Diego González Polanco

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Polanco.
Diego González
Personal information
Full name Diego González Polanco
Date of birth (1995-01-28) 28 January 1995
Place of birth Chiclana, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Sevilla B
Number 4
Youth career
Sancti Petri
2012–2014 Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Cádiz B 49 (5)
2012–2015 Cádiz 3 (0)
2015Granada B (loan) 7 (0)
2015– Sevilla B 38 (2)
2015– Sevilla 1 (1)
National team
2016– Spain U21 1 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 June 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2016

Diego González Polanco (born 28 January 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for Sevilla Atlético.

Club career

Born in Chiclana de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, González joined Cádiz CF's youth setup in 2012, from EF Sancti Petri.[1] After starting out as a senior with the former's reserves in Tercera División, he made his first-team debut on 11 November 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against Albacete Balompié.[2]

In 2013, González had unsuccessful trials at Liverpool[3] and A.S. Roma, being also strongly linked to Real Madrid. On 20 December 2014 he signed a new four-year deal at the Estadio Ramón de Carranza, running until 2018.[4]

On 20 January 2015, González joined another reserve team, Granada CF B on loan until June.[5] On 22 July he signed a two-year contract with Sevilla Atlético, for a fee of 200,000.[6]

González first appeared with Sevilla's main squad on 2 December 2015, starting in a 3–0 away win over UD Logroñés for the season's Copa del Rey.[7] The following 8 May, as manager Unai Emery made changes ahead of two cup finals, he made his La Liga debut as a substitute and scored a back-heeled equaliser with his first touch in a 1–4 loss to neighbours Granada CF, at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.[8]

References

  1. "Destino para Diego González" [Destination for Diego González] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. "El Cádiz huele a muerto (1–0)" [Cádiz smells like a dead man (1–0)] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. "Diego González regresa tras su prueba en el Liverpool" [Diego González returns from his trial at Liverpool] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  4. "El Cádiz CF sigue mimando el futuro" [Cádiz CF keeps caring about the future] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  5. "Diego González militará en el Granada B hasta final de temporada" [Diego González will be part of Granada B until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  6. "El Sevilla FC se lleva a Diego González por cerca de 200.000 euros" [Sevilla FC takes Diego González for around 200,000 euros] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  7. "Tres chispazos le bastan al Sevilla" [Three sparks are enough for Sevilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  8. "Granada take vital points from Sevilla to confirm safety". Marca. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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