Alexander David González Sibulo (born 13 September 1992) is a Venezuelan professional

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who plays for

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club Emelec and the Venezuela national team. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a right winger.

Career

Caracas

Born in

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, González started his professional career at

, and made his debut as a right back in the year 2010 by coach Noel Sanvicente. During the 2010/2011 he became a regular and scored 4 goals, playing the season as a right midfielder and right back. In the

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2011, he played the 6 games of the group stage where his team was eliminated in the final match against Vélez Sarsfield. After a successful season, he won the Best Young Player In Venezuela 2010/11 Season award.

BSC Young Boys

It was announced that on January 3, 2012 Alexander would go to

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. He made his debut with the Swiss team on 25 March 2012 with a 4–0 win against FC Thun. He scored his first goal for the club on 5 May 2012 against FC Luzern. He scored for the first time in Europe competition on 6 December 2012 against Anzhi Makhachkala in the UEFA Europa League 2012/13 season .

FC Aarau & FC Thun loans

On 1 July 2013, Gonzalez became a member of newly promoted Super League club FC Aarau. Where he played 27 games before joining FC Thun on loan in the summer of 2014.

Huesca

On 31 January 2016, it was announced that González had agreed to an 18-month contract with SD Huesca in

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. On 30 August 2017, he renewed his contract for a further year.

Elche / Mirandés

On 4 August 2018, free agent González signed for Elche CF also in the Spanish second division. On 26 August of the following year, he joined fellow league team

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also on a one-year deal.

Dinamo Bucharest

In September 2020, González signed a two-year contract with Romanian side

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. After only three months, he ended his contract with the Liga I club.

Málaga

On 28 December 2020, free agent González returned to the Spanish second division with

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, after agreeing to a contract until 30 June 2021.

Pyunik

On 3 February 2022,

Pyunik Football Club Pyunik Yerevan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Փյունիկ Երևան, Futbolayin Akumb P’yunik Yerevan), commonly known as Pyunik ("Phoenix"), is an Armenian professional sports club based in the Kentron neighbourhoo ...

announced the signing of González.

Caracas return

On 9 February 2023, González returned to his first club

International career

González made his debut for Venezuela in 2009. He was also part of the Venezuela squad who reached 4th place in the

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. González was also part of the Venezuela squad for the Copa América Centenario, which saw Venezuela knocked out of the quarter finals after a 4–1 loss against Argentina including 2 goals from Lionel Messi for Argentina.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first.''

Honours

;Pyunik * Armenian Premier League: 2021–22

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Alexander 1992 births Living people Venezuelan men's footballers Men's association football defenders Caracas FC players BSC Young Boys players FC Aarau players FC Thun players SD Huesca footballers Elche CF players CD Mirandés footballers FC Dinamo București players Málaga CF players Venezuelan Primera División players Swiss Super League players Segunda División players Liga I players 2011 Copa América players Copa América Centenario players 2021 Copa América players Venezuela men's international footballers Venezuela men's under-20 international footballers Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Romania 2024 Copa América players