the SYL North American championship.[1] He also played at Gaither High School during his time with HC United. González then played in college for the USF Bulls.
Professional edit
González signed with Atlanta Silverbacks of the second tier North American Soccer League and made his professional debut on April 9, 2011 in a game against NSC Minnesota Stars. Atlanta announced on November 8, 2011 that González would return for the 2012 season.[2]
International edit
In 2008, he played 3 games for Puerto Rico in the FIFA U20 World Cup Qualifiers in Cayman Islands, starting all 3 of them. González trained with the Puerto Rico U-21's ahead of the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. In October 2010, he was called up by the Puerto Rico Men's National Team to play in the Digicel Caribbean Cup but he was not released by the University of South Florida to do so.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Fernando Gonzalez - Men's Soccer".
- ^ http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1537 [bare URL]
- ^ "News | Atlanta Silverbacks". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
External links edit
- Fernando González at National-Football-Teams.com
- USF Bulls profile