Giovanni González

Giovanni González
	González with Krasnodar in 2026
Personal information
Full name	Giovanni Alessandro González Apud
Date of birth	20 September 1994
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Positions	Right-back; centre-back;
Team information
Current team	River Plate
Number	20
Youth career
	Danubio
	River Plate Montevideo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2017	River Plate Montevideo
2018–2021	Peñarol
2022–2024	Mallorca
2024–2026	Krasnodar
2026–	River Plate
International career‡
2019–2023	Uruguay
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2023

Giovanni Alessandro González Apud (born 20 September 1994) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Argentine Primera División club River Plate. 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]

On 30 June 2026, González signed with River Plate in Argentina until 31 December 2027.^[5]

International career

González received his first call-up to Uruguay national team in March 2019 for the 2019 China Cup.^[6] He debuted on 22 March 2019 in a 3–0 victory against Uzbekistan, as a 61st minute substitute for Diego Laxalt.^[7]

Personal life

González is the son of former Uruguayan international Juan González.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2026

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	22	0	5	0	—		—		27	0
	2025–26	Russian Premier League	24	0	10	0	—		1^[i]	0	35	0
	Total		46	0	15	0	—		1	0	62	0
Career total			269	10	28	2	42	0	6	0	345	12

↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
↑ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
↑ One appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya, one appearance in Uruguayan Primera División play-offs
↑ Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
↑ One appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya, one appearance in Uruguayan Primera División play-offs
↑ Six appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
↑ Appearance in Uruguayan Primera División play-offs
↑ Appearance in Russian Super Cup

International

As of match played 24 March 2023^[1]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Uruguay	2019	8
	2020	0
	2021	8
	2022	0
	2023	1
Total		17

Honours

Peñarol

Krasnodar

Russian Premier League: 2024–25^[12]

References

1 2 Giovanni González at Soccerway
↑ "Giovanni González es nuevo jugador de Peñarol" (in Spanish). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
↑ "El RCD Mallorca incorpora a Giovanni González" [RCD Mallorca sign Giovanni González] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
↑ "Джованни Гонсалес стал игроком "Краснодара"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 17 August 2024.
↑ "Giovanni González, nuevo jugador de River Plate" [Giovanni González, River Plate's new player] (in Spanish). River Plate. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
↑ "27 reservados para la China Cup". Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
↑ "Giovanni González es la sorpresa en la lista de Tabárez en la selección". ESPN (in Spanish). 24 March 2023.
↑ "Giovanni González jugará en Peñarol". La Red 21 (in Spanish). 27 December 2017.
↑ "Peñarol campeón uruguayo 2018" (in Spanish). 11 November 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
↑ "Peñarol es el Campeón Uruguayo". 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
↑ "Peñarol campeón de la Supercopa" (in Spanish). 26 January 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
↑ "«Краснодар» впервые стал чемпионом Мир РПЛ!" [Krasnodar became the champions of Mir RPL for the first time!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 24 May 2025. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.

External links

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

[COL-9] Appearances in Copa Libertadores

[10] Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana

[11] One appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya, one appearance in Uruguayan Primera División play-offs

[12] Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana

[13] One appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya, one appearance in Uruguayan Primera División play-offs

[14] Six appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana

[15] Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

[UPD-16] Appearance in Uruguayan Primera División play-offs

[RSC-17] Appearance in Russian Super Cup

[soccerway-1] 1 2 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] "Giovanni González, nuevo jugador de River Plate" [Giovanni González, River Plate's new player] (in Spanish). River Plate. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.

[6] "27 reservados para la China Cup". Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

[7] "Giovanni González es la sorpresa en la lista de Tabárez en la selección". ESPN (in Spanish). 24 March 2023.

[8] "Giovanni González jugará en Peñarol". La Red 21 (in Spanish). 27 December 2017.

[18] "Peñarol campeón uruguayo 2018" (in Spanish). 11 November 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[19] "Peñarol es el Campeón Uruguayo". 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

[20] "Peñarol campeón de la Supercopa" (in Spanish). 26 January 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[21] "«Краснодар» впервые стал чемпионом Мир РПЛ!" [Krasnodar became the champions of Mir RPL for the first time!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 24 May 2025. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.

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