Fernando González (footballer, born 1989)

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Fernando González (born June 12, 1989, in Tampa, Florida) is a Puerto Rican footballer.

Fernando González

Personal information
Full name	Fernando González
Date of birth	(1989-06-12) 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

College and amateur

González played for Tampa powerhouse HC United. With HCU, he won the SYL North American championship. He also played at Gaither High School during his time with HC United. González then played in college for the USF Bulls.

Professional

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.

International

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.

External links

• Fernando González at National-Football-Teams.com
• USF Bulls profile