Rodrigo González (footballer, born November 1995)

Rodrigo Antonio González Catalán (born 30 November 1995) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays as a defender for Primera B side Magallanes.

Rodrigo González
González with Unión Española in 2019
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Antonio González Catalán
Date of birth (1995-11-30) November 30, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Chile
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Right midfielder
Team information
Current team
Magallanes
Youth career
Palestino
Santiago Wanderers
2016 San Luis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 General Velásquez (–)
2014 Colchagua (–)
2015–2016 Chimbarongo FC (–)
2016–2021 San Luis 84 (5)
2019Unión Española (loan) 22 (2)
2020Unión La Calera (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021Unión Española (loan) 17 (2)
2022 Santiago Morning 23 (2)
2023 Universidad de Concepción 23 (4)
2024– Magallanes 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024

Career

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After staying in the Youth Teams of Palestino and Santiago Wanderers, he played for General Velásquez, Colchagua and Chimbarongo F.C. at the Tercera A, the fourth level of the Chilean football. Along with Colchagua, he won the 2014 Tercera A Championship.

In the Summer 2016, he joined San Luis de Quillota in the Chilean Primera División, first playing at the under-19 level and making his professional debut in a match against Palestino on August 21, 2016.[1] After San Luis was relegated to Primera B, he was loaned to Unión Española for the 2019 season,[2] returning on second half 2020 after his stay on loan at Unión La Calera.[3] For the 2021 Primera B, he returned to San Luis.[4]

In 2024, he joined Magallanes.[5]

Personal life

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He is nicknamed Huaso, like the traditional countryman of the Central Chile, due to the fact his birthplace is San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, a city in the O'Higgins Region.[3]

Honours

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Colchagua

References

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  1. ^ "El camino de Rodrigo González" (in Spanish). San Luis de Quillota. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Rodrigo González es la segunda incorporación de Unión Española" (in Spanish). ANFP. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Unión anuncia el regreso del "Huaso" González" (in European Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ^ @sanluis_qta (18 March 2021). "¡Bienvenido nuevamente a casa, "Huaso"!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2021 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Vera, Pablo (8 January 2024). "Magallanes entra en el mercado y anuncia cinco refuerzos". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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