José Nicolás González (born 24 February 1999) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a winger for

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Career

González started with River Plate de Embarcación at the age of eight, before departing at the age of fourteen to Mitre de Salta. He was part of the latter's squad that prepared for the 2015

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campaign, though he left during pre-season in order to trial at Racing Club; after receiving a travel ticket from his parents for his birthday, which allowed him to make use of a contact his aunt had with the

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club. He remained for more than a year, prior to joining

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in 2017. Having scored in a

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friendly in 2019, González was promoted into the first-team in late-2020 under

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. After appearing as an unused substitute three times, González's senior debut arrived on 29 November 2020 as he replaced Juan Cruz Villagra after sixty-one minutes of a

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3–2 loss at home to Central Córdoba; he assisted Defensa's second goal.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Nicolas 1999 births Footballers from Salta Province Living people Men's association football midfielders Argentine men's footballers Defensa y Justicia footballers Villa Dálmine footballers Estudiantes de Buenos Aires footballers Defensores Unidos footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen