Alfonso González

Alfonso González

Personal information
Full name	Arturo Alfonso González González
Date of birth	(1994-09-05) 5 September 1994
Place of birth	Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Left Winger, Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Monterrey
Number	14
Youth career
2009–2012	Atlas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Atlas	88	(14)
2016–	Monterrey	10	(0)
National team‡
2011	Mexico U17	7	(1)
2013	Mexico U20	8	(1)
2013–	Mexico U23	8	(2)
2014–	Mexico	3	(0)
Honours Representing  Mexico Association football FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2016

Arturo Alfonso González González (born 5 September 1994, in Reynosa, Tamaulipas) is a Mexican footballer who plays for CF Monterrey in the Liga MX and for the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team), mainly as a Right Winger and alternatively as an Attacking Midfielder. A gifted and versatile midfielder, Arturo Gonzalez is said to have a bright future ahead of him. He was a vital part of the side that won the 2011 U-17 World Cup.

His is known as Poncho or Ponchito which is short for his middle name, Alfonso, He is also known as Rey Arturo Spanish for King Arthur.

Early life

Arturo González was born in the city of Reynosa in the state of Tamaulipas near the Mexican-American border, to Luis Enrique González and Irma González. As a child, he played baseball, the most popular sport in his hometown, However, after breaking an arm he began training in football.^[1] In December 2008 and January 2009 he went to the US city of Mission, Texas to try out for the youth team of Club Atlas of Guadalajara. with a positive verdict from the coaches, he joined to the club's youth academy in 2009.^[2] After 2 years with the Youth Academy, he was called up to represent Mexico in the 2011 U17 World Cup, after good performances the youth team of Atlas during the 2010–11 season.

Club career

Atlas

2011–2012

González made his senior debut with Atlas on 18 February 2012 against Tigres coming in as a substitute for Alonso Zamora in the 65' minute of the game. He also made another appearance against Jaguares summing 2 appearances during the Clausura 2012 season.

2012–2013

González played his first match in the Apertura 2012 against Tigres coming in the 65th minute. He appeared on the match against San Luis coming on the 53rd minute, which they lost 3–2. He came on the second half on the Clasico Tapatio against Guadalajara, which they lost 2–0. He played all 90 minutes against Puebla scoring his first goal on a 2–2 draw. He played the last match against León losing 3–1.

He played the first match in the Clausura 2013 against Pumas coming on the 39th minute in a 1–1 draw. He played on the match against León losing 1–0. He played in 2 of 19 matches, which Atlas lost on the quarter-finals to Santos on a 3–1 aggerate.

2013–2014

He made his Apertura 2013 debut against Guadalajara on a 1–1 draw. His next game against Cruz Azul scoring a goal, but unfortunately losing 2–1.He appeared against Pachuca losing 2–0.He appeared on the final game of the semester losing to Tigres 1–0.

For the Clausura 2014 he started to be a regular and contributing to the team and scoring 3 goals against Morelia, Pumas, and Jaguares.^[3] He played a total of 1,315 minutes.

2014–2015

He played on the first match against Tigres on a 0–0 draw. He took part in the 2–0 win over Morelia.On the third match against Jaguares, he scored an spetacular free kick goal on a 4–2 win. He was the man of the match on the game against Pumas after scoring the only goal of the match. He played against Leones Negros on a derby on a 1–0 win on a last minute win penalty scored by Luis Nery Caballero.He played against Pachuca on a 3–1 loss, scoring a goal. He played against Santos on a 1–1 draw. He played all 90 minutes against Veracruz on another 1–1 draw. He played on a home win against Cruz Azul scoring a goal with a header. He played against Monterrey on a 2–1 away loss. He played against Querétaro on a 2–1 win. He played the Clasico Tapatío against Chivas winning 1–0 with a goal scored from Enrique Perez.

International career

Mexico U17

Arturo Competed in the 2011 U-17 World Cup in Mexico. He was given the number 10 shirt for the tournament, and scored his first and only goal of the tournament against Netherlands in the last minutes of the match breaking the tie, and clinching a 3–2 victory for Mexico. He would help the national team reach the final against Uruguay, where he assisted teammate Giovanni Casillas in the last few minutes in a 2–0 victory in the Azteca.

Mexico U20

Arturo was left out of the squad for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship by coach Sergio Almaguer. However he appeared in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosted in Turkey, appearing in all 4 matches and scoring one goal against Spain in the knockout stage, However it wasn't enough since Mexico Lost 1–2 and were eliminated from the tournament. Gonzalez also appeared in the 2013 Toulon Tournament and 2014 Toulon Tournament editions of the Toulon Tournament.

Mexico

González received his first call-up for Mexico on 1 October 2014.^[4][5] for two friendly matches against Honduras on 9 October, and Panama on 11 October 2014. He made his debut against Honduras coming in for Marco Fabián in the 76' minute of the game. Arturo became the first youth player from the 2011 U-17 national team squad to make his debut with the national team. Later he was called up again against Netherlands and Belarus on 12 and 18 November.

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 July 2016.

International

Honors

Mexico

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2011
• CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2015

References

External links

• Alfonso González profile at Soccerway
• Alfonso González Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)

Mexico men's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics
1 Talavera 2 Abella 3 Silva 4 Montes 5 Pérez 6 Torres Nilo 7 Pizarro 8 Lozano 9 Peralta (c) 10 Guzmán 11 Bueno 12 Lajud 13 Salcedo 14 Aguirre 15 E. Gutiérrez 16 Cisneros 17 González 18 Torres 20 López 21 Fierro Coach: R. Gutiérrez