Mario Antonio González Martinez (born 20 May 1997) is a Salvadoran professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Alianza and the El Salvador national team.

Career

From San Miguel, El Salvador, the nephew of

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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

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. To get game time he went to

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and then Firpo in the third division. He signed for Santa Tecla in 2019. Gonzalez signed for

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in June 2020 from Santa Tecla.

International career

He made his debut for the full

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team against the US Virgin Islands on the 6 June 2021. He represented El Salvador at the

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. At the

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, Gonzalez reportedly made important saves to keep the score at 0–0 against rivals

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and to keep his country in the competition.

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* Living people 1997 births Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers People from San Miguel, El Salvador C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo footballers Santa Tecla F.C. footballers Alianza F.C. footballers Salvadoran Primera División players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players {{ElSalvador-footy-bio-stub