Carmelo González (footballer)

Carmelo José González Jiménez (born 9 July 1983), known simply as Carmelo, is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

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

Carmelo
Carmelo (left) lining up for Buriram United in 2013
Personal information
Full name Carmelo José González Jiménez
Date of birth (1983-07-09) 9 July 1983
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Las Palmas B
2001–2005 Las Palmas 120 (14)
2005–2008 Levante 37 (5)
2007 → Hércules (loan) 19 (1)
2007–2008 → Numancia (loan) 38 (7)
2008–2013 Sporting Gijón 91 (7)
2013–2014 Buriram United 50 (36)
2015–2016 Suphanburi 31 (10)
2016 Al-Ittihad
2017–2018 Arucas
National team
2000 Spain U16 5 (2)
2001 Spain U17 4 (0)
2001–2002 Spain U19 9 (5)
2003 Spain U20 9 (0)
2004 Spain U21 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2017

He spent most of his professional career with Las Palmas, Sporting de Gijón (competing in La Liga with both clubs) and in the Thai Premier League.

Club career

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Carmelo graduated from hometown UD Las Palmas' youth ranks. In his first appearance with the main squad, in 2001–02's La Liga, he scored in a 3–0 away win against RCD Mallorca on 26 August 2001,[1] and would play a further three seasons with the club in the second (two)[2] and third divisions (one).

Carmelo joined Levante UD in 2005–06 on a four-year contract,[3] where he would be a key figure in the Valencian Community side's promotion to the top level. He appeared in only six matches the following campaign, finishing it with Hércules CF on loan.

In 2007–08, Carmelo moved to CD Numancia still owned by Levante,[4] scoring seven goals (third-best in squad) en route to another top-flight promotion.[5] He then switched the next season to another promotee, Sporting de Gijón,[6] netting in back-to-back wins in October against Mallorca, CA Osasuna and Deportivo de La Coruña[7][8][9] as the Asturians retained their league status.

In the following three seasons, Carmelo struggled with injury[10][11] but managed to be relatively used, only being able to score once[12] in a combined 58 games however. The club suffered relegation at the end of the 2011–12 campaign.

Carmelo left Sporting in February 2013,[13] moving abroad for the first time shortly after as he signed with Thai Premier League's Buriram United FC.[14] He won the national championship in his first year, being top scorer in the process.[15]

In early July 2016, aged 33, Carmelo switched countries and joined Al-Ittihad Kalba SC in the UAE Football League.[16] The following season, he returned to his homeland and signed with Arucas CF in the Canarian regional divisions.[17]

Club statistics
As of 5 November 2014[18][19][20]
Club Division Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Las Palmas La Liga 2001–0220120——221
Segunda División 2002–0331310——323
Segunda División 2003–0435410——364
Segunda División B 2004–0534610——356
Total 1201450——12514
Levante Segunda División 2005–0631510——325
La Liga 2006–076020——80
Total 37530——405
Hércules Segunda División 2006–0719100——191
Total 19100——191
Numancia Segunda División 2007–0838700——387
Total 38700——387
Sporting Gijón La Liga 2008–0927642——318
La Liga 2009–1027020——290
La Liga 2010–1118010——190
La Liga 2011–1213120——151
Segunda División 2012–136000——60
Total 91792——1009
Buriram United Thai Premier League 201323236370—3626
Thai Premier League 201425127550—3717
Total 4535138120—7041
Career totals353693010120—39579

Honours

Club

Numancia

Buriram United[15]

International

Spain U17

Spain U19

Individual

References
  1. Las Palmas sorprende al Mallorca (Las Palmas surprise Mallorca); El País, 27 August 2001 (in Spanish)
  2. Carmelo se exige aún más (Carmelo pushes himself even further); Diario AS, 4 November 2003 (in Spanish)
  3. Carmelo ficha por cuatro años y costará 420.00 euros (Carmelo signs for four years and will cost 420.00 euros); Diario AS, 7 July 2005 (in Spanish)
  4. Numancia: se asegura la cesión de Carmelo. (Numancia: loan of Carmelo confirmed.); esFutbol, 17 August 2007 (in Spanish)
  5. "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia] (in Spanish). Desde Soria. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. El Sporting ficha a Carmelo (Sporting sign Carmelo); El Comercio, 1 August 2008 (in Spanish)
  7. Mallorca 0–2 Sporting Gijón; ESPN Soccernet, 5 October 2008
  8. Sporting Gijón 2–1 Osasuna; ESPN Soccernet, 19 October 2008
  9. Deportivo La Coruña 0–3 Sporting Gijón; ESPN Soccernet, 26 October 2008
  10. Carmelo estará tres meses de baja tras ser operado (Carmelo to miss three months after undergoing surgery); Marca, 22 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  11. Carmelo: "La segunda vuelta fue mala para mí" (Carmelo: "The second part of the season was bad for me"); Diario AS, 5 May 2011 (in Spanish)
  12. Reparto de puntos en el debut de Tejada (Points shared in Tejada's debut); Europa Press, 5 February 2012 (in Spanish)
  13. Carmelo queda desligado del Sporting (Carmelo cuts ties with Sporting) Archived 27 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Sporting Gijón, 12 February 2013 (in Spanish)
  14. Carmelo, el primer canario que jugará en la Liga de Tailandia (Carmelo, first Canarian to play in Thai League); La Provincia, 13 February 2013 (in Spanish)
  15. Doblete para el Buriram tailandés al ganar la "FA Cup" (Double for Thailand's Buriram after win in "FA Cup"); El Diario Vasco, 11 November 2013 (in Spanish)
  16. Ittihad Kalba complete foreign quota with Carmelo Gonzalez and Salam Shaker signings; Sport 360, 6 July 2016
  17. "Carmelo González, un galáctico en el Arucas" [Carmelo González, galactic at Arucas] (in Spanish). La Provincia. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  18. "Carmelo: Carmelo González Jiménez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  19. "Carmelo". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  20. Carmelo at ESPN FC
  21. "España vence a Alemania y se proclama campeona de Europa Sub-19" [Spain beat Germany and are crowned Under-19 European champions] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 July 2002. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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