Rafael_González_Rodríguez
Chuma (footballer)
Spanish footballer
Rafael González Rodríguez (born 13 February 1997), commonly known as Chuma, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Mérida as a forward.[1] He will join Polish II liga club Wieczysta Kraków in July 2024.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael González Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Seville, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mérida | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sevilla | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Sevilla C | 38 | (12) |
| 2017–2018 | Lebrijana | 20 | (13) |
| 2018–2019 | Córdoba B | 47 | (21) |
| 2019 | Córdoba | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Levante B | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Xerez | 22 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | San Roque | 32 | (16) |
| 2022–2023 | UCAM Murcia | 15 | (1) |
| 2023– | Mérida | 50 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2024 | |||
Chuma was born in Seville, Andalusia, and was a Sevilla FC youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 3 May 2015, starting in a 2–1 Tercera División away win against Arcos CF, and scored his first goals seven days later by netting a brace in a 3–0 home defeat of CD Mairena.
On 27 July 2017, Chuma signed for UB Lebrijana also in the fourth division.[3] He made his debut for the club on 27 August, starting and scoring a hat-trick in a 4–3 win at CD Gerena.
On 31 January 2018, after scoring 13 goals in only 20 appearances, Chuma joined Córdoba CF and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[4] The transfer was declared void two days later,[5] but it was later authorized by the RFEF.
Chuma made his professional debut on 12 May 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Federico Piovaccari in a 0–1 Segunda División away loss against UD Las Palmas, which ensured his team's relegation.[6] On 18 July, he agreed to a two-year contract with Levante UD, being initially assigned to the reserves in division three.[7]
- "Chuma zawodnikiem Wieczystej" (in Polish). Wieczysta Kraków. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- "Chuma aterriza en la Lebrijana" [Chuma lands at Lebrijana] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ""Chuma" ficha por el Córdoba B poco antes del cierre del mercado" ["Chuma" signs for Córdoba B right before the transfer market closes] (in Spanish). Lebrija TV. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "La RFEF anula el fichaje de Chuma" [RFEF make void the transfer of Chuma] (in Spanish). El Decano Deportivo. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Las Palmas respira hondo y desciende al Córdoba en la isla" [Las Palmas take a deep breath and relegate Córdoba in the island] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "El Atlético Levante UD ficha a Rafa González para las próximas dos temporadas" [Atlético Levante UD sign Rafa González for the following two seasons] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.