Alexander David González Sibulo (born 13 September 1992) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Ecuadorian Serie A club Emelec and the Venezuela national team. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a right winger.
 González with Venezuela in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander David González Sibulo | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | C.S. Emelec | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Caracas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Caracas | 65 | (8) |
| 2012–2016 | BSC Young Boys | 33 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | → FC Aarau (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | → FC Thun (loan) | 30 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | Huesca | 82 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | Elche | 24 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Mirandés | 26 | (0) |
| 2020 | Dinamo București | 7 | (1) |
| 2021 | Málaga | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2022 | Pyunik | 14 | (0) |
| 2023 | Caracas | 30 | (0) |
| 2024 | C.S. Emelec | 22 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Venezuela U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011– | Venezuela | 64 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:44, 14 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editCaracas
editBorn in Caracas, González started his professional career at Caracas, and made his debut as a right back in the year 2010 by coach Noel Sanvicente.
During the 2010/2011 he became a regular and scored 4 goals, playing the season as a right midfielder and right back. In the Copa Libertadores 2011, he played the 6 games of the group stage where his team was eliminated in the final match against Vélez Sarsfield. After a successful season, he won the Best Young Player In Venezuela 2010/11 Season award.
BSC Young Boys
editIt was announced that on January 3, 2012 Alexander would go to BSC Young Boys. He made his debut with the Swiss team on 25 March 2012 with a 4–0 win against FC Thun.
He scored his first goal for the club on 5 May 2012 against FC Luzern. He scored for the first time in Europe competition on 6 December 2012 against Anzhi Makhachkala in the UEFA Europa League 2012/13 season .
FC Aarau & FC Thun loans
editOn 1 July 2013, Gonzalez became a member of newly promoted Super League club FC Aarau. Where he played 27 games before joining FC Thun on loan in the summer of 2014.
Huesca
editOn 31 January 2016, it was announced that González had agreed to an 18-month contract with SD Huesca in Segunda División.[1] On 30 August 2017, he renewed his contract for a further year.[2]
Elche / Mirandés
editOn 4 August 2018, free agent González signed for Elche CF also in the Spanish second division.[3] On 26 August of the following year, he joined fellow league team CD Mirandés also on a one-year deal.[4]
Dinamo Bucharest
editIn September 2020, González signed a two-year contract with Romanian side Dinamo București.[5] After only three months, he ended his contract with the Liga I club.[6]
Málaga
editOn 28 December 2020, free agent González returned to the Spanish second division with Málaga CF, after agreeing to a contract until 30 June 2021.[7]
Pyunik
editOn 3 February 2022, Pyunik announced the signing of González.[8]
Caracas return
editOn 9 February 2023, González returned to his first club Caracas.[9]
International career
editGonzález made his debut for Venezuela in 2009. He was also part of the Venezuela squad who reached 4th place in the 2011 Copa America.
González was also part of the Venezuela squad for the Copa América Centenario, which saw Venezuela knocked out of the quarter finals after a 4–1 loss against Argentina including 2 goals from Lionel Messi for Argentina.[10][11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 9 November 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Boys | 2011–12 | Swiss Super League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9[b] | 1 | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 1 | - | - | 46 | 4 | ||
| Aarau (loan) | 2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| Thun (loan) | 2014–15 | Swiss Super League | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| Huesca | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 84 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 86 | 7 | ||
| Elche | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Mirandés | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| Dinamo București | 2020–21 | Liga I | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Málaga | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Pyunik | 2021–22 | Armenian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14[d] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 0 | ||
| Caracas | 2023 | Venezuelan Primera División | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Emelec | 2024 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 314 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | — | 356 | 22 | |||
- ^ Includes Swiss Cup, Cupa României, Copa del Rey, Armenian Cup
- ^ Appearances and goal in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, and two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Europa League and six appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
International
edit- As of match played 14 November 2024[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 2011 | 7 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 2 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 2014 | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia |  Bolivia
|
2–2 | 2–3 | Friendly | [12] |
| 2 | 28 March 2023 | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  Uzbekistan
|
1–0 | 1–1 | [12] |
Honours
edit- Pyunik
References
edit- ^ "El venezolano Alexander González ficha por la SD Huesca" [Venezuelan Alexander González signs for SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Alexander González se queda en el Huesca" [Alexander González stays at Huesca] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "OFICIAL | El Elche C.F. cierra la llegada de Alexander González" [OFFICIAL | Elche C.F. complete the signing of Alexander González] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Alexander González, nueva incorporación para el Club Deportivo Mirandés" [Alexander González, new addition for Club Deportivo Mirandés] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Bine ați venit la Dinamo București, Alexander David Gonzalez și Ismael Lopez Blanco" [Welcome to Dinamo Bucharest, Alexander David Gonzalez and Ismael Lopez Blanco] (in Romanian). FC Dinamo. 4 September 2020. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Raporturi contractuale incheiate cu Alexander Gonzalez Sibulo și Abdoulaye Ba" [Contracts ended with Alexander Gonzalez Sibulo and Abdoulaye Ba] (in Romanian). FC Dinamo. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Potencia internacional para el carril derecho" [International powerhouse for the right flank] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Official statement: Alexander Gonzalez". fcpyunik.am/. FC Pyunik. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "ALEXANDER GONZÁLEZ REGRESA A CASA". caracasfutbolclub.com/ (in Spanish). Caracas F.C. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Copa America: Lionel Messi equals Gabriel Batistuta's Argentina record". BBC Sport. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Match 27 : Argentina vs Venezuela". Copa América Centenario. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ a b c Alexander González at Soccerway
- ^ Alexander González at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Alexander González at BDFutbol
- Alexander González at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alexander González at Soccerway