Leonardo González (Costa Rican footballer)

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Leonardo González
González with Seattle Sounders FC
Personal information
Full name Leonardo González Arce[1]
Date of birth (1980-11-21) November 21, 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Leftback
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2008 Herediano 154 (3)
2009
Municipal Liberia
 4 (0)
2009–2015 Seattle Sounders FC 133 (2)
2016–2019 Herediano 50 (0)
International career‡
2002–2009 Costa Rica 61 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 28, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 6, 2010
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal surname
is González and the second or maternal family name is Arce.

Leonardo González Arce (born November 21, 1980) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Club

Playing for the Seattle Sounders in 2014

González made his professional debut for

Municipal Liberia, also known as Liberia Mia in early 2009.[3] On July 2, 2009, it was announced that he was signed to Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.[4][5][6]

Upon signing González, Coach Sigi Schmid said, “It’s nice to have a naturally left-footed player. He can play left back, play center back in a pinch, and he can also play wide and run the whole line for us. He is an attacking left fullback with good size and athleticism. He’s very willing to get forward out of a defensive position and does a good job defensively.”[5]

González stayed with Seattle through the end of the 2015 MLS season. On December 22, 2015, González signed with Herediano, his original Costa Rican club.[7]

International

González made his debut for

UNCAF Nations Cup 2007, where he scored against Honduras
.

His final international was a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against El Salvador.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 February 9, 2007 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Honduras 2 – 0 3 – 1
UNCAF Nations Cup 2007

Personal life

González is married to Alejandra Abarca Hernández and they have two children.

González received his

U.S. green card in March 2011.[13]
This qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

Honors

Costa Rica

  • 2007

Municipal Liberia

  • Primera División de Costa Rica
    (1):     Verano 2009

Club Sport Herediano

  • Primera División de Costa Rica
    (1):     Verano 2016

Seattle Sounders FC

References

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. March 21, 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Datos: Leonardo González - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Leo González jugará con Liberia - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Leonardo González jugará en el Sounders de Seattle - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. ^ a b Sounders FC sign Leonardo Gonzalez – Seattle Sounders Football Club
  6. ^ Monumental Archived June 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Leo Gonzalez returns to Costa Rica after signing contract with CS Herediano | Seattle Sounders".
  8. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  9. ^ Leonardo González – FIFA competition record (archived)
  10. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  11. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  12. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details Archived July 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  13. ^ Public, Sounders FC (March 29, 2011). "Defender Leo Gonzalez Receives Green Card - Seattle Sounders Football Club". Soundersfc.com. Retrieved July 9, 2012.

External links

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