Moisés González

Moisés González
Personal information
Full name Moisés Alejandro González Torres
Date of birth (2000-11-22) 22 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Rancagua, Chile
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 O'Higgins
Number 27
Youth career
2011–2019 O'Higgins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– O'Higgins 45 (3)
International career
2017 Chile U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023

Moisés Alejandro González Torres (born 22 November 2000) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean Primera División side O'Higgins.

Club career

González joined the O'Higgins youth system in 2011 after taking part in a massive trial in the Estadio Municipal Guillermo Saavedra [es]. He made his professional debut in a Chilean Primera División match against Deportes Antofagasta on 30 August 2020, by replacing Paulo Magalhães.[2] He scored his first goal against Audax Italiano on 6 March 2022.[3]

International career

González has taken part of the Chile national team at under-17 level.[4] He also has been with the Chile under-23 squad in training microcycles.[5]

At senior level, he received his first call up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Colombia in September 2023, alongside his teammates Diego Carreño and Antonio Díaz.[6]

Style of play

A versatile defender, Gonzalez mainly plays as a centre-back,[7] but he can play as a right-back[8] or defensive midfielder.[9]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Diego González, a Chile international at under-17 level and a teammate in O'Higgins. They coincided by first time in an official match on 4 September 2020, playing against Deportes La Serena.[8] In addition, their cousins, Joaquín and Francisco Escobar Torres, have been in the O'Higgins youth ranks.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Moisés González". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Moisés González debuta en el profesionalismo". O'Higgins FC (in Spanish). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  3. ^ Vilchez, Norelis (6 March 2022). "O'Higgins le sacó un trabajado empate a un Audax que se complica en el fondo". El Tipógrafo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  4. ^ "La Roja Sub 17 enfrentó a O'Higgins en su ruta de preparación para el Sudamericano de Perú 2019". El Reportero de Iquique (in Spanish). 15 February 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Con Pizarro, Bolados y cuatro jugadores de la Primera B: La nueva nómina para el microciclo de La Roja Sub 23". www.chilevision.cl (in Spanish). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  6. ^ "La nómina de La Roja para los duelos ante Uruguay y Colombia por las clasificatorias al mundial de 2026". www.t13.cl (in Spanish). Canal 13. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Moisés González: "queremos demostrar nuestro juego y traernos los tres puntos"". El Rancagüino (in Spanish). 30 April 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b Díaz G., Max (4 September 2020). "Los González Torres se unen a los hermanos que jugaron en el mismo club". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  9. ^ Velozo, Pablo (31 October 2020). "Huachipato se aprovechó de un fantasmal O'Higgins y volvió a los triunfos en el Campeonato Nacional". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 4 September 2023.