Fran González (footballer, born 1989)

Fran González
González with Lee Man in 2018
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier González Muñoz
Date of birth (1989-02-01) 1 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Córdoba, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back / Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Unión Puerto
Youth career
Séneca
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 44 (3)
2018–2019 Lee Man 18 (1)
2019–2020 Mohun Bagan 16 (10)
2020–2021 Bengaluru 18 (1)
2021–2022 Real Kashmir 7 (0)
2022–2023 Terrassa 9 (0)
2023 Unión Puerto
2024– Atlético Porcuna 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Muñoz.

Francisco 'Fran' Javier González Muñoz (born 1 February 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Atlético Porcuna.

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.[citation needed]

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] On 2020 October 2020, Bengaluru FC signed González for 2020–21 Indian Super League season.[12] On 1 March 2021, González was released by Bengaluru FC after club’s poor campaign.[13]

In November 2021, he moved to another I-League side Real Kashmir FC and made his debut and scored a goal for the club in a 3–0 win over Indian Arrows at the 2021 IFA Shield.[14] He also scored in the final of the tournament and won the trophy.

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 April 2022[15]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lucena 2009–10[16] Segunda División B 16 2 0 0 — 16 2
Deportivo B 2010–11[16] 25 3 — — 22 3
Lucena 2011–12[16] 13 0 0 0 — 13 0
Zaragoza B 2011–12[16] 14 1 — 2[a] 1 16 2
2012–13[16] 32 3 — 1[a] 0 33 3
Total 46 4 — 3 1 49 5
Zaragoza 2012–13[16] La Liga 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Córdoba B 2013–14[16] Segunda División B 34 2 0 0 — 34 2
Hércules 2014–15[16] 25 2 0 0 3[b] 1 28 3
Ermis Aradippou 2015–16[17] Cypriot First Division 34 3 1 0 — 35 3
Pattaya United 2016[17] Thai League 1 10 1 0 0 — 10 1
Bytovia Bytów 2016–17[17] I liga 14 0 2 1 — 16 1
2017–18[17] 30 3 5 0 — 35 3
Total 44 3 7 1 — 51 4
Lee Man 2018–19[16] Hong Kong Premier League 18 1 1 0 — 19 1
Mohun Bagan 2019–20 I-League 16 10 4[c] 1 — 20 11
Bengaluru 2020–21 Indian Super League 18 1 0 0 — 18 1
Real Kashmir 2021–22 I-League 7 0 6[d] 2 — 13 2
Terrassa 2022–23 Segunda Federación 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 306 32 20 4 6 2 332 38
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in IFA Shield

Honours

Lee Man

Mohun Bagan

Real Kashmir

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. ^ Sportstar, Team. "Bengaluru FC signs Fran González and Kristian Opseth". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  13. ^ Sportstar, Team. "ISL 2020-21 news: Opseth, Xisco, Gonzalez leave Bengaluru FC". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Real Kashmir FC blank Indian Arrows 3-0 in IFA Shield opener". The Times of India. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  15. ^ Fran González at Soccerway
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Fran González". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  17. ^ a b c d "Fran González". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Real Kashmir FC Win Thriller vs Sreenidi for Back-to-back IFA Shield Triumphs". news18.com. News18. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.