Cristo González

Cristo Ramón González Pérez (born 24 October 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Arouca.

Cristo González
González in 2017
Personal information
Full nameCristo Ramón González Pérez[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-24) 24 October 1997 (age 26)[2]
Place of birthSanta Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)Forward
Team information
Current team
Arouca
Number23
Youth career
2005–2007CD Tablero
2007–2008CD Laurel
2008–2014Tenerife
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015Tenerife B9(1)
2014–2017Tenerife50(5)
2017–2019Real Madrid B70(32)
2018–2019Real Madrid1(0)
2019–2023Udinese0(0)
2019–2020Huesca (loan)26(5)
2020–2021Mirandés (loan)20(4)
2021–2022Valladolid (loan)29(2)
2022–2023Sporting Gijón (loan)34(5)
2023–Arouca34(15)
International career
2015Spain U191(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:28, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Tenerife

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, González finished his youth career at CD Tenerife. He later appeared with their first team in the 2014 pre-season, being also called up to the match against SD Ponferradina on 22 August 2014.[3]

On 24 August 2014, before even having represented the B side, González played his first match as a professional, coming on as a substitute for Iker Guarrotxena in the 62nd minute of a 1–0 away loss to Ponferradina in the Segunda División.[4] and thus becoming the second-youngest debutant for the club.[5] He scored his first goal in the competition on 31 January of the following year, but in a 3–2 away defeat against Albacete Balompié.[6]

Real Madrid

González signed with Real Madrid on 25 July 2017, being assigned to the reserves in the Segunda División B.[7] He made his competitive debut for the first team on 31 October 2018, replacing Marco Asensio and scoring the final goal in the 4–0 victory at UD Melilla in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[8] His maiden La Liga appearance took place the following 13 January, when he played the entire second half of a 2–1 away defeat of Real Betis after coming on for the injured Karim Benzema.[9]

Udinese

On 19 July 2019, González signed a five-year contract with Udinese Calcio of the Italian Serie A.[10] On 13 August, however, he returned to his home country after agreeing to a one-year loan deal at SD Huesca,[11] scoring six competitive goals during his spell for the second-division champions.[12][13]

González played his first official game for Udinese on 28 October 2020, coming off the bench in a 3–1 win over L.R. Vicenza Virtus in the third round of the Coppa Italia.[14] He returned to the Spanish second tier on 10 December, joining CD Mirandés on loan until the end of the season.[15]

On 28 August 2021, González moved to Real Valladolid on loan for the upcoming campaign.[16] In July 2022, also on loan, he joined Sporting de Gijón also of division two with an option to buy.[17]

Arouca

On 1 July 2023, González signed a two-year contract with Portuguese Primeira Liga club F.C. Arouca.[18] In February 2024, having scored 11 goals and provided five assists in 28 appearances in all competitions, he extended his link until 2026.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 May 2024[20]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tenerife B2014–15Tercera División9191
Tenerife2014–15Segunda División511061
2015–1624100241
2016–1721321234
Total50531536
Real Madrid B2017–18Segunda División B35113511
2018–1935212[a]03721
Total7032207232
Real Madrid2018–19La Liga1031000041
Huesca (loan)2019–20Segunda División26511276
Udinese2020–21Serie A001010
2021–22001010
Total002020
Mirandés (loan)2020–21Segunda División20400204
Valladolid (loan)2021–22Segunda División29230322
Sporting Gijón (loan)2022–23Segunda División34531376
Arouca2023–24Primeira Liga341531312[b]14218
Career total2736917531312029876

Honours

Huesca

References