Mario González (footballer, born 1997)

Salvadoran footballer born in 1997

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

Mario González
Personal information
Full name	Mario Antonio González Martinez
Date of birth	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	San Miguel, El Salvador
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Alianza
Number	25
Youth career
	C.D. Dragón
	C.D. Chagüite
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Firpo	32	(0)
2019–2020	Santa Tecla	7	(0)
2020–	Alianza	163	(0)
International career
2017	El Salvador U20	6	(0)
2018	El Salvador U21	3	(0)
2019–2021	El Salvador U23	3	(0)
2021–	El Salvador	39	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:08, 30 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:09, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Mario Antonio González Martinez (born 20 May 1997) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primera División club Alianza and the El Salvador national team.

Career

From San Miguel, El Salvador, the nephew of C.D. Dragón player Jorge Orlando "el Mingo" Martínez. Gonzalez played with C.D Dragón as a youth and was registered with them at sixteen years-old in the 2012–2013 season when they won the Segunda División de El Salvador. To get game time he went to C.D. Chagüite and then Firpo in the third division. He signed for Santa Tecla in 2019. Gonzalez signed for Alianza F.C. in June 2020 from Santa Tecla.

International career

He made his debut for the full El Salvador team against the US Virgin Islands on the 6 June 2021. He represented El Salvador at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. At the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Gonzalez reportedly made important saves to keep the score at 0–0 against rivals Costa Rica and to keep his country in the competition.

References

"El Salvador – M. González – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
Martel, Samuel (25 February 2021). "Mario Gonzalez, with a soccer vein". El grafico. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
"Goalkeeper Mario González, new signing of Alianza". elgrafico. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
"US Virgin Islands vs. El Salvador – 6 June 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
"El Salvador GK Gonzalez: "I get confidence from big saves"". Concacaf.com. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
"Costa Rica and El Salvador both stay alive with draw". Concacaf. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

External links

Mario González at National-Football-Teams.com

v t e Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) – current squad
1 Guardado 3 Mancilla 4 Mancía 5 Jacobo 6 Orellana 7 Palacios 8 Rodriguez 9 Murillo 11 J. Portillo 12 Canales 13 Larín 16 Romero 17 Renderos 21 Monterroza 22 Zelaya 23 Mercado 25 González 26 Rivas 27 I. Portillo 30 Mauricio 35 Hernández 55 Funes 56 Benítez Manager: Lara

El Salvador squads

v t e El Salvador squad – 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1 González 2 Sibrián 3 Domínguez 4 Zavaleta 5 Rodríguez 6 Orellana 7 Cerén 8 J. Pérez 9 Martinez 10 Moreno 11 J. Portillo 12 Monterroza 13 Larín 14 Rivas 15 Roldan 16 Rugamas / Lemus 17 Henríquez 18 Pleitéz 19 Renderos 20 I. Portillo 21 Tamacas 22 Carabantes 23 Márquez Coach: H. Pérez
Lemus replaced Rugamas after the group stage.

v t e El Salvador squad – 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1 González 2 Cabalceta 3 Domínguez 4 Zavaleta 5 Rodríguez 6 Orellana 7 J. Pérez 8 Landaverde 9 B. Gil 10 M. Gil 11 C. Gil 12 Canales 13 Menjívar 14 Martínez 15 Roldán 16 Osorio 17 Henríquez 18 Romero 19 Reyes 20 Blanco 21 Tamacas 22 Pleitez 23 Cartagena Coach: H. Pérez

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