Diego González (footballer, born November 1995)

Diego González
Personal information
Full name Diego Ignacio González Fuentes
Date of birth (1995-11-24) November 24, 1995
Place of birth Valparaíso, Chile
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Position(s)
Youth career
Naval
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Naval 27 (0)
2014Universidad de Chile (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2017 Universidad de Chile 6 (0)
2016–2017Iberia (loan) 21 (0)
2018 Iberia 21 (3)
2019 Deportes Santa Cruz 8 (0)
2020–2021 Deportes Concepción 11 (0)
2021 Independiente Cauquenes 17 (0)
Total 111 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diego Ignacio González Fuentes (born 24 November 1995 in Valparaíso, Chile) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

González made his professional with Naval. He after joined Chilean giant Universidad de Chile and made his debut with them under Martín Lasarte in 2015.[1][2]

At international level, González was in the Chile preliminary squad for the 2013 South American U20 Championship under Mario Salas.[1]

His last club at professional level was Independiente de Cauquenes in 2021 before playing for the amateur club Diego Portales from Concepción. After trialed with Naval in 2025, he announced his official retirement in August 2025.[1]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Continental Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportes Naval 2013–14 27 0 0 0 2 0 29 0
Total 27 0 0 0 2 0 29 0
Universidad de Chile 2014–15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16 6 0 0 0 7 1 13 1
Total 6 0 0 0 7 1 13 1
Career total 33 0 0 0 9 1 42 1

References

  1. ^ a b c Maldonado, Víctor (31 August 2025). "Un campeón con la U se retira a los 29 años: "Hoy soy electricista... Necesitaba un trabajo estable"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Universidad de Chile - Campeonato de Apertura 2015/2016". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2025.