Francisco 'Fran' Javier González Muñoz (born 1 February 1989) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a defender or

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for Atlético Porcuna.

Football career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, González made his senior debuts in the 2008–09 season with

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, in

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. In the following seasons he competed in

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, representing

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(two stints),

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and

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. With the latter he also appeared with the first team on 23 January 2013, starting and being

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in a 0–4 away loss against

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for the season's

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. González signed with another

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in August 2013, Córdoba CF B. On 21 July 2014 he moved to

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, freshly relegated to the third level. González signed contract with the Polish team Bytovia Bytów in 21 February 2017. On 9 July 2018,

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club Lee Man announced via Facebook that they had signed Gonzalez. On 9 August 2018, he was named as the captain of the club, following the departure of

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. On 27 April 2019, he scored the winning goal for Lee Man in the

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Final against

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. Lee Man won by 3-2 after extra time capturing the first trophy in club history. On 6 July 2019, he announced his contract rescission with Lee Man to join

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. He has been a fans' favourite in Mohun Bagan and was given the name 'Boss' by the Mariners. On 14 February 2020, he scored a

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against NEROCA in the

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. He scored 10 goals for

, making him the 2nd highest joint goalscorer of 2019-20 I-League along with his fellow teammate, Baba Diawara. With 10 goals and 1 assist in 16 games of the season, he was a vital part of

's 5th national football league title(2nd

title) campaign. On 18 October 2020, González announced his departure from

. On 2020 October 2020,

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signed González for 2020–21 Indian Super League season. On 1 March 2021, González was released by Bengaluru FC after club’s poor campaign. In November 2021, he moved to another

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side

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and made his debut and scored a goal for the club in a 3–0 win over

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at the 2021 IFA Shield. He also scored in the final of the tournament and won the trophy.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Lee Man *

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: 2018–19 Mohun Bagan *

: 2019–20 Real Kashmir *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Fran 1989 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Spain Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Segunda División B players Segunda Federación players Tercera División players Tercera Federación players Cypriot First Division players Fran Gonzalez I liga players Hong Kong Premier League players I-League players UD Almería B players Lucena CF players Deportivo Fabril players Deportivo Aragón players Córdoba CF B players Hércules CF players Ermis Aradippou FC players Fran Gonzalez Bytovia Bytów players Lee Man FC players Bengaluru FC players Real Kashmir FC players Terrassa FC footballers Hong Kong League XI representative players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Expatriate men's footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India 21st-century Spanish sportsmen