Diego González Cabanes (born 7 May 1999) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club based in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in th ...

Club career

Born in

Villarreal Villarreal (officially, in ) is a city and municipality in the province of Castellón which is part of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain. The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's capital ( ...

, Castellón,

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, González represented hometown side

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Villarreal, in the Province of Castellón, Castellón province of easte ...

as a youth before moving to

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side on 18 October 2016. He made his senior debut five days later, starting in a 1–1 away draw against

Ontinyent CF Ontinyent Club de Fútbol was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Ontinyent, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia. Founded in 1947 it held home games at ''Estadio El Clariano'', with a capacity ...

. In 2017, González signed for

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and returned to youth football. On 29 July 2019, after playing for the reserves also in the fourth division, he joined

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side

UE Llagostera C.F. Badalona Futur Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Badalona, Province of Barcelona, Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. Founded in 1947, it currently plays ...

. On 22 July 2021, González agreed to a contract with

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side

FC Andorra Futbol Club Andorra is a professional football club based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, that currently competes in , in the Spanish league system. The club was founded in 1942 and currently plays its home fixtures at Estadi Nacional. In spite ...

. He was mainly a backup option to

Adrià Vilanova Adrià Vilanova Chaure (born 11 February 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Alcorcón. Club career Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Vilanova was a FC Barcelona youth graduate. He made his senior debut with ...

and

Álex Pastor Álex Pastor Carayol (born 1 October 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Málaga CF. Club career Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Pastor moved to UC Sampdoria in 2015, from RCD Espanyol. In 2018, he was loaned ...

during the season, as the club achieved a first-ever promotion to

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. On 29 July 2022, González was loaned to

CD Eldense Club Deportivo Eldense is a Spanish football team based in Elda, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1921, the club plays in the Segunda División, and holds home matches at '' Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat'', which has a ...

in the third tier, for one year. A regular starter, he contributed with one goal in 41 appearances overall as the side returned to the second level after a 59-year absence. Back to the ''Tricolors'' in July 2023, González made his professional debut on 13 August, coming on as a late substitute for Julen Lobete in a 1–0 away win over

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid. They currently compete in La Liga, the first tier of the Spanish league system. Leganés was officially founded 23 June 1928 and played thei ...

. On 5 July 2024, after suffering relegation, he signed a two-year deal with

also in the second division.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Diego 1999 births Living people Footballers from Villarreal Spanish men's footballers Segunda División players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers Som Maresme FC players FC Andorra players CD Eldense footballers SD Huesca footballers 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Men's association football defenders