Facundo González Molino (born 6 June 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord on loan from Italian club Juventus.

Facundo González
González with Uruguay U20 in 2023
Personal information
Full name Facundo González Molino[1]
Date of birth (2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Feyenoord (on loan from Juventus)
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2011 Vista Alegre
2011–2019 Espanyol
2019–2020 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Valencia B 59 (4)
2023– Juventus 0 (0)
2023–2024Sampdoria (loan) 28 (2)
2024–Feyenoord (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2022–2023 Uruguay U20 21 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 2023 Argentina
South American U-20 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024

Club career

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As a youth player, González joined the youth academy of Spanish fifth tier side Vista Alegre.[2][3] In 2019, he joined the youth academy of Valencia in the Spanish La Liga.[4][5][6][7]

On 8 August 2023, he signed a three-year deal with Juventus.[8]

On 23 August 2023, González joined Serie B side Sampdoria on loan.[9]

On 29 August 2024, González joined Eredivisie club Feyenoord on loan with an option to buy.[10]

International career

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González is a Uruguayan youth international. In September 2022, he played for Uruguay under-20 team in Torneo Cuadrangular de Maldonado.[11] He was a part of the Uruguayan side that won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.[12][13]

In June 2023, González received his first call-up to the senior team for friendlies against Nicaragua and Cuba.[14]

Career statistics

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As of match played 10 November 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Valencia B 2020–21 Segunda División B 20 0 20 0
2021–22 Tercera División RFEF 23 3 23 3
2022–23 Segunda Federación 17 1 17 1
Total 59 4 59 4
Sampdoria (loan) 2023–24 Serie B 28 2 1 0 1[a] 0 30 2
Feyenoord (loan) 2024–25 Eredivisie 3 0 0 0 1[b] 0 4 0
Career Total 91 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 94 6
  1. ^ Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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Valencia B

Uruguay U20

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Uruguay (URU)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Facu González quiere vestir la Celeste: "Yo sí que me siento uruguayo de verdad; la elegiría con los ojos cerrados"". elpais.com.uy.
  3. ^ "Facu González, la joven promesa que ha atado el Valencia CF". uvalencia.es.
  4. ^ "Facundo González: el amor por la Celeste y su búsqueda por afirmarse en el Valencia". espndeportes.espn.com.
  5. ^ "Facu González aparta momentáneamente a Uruguay para ganarse a Gattuso". as.com.
  6. ^ "Facu González cumplirá su sueño de vestir la Celeste mientras en Valencia Maxi Gómez le presentó a Cavani". elpais.com.uy.
  7. ^ "Facu González ultima su puesta a punto para volver con el Valencia Mestalla". esportbase.valenciaplaza.com.
  8. ^ "UFFICIALE | FACUNDO GONZÁLEZ È UN GIOCATORE DELLA JUVENTUS" (Press release) (in Italian). Juventus. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. ^ "González è blucerchiato: temporaneo dalla Juve" (Press release) (in Italian). Sampdoria. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Feyenoord bevestigt komst González: 'Een grote club'" [Feyenoord confirms arrival of González: 'A big club'] (in Dutch). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Lista final de convocados para el Cuadrangular de Maldonado" (in Spanish). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Uruguay es Campeón del Mundo". Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  13. ^ a b Lopesino, Juan (12 June 2023). "Luciano Rodríguez vale un Mundial". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Los sub-20 convocados se incorporan a los entrenamientos este miércoles" (in Spanish). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  15. ^ Facundo González at Soccerway
  16. ^ "Uruguay vicecampeón del CONMEBOL SUB20". 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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