Joel González (futsal player)

Joel González
Personal information
Full name Joel Esteban González Ochoa
Date of birth (1994-09-17) 17 September 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Ushuaia, Argentina
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Gimnasia La Plata
Youth career
Ateneo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ateneo
2019 Ushuaia (city team)
2020 Barracas Central
2020–2022 Ateneo
2022 Newell's Old Boys
2023– Gimnasia La Plata
International career
2021– Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joel Esteban González Ochoa (born 17 September 1994) is an Argentine-Chilean[2] futsal player who plays as a winger for Gimnasia La Plata in the Argentine Primera División [es] and the Chile national team.

Career

Born in Ushuaia, Argentina,[3] González began his career with the futsal team of Ateneo FC in his hometown.[4][5] He also represented the Ushuaia city team in 2019, winning the Patagónico tournament.[2]

In 2020, he had a brief stint with Barracas Central.[2]

Back to Ateneo, he switched to Newell's Old Boys in July 2022.[6]

In 2023, he joined Gimnasia La Plata in the Argentine top division [es] .[4][7]

International career

Due to his dual Argentine-Chilean nationality, he was in contact with the coach Vicente De Luise to join the Chile national team before 2020, but he could be called up just in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Since then, he has been a permanent member of the squad in events such as the 2022 Copa América,[8][1] a tour in Argentina[4][9] and a tour in Uruguay.[10]

He was included in the 2024 Copa América.[11][12]

Personal life

González holds dual Argentine-Chilean nationality since his mother is Chilean.[2][3][13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lista CHILE - CONMEBOL Copa América de Futsal 2022" (PDF). cdn.conmebol.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Parovel, Esteban (12 January 2022). "Un fueguino, a la selección de FUTSAL de Chile". Tiempo Fueguino (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Joel González busca su lugar en la Copa América". Diario Prensa (in Spanish). 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "JOEL GONZÁLEZ: "SUEÑO CON EL MUNDIAL"". MZL Deportes (in Spanish). 10 March 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. ^ Entrevista a Joel Gonzalez (Ateneo) - Liga Nacional de Futsal Argentina on YouTube (in Spanish). 28 September 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2024
  6. ^ "¡Bienvenido al Más Grande del Interior! Joel Gonzalez es nuevo refuerzo y ya entrenó con sus nuevos compañeros 🤜🏽🤛🏽 #TodosJuntos ❤🖤". www.facebook.com (in Spanish). Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys - Futsal. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  7. ^ @futsalcge (27 January 2023). "🏔🔥 ¡Nueva incorporación desde el sur! 🤩" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2024 – via Instagram.
  8. ^ "JOEL GONZALEZ, CONFIRMADO POR CHILE PARA LA COPA AMERICA". MZL Deportes (in Spanish). 10 January 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  9. ^ Almazán, Felipe (3 March 2023). "Nómina de La Roja Futsal para la Gira en Argentina". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Selección Chilena de Futsal completa últimos entrenamientos previos a Gira en Uruguay". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Kiki Vaporaki y Joel González en la Copa América de Futsal". Diario El Sureño (in Spanish). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  12. ^ "El camino de la Selección Chilena de Futsal en la CONMEBOL Copa América Paraguay 2024". ANFP (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Futsal: Joel González de Ushuaia fue convocado a la selección chilena con vistas a la Copa América". 19640 Noticias (in Spanish). 25 November 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2024.