Lorenzo José González Montesdeoca (born 10 April 2000) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a

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for Spanish club

AD Ceuta FC Agrupación Deportiva Ceuta Fútbol Club is a Spanish football club based in the autonomous city of Ceuta. Founded in 1956, it plays in Primera División RFEF, Primera División RFEF – Group 2. After being crowned champions of this league, th ...

Club career

Manchester City

Born in

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to a Spanish mother and a Swiss father, González moved to

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at early age and joined

Servette FC Servette FC is a Swiss professional Association football, football club based in Geneva, founded in March 1890 with rugby as its first sporting activity, and named after the Geneva district of the same name. The football section was created on ...

's youth setup at the age of five. In July 2016, after reportedly attracting interest from

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and

Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...

, he signed a four-year contract with the latter. After progressing through City's

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, González made his senior debut with the under-21 squad on 25 September 2018, starting and scoring the second of a 4–1

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away defeat of

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Málaga

On 2 September 2019, González signed for

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, who compete in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system, following the ...

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. He made his professional debut on 17 September, coming on as a second-half substitute for David Lombán in a 1–1 home draw against

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...

. He totalled six appearances, starting one in a goalless draw with

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional association football, football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the ...

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on 29 September.

St. Gallen

On 24 January 2020, González signed for

FC St. Gallen Fussballclub St. Gallen 1879, commonly known as St. Gallen, is a Swiss professional football club based in the city of St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen. It is the oldest football club in continental Europe after Kjøbenhavns Boldklub. The tea ...

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, accepting the league's minimum salary of €40,000 per half season. He played only once, as a 68th-minute substitute for Angelo Campos in a 2–1 win at former team Servette on 21 May 2021, the last day of his second season. On 10 September 2021, González joined

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on loan. He played 14 games in the

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, scoring once in his second game on 17 September to open a 2–0 home win over

FK Varnsdorf FK Varnsdorf is a Czech professional football club located in Varnsdorf, Czech Republic. In 2011 the club changed its name from SK Slovan Varnsdorf to FK Varnsdorf. The team's biggest success in recent history was finishing 2nd in the 2014–1 ...

. He was released by St. Gallen on 23 June 2022.

Ceuta

In July 2022, González returned to Spain by signing for

in the third-tier

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Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Lorenzo 2000 births Footballers from Las Palmas Swiss people of Spanish descent Spanish people of Swiss descent Living people Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Manchester City F.C. players Málaga CF players FC St. Gallen players FK Viagem Ústí nad Labem players AD Ceuta FC players Segunda División players Primera Federación players Czech National Football League players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Swiss expatriate sportspeople in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Swiss expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic 21st-century Swiss sportsmen 21st-century Spanish sportsmen