Diego González (footballer, born 1988)

Diego González
González with Santos Laguna in 2016
Personal information
Full name Diego Hernán González
Date of birth (1988-02-09) 9 February 1988 (age 38)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
San Martín SJ
Number 49
Youth career
Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Lanús 205 (14)
2010–2011Rosario Central (loan) 12 (1)
2015–2016 Santos Laguna 67 (12)
2016–2020 Racing Club 65 (10)
2018–2019Tijuana (loan) 34 (1)
2020–2024 Boca Juniors 44 (3)
2024–2025 Unión Española 31 (7)
2025– San Martín SJ 18 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:03, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

Diego Hernán González (born 9 February 1988), also known as "Pulpo" González, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, currently for San Martín SJ.[1]

Career

González made his first team debut for Lanús during the Apertura 2007 tournament, which the club went on to win.

In 2010, he joined Rosario Central, recently relegated to the second division.[2] He returned to Lanús for the second half of the season.

On 4 December 2014, it was announced that he would sign a contract with Club Santos Laguna who plays in la Liga MX and would make his debut in the Torneo Clausura Mexico in 2015.

On 25 January 2024, he signed with Chilean Primera División side Unión Española.[3]

On 13 March 2025, he returned to Argentina to join San Martín SJ, signing a contract until the end of 2025.[4]

Honours

National trophies

Honour Team Country Year
Primera División Lanús  Argentina A-2007
Liga MX Santos Laguna  Mexico C-2015
Campeón de Campeones 2014/15
Trofeo de Campeones Racing Club  Argentina 2019
Copa de la Liga Boca Juniors 2020
Copa Argentina 2019-20
Copa de la Liga 2022
Primera División 2022
Supercopa Argentina 2022

International trophies

Honour Team Country Year
Copa Sudamericana Lanús South America 2013

References

  1. ^ "Diego González: "Vine a Racing para pelear el torneo" - TyC Sports".
  2. ^ "Otro González como refuerzo". La Capital (in Spanish). 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  3. ^ Rubio, Jorge (25 January 2024). "MULTICAMPEÓN con Boca firma en Chile: ¡A 10 días del ANUNCIO y con "muchas DUDAS"!". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Se fue mal de Boca y vuelve al fútbol argentino para jugar en San Martín (SJ) con su hermano - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 13 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.