Derlis Alberto González Galeano (born 20 March 1994) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays for Olimpia and the Paraguay national team. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a winger. González began his career with Rubio Ñu in 2009, and in 2012 was signed by Portugal's Benfica, spending his time out on loan in Paraguay with

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and

Olimpia Asunción Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan professional sports club based in the city of Asunción. It promotes the practice of various sports, with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, football being the most successful. Fou ...

. In 2014, he joined

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in the

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. In December 2015, González was awarded as the

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Club career

Rubio Ñu

Born in Mariano Roque Alonso. González joined Rubio Ñu's youth setup in 2009, from Cerro Corá. He made his first-team – and Primera División – debut on 9 December of that year, starting in a 2–1 home win against 12 de Octubre; at the age of 15 years, becoming the club's youngest ever first-team player. González scored his first senior goal on 19 September 2010, netting the opener in a 2–1 away defeat of

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. He would subsequently feature regularly for the first team in the following campaigns, as his side went on to establish themselves in the first division.

Benfica

On 10 October 2011, González agreed to a deal with Portuguese club Benfica, joining the club ahead of the 2012–13 season. Upon arriving, he was initially assigned to the under-19 squad in the

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. In 2014, Benfica announced that González, together with compatriot Cláudio Correa, were sold to Master International FZC for €1.72 million.

Loan to Guaraní

On 12 February 2013, González was loaned to

until December. On 24 May 2013, González was referenced in the Spanish newspaper ''Marca'' as a future star, following the steps of

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, who moved from Benfica to

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. González scored 14 goals for Guaraní during the campaign, 12 only in the Clausura tournament. On 7 December 2013, he scored a

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in a 6–0 home routing of Cerro Porteño PF.

Loan to Olimpia

On 16 January 2014, González moved to Olimpia until June, also in a temporary deal. He scored twice on his debut on 15 February, a 3–1 away success over General Díaz.

Basel

On 20 May 2014 Swiss club

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announced that they had signed González on a five-year contract until 30 June 2019, for an undisclosed fee. He joined the team for their 2014–15 season under head coach

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. After playing in four test games González played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the

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on 19 July 2014 as Basel won 2–1 against

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. He scored his first goal for his new club in the home game in the

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on 31 August 2014. It was the first goal of the game, as Basel won 3–1 against

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. The season ran well for Basel and their new striker. They entered the Champions League in the

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. On 16 September González scored his first

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goal for Basel in a 5–1 group stage away defeat to

. He added another on 4 November, in a 4–0 win over

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. Basel reached the

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on 9 December 2014, as they managed a 1–1 draw at

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against

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. On 18 February 2015, González opened the scoring in the

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first leg at home against

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, the game ended with a 1–1 draw. Basel were knocked out of the competition after losing 4–0 in the second leg. At the end of the 2014–15 season, Basel won the championship for the sixth time in a row. In the

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Basel reached the final. However for the third time in a row they finished as runners-up. On 30 July 2015 Basel announced that González was leaving the club and had signed a five-year contract with

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. During his one season with the team, González played a total of 47 games for Basel scoring a total of seven goals. 26 of these games were in the

, two in the

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, eight in the Champions League and 11 were friendly games. He scored three goals in the domestic league, three in the European games and the other was scored during the test games.

Dynamo Kyiv

On 30 July 2015, González signed a five-year contract with Ukrainian champions

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. Upon his signing, he became the second most expensive Paraguayan player and the second Paraguayan to play in Ukraine after Pedro Benítez (at

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from 2004 to 2005). On 22 August 2015, González made his official debut for Dynamo in a 0–6 away win in the 1/16 stage of the

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against a

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team

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, coming on as 45th-minute substitute. He scored his first goal for the club on 4 October, in a 4–0 away win against

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in the

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Loan to Santos

On 31 July 2018, González agreed to a two-year loan deal with Santos. He made his debut for the club on 4 August, replacing

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late into a 0–0 away draw against

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. On 6 February 2020, González's loan was cut short.

Olimpia

On 7 February 2020, González returned to Paraguay joining Club Olimpia and signing a five-year contract.

International career

González represented

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at under-15 and the under-20 levels, playing for the latter at the

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held in

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; at that tournament he scored the winning goal in a match against

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. González made his debut for the senior team in a friendly match against

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on 26 March 2014, replacing

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after 58 minutes. In November of the same year, he scored his first senior international goal with a

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in a 2–1 defeat of

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. On 28 May 2015, González was included in Paraguay's 23-man squad for the

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by coach

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. He appeared as a half-time substitute in the team's opening fixture against

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, helping Paraguay recover from a two-goal deficit to draw 2–2 in La Serena. On 27 June, after

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's handball, he scored a penalty in the quarter-final against

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in Concepción to level the score at 1–1; in the resulting

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, he converted the winning kick to take Paraguay to the semi-final. During match day one of the

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on 8 October 2015 González scored the winning goal in the 85 minute as Paraguay beat

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1–0.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each González goal.''

Honours

Basel *

: 2014–15 *

runner-up: 2014–15 Dynamo Kyiv *

: 2015–16 *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

References

External links

Swiss Football League official profile

FC Basel official profile
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Derlis 1994 births Living people People from Mariano Roque Alonso Footballers from Central Department Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Men's association football wingers 2015 Copa América players Copa América Centenario players 2019 Copa América players Club Rubio Ñu footballers S.L. Benfica footballers Club Guaraní players Club Olimpia footballers FC Basel players FC Dynamo Kyiv players Santos FC players Paraguayan Primera División players Swiss Super League players Ukrainian Premier League players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil 2024 Copa América players 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen