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Imanol González

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Imanol González
Personal information
Full name Imanol González Benac
Date of birth (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Río Tercero, Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Huachipato
(on loan from Deportivo Maipú)
Number 3
Youth career
Deportivo Independiente
2003–2017 Belgrano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Belgrano 0 (0)
2018–2019 Senglea Athletic 13 (1)
2019 Casertana 10 (0)
2020–2021 Gudja United 25 (1)
2021 Güemes 3 (0)
2022 Estudiantes SL 27 (3)
2023– Deportivo Maipú 38 (5)
2024–Huachipato (loan) 6 (1)
International career
2013 Argentina U15
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024

Imanol González Benac (born 6 January 1998) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chilean Primera División club Huachipato on loan from Deportivo Maipú.

Club career

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Born in Río Tercero, Córdoba, Argentina, González was with Deportivo Independiente in his hometown, joining the Belgrano youth system at the age of five. He was a substitute player in a match against Huracán on 27 June 2017 and promoted to the first team in 2018.[2] After having no chances to make his debut with Belgrano, González moved to Europe in the second half of 2018 and joined Senglea Athletic in the Maltese Premier League. After a stint with Italian club Casertana during 2019,[3] he returned to Malta and joined Gudja United.[4][5]

In 2021, González returned to his homeland and joined Güemes in the Primera Nacional.[6] The next year, he switched to Estudiantes de San Luis.[7]

In 2023, he signed with Deportivo Maipú.[7] In 2024, he was loaned out to Chilean Primera División champions Huachipato.[8][9]

International career

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González represented Argentina at under-15 level in the 2013 South American Championship.[2][8]

Personal life

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González holds an Italian passport.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Imanol González". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Quién es Imanol González, el defensor que pide pista en Belgrano". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). 9 July 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Calciomercato Casertana, ufficiale: preso Imanol Gonzalez". corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). 1 February 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  4. ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (16 January 2020). "Gudja bring in Argentine defender Gonzalez". Times of Malta. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Imanol Gonzalez Benac agrees new deal". GUDJA UNITED FC. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Güemes refuerza su defensa con la llegada de Imanol González". www.diariopanorama.com (in Spanish). 6 August 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Imanol González es nuevo refuerzo de Deportivo Maipú". depor3.com (in Spanish). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b Vega, Diego (15 January 2024). "Jugó en Italia: el nuevo fichaje que presentó el campeón Huachipato". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  9. ^ Velozo, Pablo (15 January 2024). "El campeón se sigue reforzando: Huachipato oficializó fichaje del argentino Imanol González". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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