Miguel González
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-10-01) 1 October 1990
Place of birth Michoacán, Mexico
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Peninsula College Pirates ? (49)
2012–2013 Seattle Redhawks 41 (19)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 1 (0)
2014 Kitsap Pumas 10 (6)
2015–2016 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 53 (16)
2017–2018 Oklahoma City Energy 42 (9)
2019–2020 Miami FC 31 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 4, 2020

Miguel González (born October 1, 1990) is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as a forward.

Career

College & Youth

González began playing college soccer at Peninsula College in 2010, before moving to Seattle University in 2012.[1] He was named WAC Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-WAC in 2013.[2]

While at college in Seattle, González appeared once for USL PDL club Seattle Sounders U-23 in 2013.[3]

After college, González trialled with Seattle Sounders FC, before signing with PDL side Kitsap Pumas.[4]

Professional

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

González signed with USL club Colorado Springs Switchbacks on January 27, 2015.[5]

González ended his first season with the Switchbacks with 10 goals and 7 assists.[6]

On December 9, 2015, it was announced that González will rejoin the Switchbacks for the 2016 United Soccer League season.[7] On March 12, 2016, González scored 1 and assisted 1 in a 3-2 preseason victory against UCCS.[8] Gonzalez scored in the Switchbacks opening game victory of the 2016 USL season, against OKC Energy. His performance earned him a spot on the first 2016 USL Team of the Week.

Oklahoma City Energy FC

On December 6, 2016, González signed with Oklahoma City Energy FC, also of the USL.[9] His brother, Daniel, had played for the Energy the season before and had re-signed with the club a few weeks before. He scored his first goal on April 11, scoring a very impressive bicycle kick.[10]

Miami FC

González joined Miami FC of the National Premier Soccer League on February 4, 2019.[11]

Personal life

González's brother, Daniel, also played for Oklahoma City Energy.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played October 4, 2020
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2015 USL 261020112911
2016 2761010296
Total 531630215817
OKC Energy FC 2017 USL 2982130349
2018 1311100142
Total 42932304811
Miami FC 2019[13] NPSL 101310631716
2019 NISA 54--1165
2020 USL Championship 1640000164
Total 312110743925
Career total 124467212514353
  1. Appearances in U.S. Open Cup

References

  1. "Miguel Gonzalez - 2013 - Men's Soccer".
  2. "Miguel Gonzalez | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2014-01-26.
  3. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslpdl.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-12.
  4. "Josh Phillips and Miguel Gonzalez join Switchbacks". 28 January 2015.
  5. "USL Soccer 2015 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC". Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  6. "Gonzalez in Trio of Switchbacks Returnees - United Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  7. "Gonzalez in Trio of Switchbacks Returnees - United Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  8. "Gonzalez Leads Switchbacks to Preseason Win". USLSoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  9. De La Torre, Megan (December 6, 2016). "Energy FC signs forward Miguel Gonzalez". EnergyFC.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  10. Duffy, Thomas. "Energy FC Forward Miguel Gonzalez Wins Game with Impressive Bicycle Kick Goal". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  11. "The Miami FC Signs Forward Miguel González". MiamiFC.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  12. "Josh Phillips and Miguel Gonzalez join Switchbacks". 28 January 2015.
  13. "National Premier Soccer League - Miami FC 2019 Regular Season and Playoff Match Reports". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 28 March 2020.


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