Miguel Antonio González Castelan (; born September 25, 1987) is an American former

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player of Mexican descent.

Career

Youth and amateur

Gonzalez spent two years in the

Santos Laguna Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V., simply known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club based in Torreón, Coahuila. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Founded in 1983 as Club Santos I ...

youth system, before joining the Bradenton Academy in 2006, subsequently playing two seasons for the

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in the

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Professional

Gonzalez became the youngest player on the

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when he was signed to a developmental contract on July 20, 2006. Having failed to make a break into the Revolution first team, Gonzalez was loaned out

USL Second Division The USL Second Division (commonly referred to as USL-2) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, operated by United Soccer Leagues (USL). It was at the third tier of soccer in the United States, behind Major League Soccer ...

side

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, and made his debut for them on 23 June 2007. He was waived by New England at the end of the year, having never made a Major League Soccer appearance. Gonzalez spent 2008 playing for Potros Chetumal, the minor-league affiliate of

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side Atlante. He re-signed for his first club,

of the

, for the 2009 season.2009 Bradenton Academics roster
Later he joined Mexican side

Correcaminos UAT Club de Fútbol Correcaminos de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, simply known as Correcaminos UAT, is a Mexican professional football club based in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. It competes in Liga de Expansión MX, the second level divisi ...

, but never played a match for them.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Miguel 1987 births Living people American men's soccer players United States men's youth international soccer players American sportspeople of Mexican descent IMG Academy Bradenton players Soccer players from Miami New England Revolution players Seacoast United Phantoms players USL Second Division players USL League Two players Men's association football midfielders