Fran González (footballer, born 1989)

Francisco 'Fran' Javier González Muñoz (born 1 February 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC.

Fran González
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier González Muñoz
Date of birth (1989-02-01) 1 February 1989
Place of birth Córdoba, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bengaluru
Youth career
Séneca CF
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Almería B 10 (1)
2009–2010 Estepona 0 (0)
2010 Lucena 16 (2)
2010–2011 Deportivo B 25 (3)
2011–2012 Lucena 13 (0)
2012–2013 Zaragoza B 46 (4)
2013 Zaragoza 0 (0)
2013–2014 Córdoba B 34 (2)
2014–2015 Hércules 29 (3)
2015–2016 Ermis Aradippou 34 (3)
2016 Pattaya United 10 (1)
2016–2018 Bytovia Bytów 41 (3)
2018–2019 Lee Man 18 (1)
2019–2020 Mohun Bagan 26 (10)
2020– Bengaluru 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:43, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
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.

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]

Career statistics
As of match played on 16 December 2019
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lucena 2009–10[12] Segunda División B 16200—162
Deportivo B 2010–11[12] Segunda División B 253——223
Lucena 2011–12[12] Segunda División B 13000—130
Zaragoza B 2011–12[12] Segunda División B 141—2[lower-alpha 1]1162
2012–13[12] Segunda División B 323—1[lower-alpha 1]0333
Total 464—31495
Zaragoza 2012–13[12] La Liga 0010—10
Córdoba B 2013–14[12] Segunda División B 34200—342
Hércules 2014–15[12] Segunda División B 252003[lower-alpha 2]1283
Ermis Aradippou 2015–16[13] Cypriot First Division 34310—353
Pattaya United 2016[13] Thai League T1 10100—101
Bytovia Bytów 2016–17[13] I liga 14021—161
2017–18[13] I liga 30350—353
Total 44371—514
Lee Man 2018–19[12] Hong Kong Premier League 18110—191
Mohun Bagan 2019–20[13] I-League 161000—1610
Career total 281311016229734
  1. Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
  2. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

Honours

Club
Lee Man
Mohun Bagan

References
  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. Fran González convence al Depor (Fran González convinces Depor); Minuto 90, 2 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  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. El Sevilla expulsa al Zaragoza de la Copa (Sevilla drives Zaragoza out of the Cup); Marca, 23 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. Fran González firma en el Córdoba B (Fran González signs with Córdoba B); Minuto 90, 15 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  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. "西班牙後衛—干沙利斯". Facebook. Retrieved 9 July 2018. (in Chinese)
  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. Ganguly, Abhishek. "Mohun Bagan sign midfielder Francisco Gonzalez". Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  10. "Mohun Bagan ride Fran Gonzalez hat-trick to rout Neroca FC".
  11. "ATK Mohun Bagan: Fran Gonzalez bids goodbye, thanks supporters". Goal. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  12. "Fran González". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  13. "Fran González". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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