Edgar González (footballer, born 1997)

Edgar González
	González with Betis in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Edgar González Estrada
Date of birth	1 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Sallent, Spain
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Almería
Number	3
Youth career
	Cornellà
2015–2016	Espanyol
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2018	Espanyol B
2016–2018	→ Cornellà (loan)
2018–2020	Betis B
2018–2023	Betis
2020–2021	→ Oviedo (loan)
2023–	Almería
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024

Edgar González Estrada (born 1 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Segunda División club Almería.

Club career

Born in Sallent, Barcelona, Catalonia, González joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in July 2015, from UE Cornellà.^[2] On 1 July 2016, after finishing his formation, he returned to his previous club Cornellà, on loan for one year.^[3]

González made his senior debut on 31 August 2016, playing the last 33 minutes in a 2–1 home defeat of UD San Sebastián de los Reyes, for the season's Copa del Rey. The following 3 July, after 13 appearances, he renewed his contract with the Pericos until 2020 and remained on loan at Cornellà for one further season.^[4]

On 6 July 2018, González agreed to a contract with Real Betis, being initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.^[5] He made his first team debut on 1 November, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away success over Racing de Santander, also for the national cup.

González made his La Liga debut on 23 November 2019, starting in a 2–1 home win against Valencia CF.^[6] The following 21 July, he renewed his contract until 2023 and was promoted to the first team.^[7]

On 3 September 2020, González was loaned to Segunda División side Real Oviedo for the season.^[8] He scored his first professional goals on 8 November, netting a brace in a 4–0 home routing of CD Castellón.

Back to the Verdiblancos in July 2021, González scored his first goal in the top tier on 13 February 2022, netting his team's second in a 4–2 away win over Levante UD. On 29 March, he renewed his contract with the club until 2025.^[9]

On 6 July 2023, González signed a five-year contract with fellow top-tier side UD Almería.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 August 2023^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Copa del Rey		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Espanyol B	2015–16	Segunda División B	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Cornellà (loan)	2016–17	Segunda División B	13	0	2	0	—		—		15	0
	2017–18	Segunda División B	30	0	0	0	—		2^[a]	0	32	0
	Total		43	0	2	0	—		2	0	47	0
Betis B	2018–19	Tercera División	38	2	—		—		—		38	2
	2019–20	Tercera División	12	2	—		—		2^[b]	0	14	2
	Total		50	4	—		—		2	0	52	4
Betis	2018–19	La Liga	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2019–20	La Liga	10	0	3	0	—		—		13	0
	2021–22	La Liga	21	1	7	0	7^[c]	0	—		35	1
	2022–23	La Liga	25	0	0	0	4^[c]	0	0	0	29	0
	Total		56	1	11	0	11	0	0	0	78	1
Oviedo (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División	37	3	1	0	—		—		38	3
Almería	2023–24	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Career total			187	8	14	0	11	0	4	0	216	8

^ Appearances in Segunda División B promotion play-offs
^ Appearances in Tercera División promotion play-offs
^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Betis

Copa del Rey: 2021–22^[12]

References

^ "Edgar González". Real Betis. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
^ "La UE Cornellà sigue exportando talento a Barça y Espanyol" [UE Cornellà keep exporting talent to Barça and Espanyol] (in Spanish). Fútbol Base Català. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
^ "Edgar González, cedido a la UE Cornellà" [Edgar González, loaned to UE Cornellà] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
^ "Édgar González renueva hasta 2020 y jugará cedido en la UE Cornellà" [Édgar González renews until 2020 and will play on loan at UE Cornellà] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
^ "El Betis Deportivo incorpora a Edgar González" [Betis Deportivo sign Edgar González] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
^ "Canales salva a Rubi en el 94'" [Canales saves Rubi in the 94'] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
^ "Real Betis and Edgar extend their contract until 2023". Real Betis. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
^ "El Real Betis y el Real Oviedo acuerdan la cesión de Edgar" [Real Betis and Real Oviedo agree the loan of Edgar] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^ "Edgar González renueva con el Betis hasta 2025" [Edgar González renews with Betis until 2025] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "El Almería ficha a Édgar González, un central de garantías" [Almería sign Édgar González, an assurance stopper] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ Edgar González at Soccerway
^ "Real Betis 1–1 Valencia (5–4 on pens): Real Betis win Copa del Rey final on penalties". BBC Sport. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.

External links

Profile at the Real Betis website
Edgar González at BDFutbol
Beticopedia profile (in Spanish)
Edgar González at Soccerway

[12] Appearances in Segunda División B promotion play-offs

[13] Appearances in Tercera División promotion play-offs

[UEL-14] Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[1] "Edgar González". Real Betis. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

[2] "La UE Cornellà sigue exportando talento a Barça y Espanyol" [UE Cornellà keep exporting talent to Barça and Espanyol] (in Spanish). Fútbol Base Català. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[3] "Edgar González, cedido a la UE Cornellà" [Edgar González, loaned to UE Cornellà] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[4] "Édgar González renueva hasta 2020 y jugará cedido en la UE Cornellà" [Édgar González renews until 2020 and will play on loan at UE Cornellà] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[5] "El Betis Deportivo incorpora a Edgar González" [Betis Deportivo sign Edgar González] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[6] "Canales salva a Rubi en el 94'" [Canales saves Rubi in the 94'] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.

[7] "Real Betis and Edgar extend their contract until 2023". Real Betis. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[8] "El Real Betis y el Real Oviedo acuerdan la cesión de Edgar" [Real Betis and Real Oviedo agree the loan of Edgar] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[9] "Edgar González renueva con el Betis hasta 2025" [Edgar González renews with Betis until 2025] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[10] "El Almería ficha a Édgar González, un central de garantías" [Almería sign Édgar González, an assurance stopper] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[11] Edgar González at Soccerway

[15] "Real Betis 1–1 Valencia (5–4 on pens): Real Betis win Copa del Rey final on penalties". BBC Sport. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.

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