Daniel Nicolás González Álvarez (born 23 June 1997) is a Uruguayan professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who plays as a
forward for
Boston River
Club Atlético Boston River, simply known as Boston River, is a Uruguayan sports club located in Montevideo. Founded on 20 February 1939, their main focus is on football, currently playing in the Uruguayan Primera División. At the futsal Futs ...
.
Career
González had youth spells with Las Flores and
Cerro.
He began his senior career with Cerro in 2016.
He made his first appearance on 30 August 2016 in a league win away to
Fénix.
After seven appearances in
2016
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for Cerro, González was loaned out to
Uruguayan Segunda División
Segunda División Profesional is the second division of professional football in Uruguay, established in 1942. The league is sometimes referred to as ''Primera B''. Segunda División was first held in 1942 to replace amateur Divisional Intermed ...
team
Progreso for the
2017
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campaign.
He made his first start for Progreso on 22 April versus
Cerro Largo, scoring the first goal in a 2–0 win.
In his first twenty games for them, González scored ten times.
Overall, he went onto score sixteen goals in thirty-one matches, including four goals during the play-offs as Progreso won promotion.
He scored his first goals for Cerro in April 2018 against
Racing Club and
River Plate.
After a year with
Defensor Sporting
Defensor Sporting Club is a sports club based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded in 1913, Defensor has several sports sections, with football and basketball being the most important and the ones in which the club has achieved significant achievem ...
, González moved to
River Plate in January 2020.
Alta: Nicolás González
cariverplate.uy, 17 January 2020
Personal life
González's brother-in-law, Federico Puente, is a professional footballer.
Career statistics
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References
External links
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1997 births
Living people
Footballers from Montevideo
Uruguayan men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Uruguayan Primera División players
Uruguayan Segunda División players
C.A. Cerro players
C.A. Progreso players
Defensor Sporting players
Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo) players