Santiago Emiliano González Areco (born June 11, 1992) is an Uruguayan professional

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Career

Club

Santiago González began his career in the youth system of

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club

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. In 2011, he made his first team debut and during the 2012–13 Uruguayan Segunda División season helped Sud América gain promotion to the top flight as Segunda División champions. In his first season in the

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González was the team's top scorer with five goals and two assists in 14 matches. On February 14, 2014 the Montreal Impact announced the signing of González for an undisclosed fee. The transfer fell under

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's Special Discovery rule. He is a dynamic forward that moves very well and can play with his back to the goal, as described by Montreal sporting director Nick De Santis. He made his first appearance in the pre-season on February 16, 2014 against

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and scored in the 56th minute. González was released by Montreal on 1 April 2015. In September 2020, González joined Uruguay Montevideo.ALTAS: Santiago González, Maximiliano... - Uruguay ...
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International

González has represented Uruguay at the Under 17 level. He appeared for his nation in two matches during the

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Honors

Montreal Impact

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Santiago 1992 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Sud América players CF Montréal players Danubio F.C. players Villa Teresa players Huracán F.C. players Rampla Juniors players Uruguay Montevideo players Men's association football midfielders Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan Segunda División players Major League Soccer players Uruguay men's youth international footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Footballers from Montevideo