Fernando González (footballer, born 1988)
Argentinian association football player
Fernando Javier González (born 25 September 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ferrocarril Midland.
Career
Belgrano were González's opening senior team. After making his professional debut on 13 March 2009 against Chacarita Juniors, González made sixteen appearances in three Primera B Nacional seasons on the way to helping the club win promotion to the Primera División in 2010–11. He featured just once in the top-flight, before returning to tier two with Sarmiento in June 2012. He played thirty-eight times for them. Short stints with San Martín, as he won promotion, Temperley and Olimpo followed, with the latter two coming in the Primera División. Primera B Nacional's Douglas Haig signed González in 2016; where he'd suffer relegation.
González moved across to the other third division in 2017, agreeing terms with Estudiantes. He participated in three fixtures in Torneo Federal A, appearing twice against Unión Aconquija and once versus Deportivo Maipú. A return to Primera B Metropolitana was completed in 2018, with Barracas Central becoming his eighth club.
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