Armando González (footballer, born 2003)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Alba.

Armando González
González with Mexico in 2025
Personal information
Full name Armando González Alba[1]
Date of birth (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003
Place of birth Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Guadalajara
Number 34
Youth career
Real Aguascalientes
2018–2024 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Tapatío 7 (0)
2024– Guadalajara 49 (23)
International career‡
2025– Mexico 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 February 2026

Armando "Hormiga" González Alba (born 20 April 2003) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Guadalajara and the Mexico national team.

Club career

Guadalajara

Tapatío

González made his professional debut with Tapatío on 11 November 2020, coming on as a 89th-minute substitute against Pumas Tabasco.[2]

First team

González made his first team, and Liga MX debut on 13 January 2024 coming on as a 85th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw against Santos Laguna.[3] He finished his debut season with just 3 appearances and no goals.

González scored his first goal for Guadalajara in a match against Tijuana on 12 July 2024, where Guadalajara would go on to lose 2–4.[4]

On 26 July 2025, within the final minutes of the match, González would score a brace against Atlético San Luis, helping Chivas guarantee a 4–3 home victory.[5] On 25 October, González would score his first career hat-trick against Clásico Tapatío rivals Atlas in a 4–1 win.[6] He would go on to finish the season as the joint-top scorer with 12 goals.[7]

International career

González was called up to the senior Mexico team by manager Javier Aguirre in November 2025 for friendly matches against Uruguay and Paraguay set to be played on the 15 and 18 of November respectively. González made his debut appearance for Mexico on 18 November against Paraguay with his side losing the match 2–1.[8] On 25 February 2026, González scored his debut goal with the national team against Iceland, the second in an eventual 4–0 win.[9]

Personal life

González is the son of former professional footballer Armando González Bejarano.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 January 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tapatío 2020–21 Liga de Expansión MX 1 0 — — — 1 0
2021–22 1 0 — — — 1 0
2022–23 5 0 — — — 5 0
Total 7 0 — — — 7 0
Guadalajara 2023–24 Liga MX 3 0 — 1[a] 0 — 4 0
2024–25 18 3 — 1[a] 1 2[b] 0 21 4
2025–26 28 20 — — 3[b] 1 31 21
Total 49 23 — 2 1 5 1 56 25
Career total 56 23 — 2 1 5 1 63 25
  1. ^ a b Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 25 February 2026[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2025 1 0
2026 3 1
Total 4 1

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Armando González
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 February 2026 Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico  Iceland 2–0 4–0 Friendly

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c Armando González at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Tapatío vs. Pumas Tabasco 4 - 2". Soccerway. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Guadalajara vs. Santos Laguna 1 - 1". Soccerway. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Chivas cae ante Xolos en la frontera". Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  5. ^ https://www.heraldodeportes.com.mx/futbol/2025/7/26/hormiga-gonzalez-rescata-las-chivas-del-desastre-ante-san-luis-doblete-remontada-82167.html
  6. ^ "'Hormiga' González se convierte en el 7mo jugador de Chivas en marcar un 'Hat-trick' en Clásico Tapatío". Récord. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  7. ^ "ARMANDO GONZÁLEZ IS THE AP25 GOAL SCORING CHAMPION!!!". Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  8. ^ Spíndola Andrade, Ana Patricia (19 November 2025). "¡Noche soñada! Armando 'Hormiga' González se lleva mucho aprendizaje de su debut con Selección Mexicana". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  9. ^ https://www.marca.com/mx/futbol/seleccion-mx/2026/02/26/699fb631e2704ea9308b457c.html
  10. ^ "The amazing coincidence of Mateo Chávez and Armando González". Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  11. ^ Armando González at Soccerway
  12. ^ Armando González at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. ^ "ARMANDO GONZÁLEZ IS THE AP25 GOAL SCORING CHAMPION!!!". Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 9 November 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  14. ^ @LigaBBVAMX (3 November 2025). "Súper Hormiga 🐜 El público ha votado y eligió a Armando González como el #JugadorDelMes de octubre. El de @Chivas anda prendido. 🔥" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  15. ^ https://x.com/LigaBBVAMX/status/2020566636206424357
  16. ^ @LigaBBVAMX (23 December 2025). "El 'Otaku' del Gol! 🐜👏🏽 Armando González de @Chivas es el #TecateJugadorDelTorneo ¡Tremendo!, y ni hablar de su jutsu bola de fuego, ¿o no, @CervezaTecate? 👀🫵🏼" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  17. ^ https://www.soyfutbol.com/en/leagues/liga-mx-awards-hormiga-gonzalez-as-the-best-player-of-the-tournament-20251224-0028.html
  18. ^ https://www.foxsports.com.mx/2025/12/24/liga-mx-anuncia-el-xi-ideal-del-apertura-2025-nadie-del-america-y-tigres-domina/
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