Darwin González

Darwin González
Personal information
Full name Darwin Jesús González Mendoza
Date of birth (1994-05-20) 20 May 1994
Place of birth Calabozo, Venezuela
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Wehda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Arroceros
2015–2019 Deportivo La Guaira 77 (23)
2017–2018 → Patronato (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2020 Étoile du Sahel 36 (6)
2021 Deportivo La Guaira 26 (4)
2022–2025 Cape Town City 88 (15)
2025–2026 Al-Orobah 35 (9)
2026– Al-Wehda 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 May 2026

Darwin Jesús González Mendoza (born 20 May 1994) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda.[1]

Career

González started his career in the Venezuelan Segunda División with Arroceros.[2][3] In 2015, González joined Venezuelan Primera División side Deportivo La Guaira.[1][4][2] He made his debut for the club on 26 April against Zulia, before scoring two goals in his second appearance versus Tucanes seven days later.[1] He subsequently scored eighteen goals in eighty-one matches across the following 2015, 2016 and 2017 seasons.[1] During which period he also scored goals in the Copa Venezuela and Copa Sudamericana.[1] In July 2017, González was loaned to Patronato of the Argentine Primera División.[3][5] Three appearances followed.[1]

On 15 January 2019, González moved to Tunisian football after agreeing a move to Étoile du Sahel; penning a three-and-a-half-year contract.[6] In 2020, Étoile were handed a transfer ban after failing to pay fees to Deportivo La Guaira for the deal involving González.[7]

In September 2025, González joined Saudi FDL club Al-Orobah.

Career statistics

As of 9 July 2020.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo La Guaira 2014–15 Venezuelan Primera División 2200000022
2015 112512[a]05[b]2235
2016 344005[a]2[a]2[b]0416
2017 13400—4[b]3177
2018 171132—6[b]22615
Total 7723837217710935
Patronato (loan) 2017–18 Argentine Primera División 3000—0030
Étoile du Sahel 2018–19 Ligue 1 90-16[c]01[d]0161
2019–20 134003[e]000164
Total 224-19010325
Career total 102278416218714440
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the Venezuelan Primera División play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in the CAF Confederation Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Arab Club Champions Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in the CAF Champions League

Honours

Deportivo La Guaira[1]
Étoile du Sahel[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Darwin González profile". Soccerway. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Darwin González refuerza al filial litoralense". Deportivo La Guaira. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Fue muy fuerte perder a mis hermanos". Uno Entre Rios. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Darwin González profile". BDFA. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Darwin González jugará cedido en el Club Patronato de Argentina". El Nacional. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "رسمي الفنزويلي داروين غونزاليس في النجم". Étoile du Sahel. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "L'Etoile du Sahel interdite de recrutements". Africa Top Sports. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.


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