Giovanni González

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gonzálezand the second or maternal family name is Apud.

Giovanni González

Personal information
Full name	Giovanni Alessandro González Apud
Date of birth	(1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Krasnodar
Number	20
Youth career
	Danubio
	River Plate Montevideo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	River Plate Montevideo	66	(3)
2018–2021	Peñarol	100	(5)
2022–2024	Mallorca	58	(2)
2024–	Krasnodar	10	(0)
International career‡
2019–	Uruguay	17	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023

Giovanni Alessandro González Apud (born 20 September 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Russian Premier League club Krasnodar and the Uruguay national team. Mainly a right-back, González can also play as a centre-back. ^[1]

Club career

González started his career with River Plate Montevideo in 2014. He joined Peñarol in January 2018. ^[2] On 29 January 2022, González moved abroad and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with La Liga side RCD Mallorca. ^[3]

On 17 August 2024, González signed a three-year contract with Krasnodar in Russia. ^[4]

International career

González received his first call-up to Uruguay national team in March 2019 for the 2019 China Cup. ^[5] He debuted on 22 March 2019 in a 3–0 victory against Uzbekistan, as a 61st minute substitute for Diego Laxalt. ^[6]

Personal life

González is the son of former Uruguayan international Juan González. ^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
River Plate	2014	Argentine Primera División	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2015	Argentine Primera División	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2016	Argentine Primera División	13	0	0	0	6 [a]	0	0	0	19	0
	2016–17	Argentine Primera División	20	0	0	0	—		—		20	0
	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	16	3	0	0	—		—		16	3
	Total		66	3	0	0	6	0	0	0	72	3
Peñarol	2018	Uruguayan Primera División	19	2	0	0	6 [b]	0	2 [c]	0	26	2
	2019	Uruguayan Primera División	30	0	0	0	8 [d]	0	2 [e]	0	39	0
	2020	Uruguayan Primera División	32	3	0	0	8 [f]	0	—		40	3
	2021	Uruguayan Primera División	21	0	0	0	14 [g]	0	1 [h]	0	36	0
	Total		100	5	0	0	36	0	5	0	141	5
Mallorca	2021–22	La Liga	9	1	1	0	—		—		10	1
	2022–23	La Liga	15	0	4	0	—		—		19	0
	2023–24	La Liga	34	1	8	2	—		—		42	3
	Total		58	2	13	2	—		—		71	4
Krasnodar	2024–25	Russian Premier League	10	0	4	0	—		—		14	0
Career total			234	10	17	2	42	0	5	0	298	12

1. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
2. Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
3. One appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya, one appearance in Uruguayan Primera División play-offs
4. Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
5. One appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya, one appearance in Uruguayan Primera División play-offs
6. Six appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
7. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
8. Appearance in Uruguayan Primera División play-offs

International

As of match played 24 March 2023 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uruguay	2019	8	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	8	0
	2022	0	0
	2023	1	0
Total		17	0

Honours

Peñarol

• Uruguayan Primera División: 2018, ^[8] 2021 ^[9]
• Supercopa Uruguaya: 2018 ^[10]

References

1. Giovanni González at Soccerway
2. "Giovanni González es nuevo jugador de Peñarol" (in Spanish). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
3. "El RCD Mallorca incorpora a Giovanni González" [RCD Mallorca sign Giovanni González] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
4. "Джованни Гонсалес стал игроком "Краснодара"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 17 August 2024.
5. "27 reservados para la China Cup". Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
6. "Giovanni González es la sorpresa en la lista de Tabárez en la selección". ESPN (in Spanish). 24 March 2023.
7. "Giovanni González jugará en Peñarol". La Red 21 (in Spanish). 27 December 2017.
8. "Peñarol campeón uruguayo 2018" (in Spanish). 11 November 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
9. "Peñarol es el Campeón Uruguayo". 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
10. "Peñarol campeón de la Supercopa" (in Spanish). 26 January 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

External links

• Profile at the RCD Mallorca website
• Giovanni González at National-Football-Teams.com
• Giovanni González at WorldFootball.net