Diego Abraham González Torres (born 29 April 1998) is a

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who plays as a defender for Chilean Primera División side

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on loan from O'Higgins.

Club career

González made his professional debut playing for O'Higgins in a Liguilla Pre-Sudamericana match against

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on May 15, 2016. On 2017 season, he was loaned to Brazilian side

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on a deal for a year with an option to buy. Later, on 2019 season he was loaned to Primera B side

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. For the 2024 season, he was loaned to

International career

He represented Chile U17 at the 2014 South American Games, the

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and the

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. In addition, he was part of the Chile U20 squad for the 2017 South American U-20 Championship, but he didn't make any appearance. At senior level, on 2019 he was called up to a training microcycle of the Chile senior team.

Personal life

He is the older brother of Moisés González, a professional footballer who began his career playing for O'Higgins along with him.

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* 1998 births Living people Footballers from Rancagua Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's youth international footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players O'Higgins F.C. footballers SE Palmeiras players Rangers de Talca footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Men's association football defenders Competitors at the 2014 South American Games South American Games competitors for Chile {{Chile-footy-defender-stub