Daniel González (footballer, born 2002)

Daniel González
Personal information
Full name Daniel Enrique González Orellana
Date of birth (2002-02-20) February 20, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Arica, Chile
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Universidad Católica
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2019 Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Santiago Wanderers 52 (2)
2022– Universidad Católica 49 (1)
International career
2017 Chile U15 5 (0)
2018–2019 Chile U17 14 (1)
2021– Chile 1 (0)
2022– Chile U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022

Daniel Enrique González Orellana (born February 20, 2002) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays as a defender for Chilean club Universidad Católica.

Club career

He made his professional debut playing for Santiago Wanderers in a 2019 Primera B match against Deportes Melipilla on May 4, 2019.[1] Along with Santiago Wanderers, he got promotion to Primera División after winning 2019 Primera B.[2]

International career

He represented Chile U15 at the 2017 South American U-15 Championship, playing all the matches, and Chile U17 at the 2019 South American U-17 Championship – Chile was the runner-up – and at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[3]

Later, he was a substitute for Chile U23 in a friendly match against Brazil U23 on September 9, 2019,[4] and called up to the first training microcycle of the Chile senior team on 2021.[5]

On March 26, 2021, he made his debut for the Chile senior team in a friendly match against Bolivia playing as a right-back.[6]

He represented Chile at under-23 level in a 1–0 win against Peru U23 on 31 August 2022, in the context of preparations for the 2023 Pan American Games.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 June 2022[8]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santiago Wanderers 2019 C. Primera División 6 0 6 0
2020 C. Primera División 19 1 19 1
2021 C. Primera División 16 1 16 1
2022 C. Primera División 11 0 1 0 12 0
Total club 52 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 53 2
Universidad Católica 2022 Primera División 0 0 2 0 1[a] 0 3 0
Career total 52 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 56 2
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Club

Santiago Wanderers

References

  1. ^ "Wanderers hará debutar a Daniel González una de las figuras de La Roja Sub 17" (in Spanish). EnCancha. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Santiago Wanderers recibió la copa que lo acredita como campeón de la Primera B". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Daniel González: Una opción de futuro para La Roja". LaRoja.cl (in Spanish). 20 February 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Brasil 3-1 Chile: resumen, fotos, crónica y resultado de la Sub 23". chile.as.com (in Spanish). AS Chile. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Martín Lasarte inicia su primer microciclo con la Selección Chilena Local". LaRoja.cl. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  6. ^ Barrera, Cristian (27 March 2021). "El uno a uno de Chile: Jiménez, Alarcón y Wiemberg aprueban en la Roja" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. ^ Quijada, Vicente (31 August 2022). "En un intenso encuentro, La Roja Sub 23 se impuso por 1-0 ante Perú en Iquique". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Daniel González". Retrieved 27 March 2021.