Diego González Polanco

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Polanco.
Diego González
González warming up for Sevilla in 2015
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 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Elche
Number 2
Youth career
Sancti Petri
2012–2014 Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Cádiz B 49 (5)
2012–2015 Cádiz 3 (0)
2015 → Granada B (loan) 7 (0)
2015–2017 Sevilla B 72 (3)
2015–2017 Sevilla 5 (1)
2017–2020 Málaga 73 (1)
2020– Elche 9 (0)
National team
2016–2017 Spain U21 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2021

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]

González had unsuccessful trials at Liverpool[3] and A.S. Roma in 2013, 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 in the round of 32 of the 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 4–1 defeat to neighbours Granada CF, at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.[8]

On 3 August 2017, after featuring regularly with the B side in Segunda División, González signed a four-year deal with top level club Málaga CF.[9] On 3 October 2020, he was one of the eight first-team players released due to a layoff.[10]

On 9 October 2020, free agent González agreed to a two-year contract with Elche CF, newly promoted to the top tier.[11]

Career statistics
Club Season League Cup Other Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cádiz 2014–15[12] Segunda División B 0010000010
Total 0010000010
Sevilla 2015–16[12] La Liga 2120000041
2016–17[12] 3020100060
Total51401000101
Málaga 2017–18[12] La Liga 181000000181
2018–19[12] Segunda División 220101000240
2019–20[12] 2000000020
Total 421101000441
Career total 472602000552

Honours

Spain U21

References
  1. Díaz, F.J. (19 December 2014). "Destino para Diego González" [Destination for Diego González]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. "El Cádiz huele a muerto (1–0)" [Cádiz smell like a dead man (1–0)]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 11 November 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. Sánchez, Pablo (4 May 2013). "Diego González regresa tras su prueba en el Liverpool" [Diego González returns from his trial at Liverpool] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  4. "El Cádiz CF sigue mimando el futuro" [Cádiz CF keep 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. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  6. "El Sevilla FC se lleva a Diego González por cerca de 200.000 euros" [Sevilla FC take Diego González for around 200,000 euros] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  7. Ballesteros, Cristian (2 December 2015). "Tres chispazos le bastan al Sevilla" [Three sparks are enough for Sevilla]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  8. Winterburn, Chris (8 May 2016). "Granada take vital points from Sevilla to confirm safety". Marca. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  9. "Diego González apuntala la defensa" [Diego González bolsters the defence] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  10. "Several players leave the Club". Málaga CF. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  11. "Diego González, decimocuarto fichaje del Elche CF" [Diego González, fourteenth signing of Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  12. Diego González at Soccerway
  13. "Germany U21 1–0 Spain U21". BBC Sport. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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