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Fran González (footballer, born 1989)

Fran González (footballer, born 1989)

Spanish footballer

Francisco 'Fran' Javier González Muñoz (born 1 February 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for CD Unión Puerto.

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Muñoz.

Football career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, González made his senior debuts in the 2008–09 season with UD Almería B, in Tercera División. In the following seasons he competed in Segunda División B, representing Lucena CF (two stints),[1] Deportivo de La Coruña B[2] and Real Zaragoza B.[3] With the latter he also appeared with the first team on 23 January 2013, starting and being sent off in a 0–4 away loss against Sevilla FC for the season's Copa del Rey.[4]

González signed with another reserve team in August 2013, Córdoba CF B.[5] On 21 July 2014 he moved to Hércules CF, freshly relegated to the third level.[6] González signed contract with the Polish team Bytovia Bytów in 21 February 2017.[citation needed]

On 9 July 2018, Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man announced via Facebook that they had signed Gonzalez.[7] On 9 August 2018, he was named as the captain of the club, following the departure of Chiu Chun Kit.[8] On 27 April 2019, he scored the winning goal for Lee Man in the Sapling Cup Final against Yuen Long. Lee Man won by 3-2 after extra time capturing the first trophy in club history.

On 6 July 2019, he announced his contract rescission with Lee Man to join Mohun Bagan.[9] He has been a fans' favourite in Mohun Bagan and was given the name 'Boss' by the Mariners. On 14 February 2020, he scored a hat-trick against NEROCA in the I League.[10] He scored 10 goals for Mohun Bagan, making him the 2nd highest joint goalscorer of 2019-20 I-League along with his fellow teammate, Baba Diawara. With 10 goals and 1 assist in 16 games of the season, he was a vital part of Mohun Bagan's 5th national football league title(2nd I League title) campaign.

On 18 October 2020, González announced his departure from Mohun Bagan.[11] On 2020 October 2020, Bengaluru FC signed González for 2020–21 Indian Super League season.[12] On 1 March 2021, González was released by Bengaluru FC after club’s poor campaign.[13]

In November 2021, he moved to another I-League side Real Kashmir FC and made his debut and scored a goal for the club in a 3–0 win over Indian Arrows at the 2021 IFA Shield.[14] He also scored in the final of the tournament and won the trophy.

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 April 2022[15]
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  1. Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
  2. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in IFA Shield

Honours

Lee Man

Mohun Bagan

Real Kashmir

References

  1. [1]
    Fran González se suma al proyecto del Lucena (Fran González adds to Lucena's project); El Día de Córdoba, 15 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. [2]
    Fran González convence al Depor (Fran González convinces Depor); Minuto 90, 2 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  3. [3]
    Fran González deja el Lucena y negocia con el Zaragoza B (Fran González leaves Lucena and negotiates with Zaragoza B) Archived 2013-12-17 at the Wayback Machine; Lucena Hoy, 23 January 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. [4]
    El Sevilla expulsa al Zaragoza de la Copa (Sevilla drives Zaragoza out of the Cup); Marca, 23 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. [5]
    Fran González firma en el Córdoba B (Fran González signs with Córdoba B); Minuto 90, 15 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. [6]
    Fran González, del Córdoba B, noveno fichaje del Hércules (Fran González, from Córdoba B, ninth signing of Hércules); Mundo Deportivo, 21 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. [7]
    "西班牙後衛—干沙利斯". Facebook. Retrieved 9 July 2018. (in Chinese)
  8. [8]
    "2018-2019理文足球會新聞發佈會". 香港本地足球專區. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  9. [9]
    Ganguly, Abhishek. "Mohun Bagan sign midfielder Francisco Gonzalez". Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  10. [10]
    "Mohun Bagan ride Fran Gonzalez hat-trick to rout Neroca FC".
  11. [11]
    "ATK Mohun Bagan: Fran Gonzalez bids goodbye, thanks supporters". Goal. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  12. [12]
    Sportstar, Team. "Bengaluru FC signs Fran González and Kristian Opseth". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  13. [13]
    Sportstar, Team. "ISL 2020-21 news: Opseth, Xisco, Gonzalez leave Bengaluru FC". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  14. [14]
    "Real Kashmir FC blank Indian Arrows 3-0 in IFA Shield opener". The Times of India. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  15. [15]
    Fran González at Soccerway
  16. [16]
    "Fran González". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  17. [17]
    "Fran González". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  18. [18]
    "Real Kashmir FC Win Thriller vs Sreenidi for Back-to-back IFA Shield Triumphs". news18.com. News18. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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