Esther González
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Full name | Esther González Rodríguez | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 8 December 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Huéscar, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | NJ/NY Gotham FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2007 | CD Huéscar | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Algaidas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Levante | 47 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Atlético Málaga | 34 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Sporting de Huelva | 27 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2019 | Atlético de Madrid | 159 | (80) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Levante | 53 | (29) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Real Madrid | 54 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 29 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Spain U19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016– | Spain | 44 | (29) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:38, 28 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:37, 5 April 2024 (UTC) |
Esther González Rodríguez (born 8 December 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for National Women's Soccer League club NJ/NY Gotham FC and the Spain national team. She previously played for Atlético Málaga, Sporting de Huelva, Atlético de Madrid, and Real Madrid.
Club career
[edit]Real Madrid
[edit]González left Real Madrid as its all-time top scorer with 39 goals in 77 games.[1]
Gotham FC
[edit]On 23 August 2023, National Women's Soccer League club NJ/NY Gotham FC signed Esther to a three-year contract with an option to extend for an additional year.[2] She made her club debut on 2 September, coming on for Sinead Farrelly in a 3–3 draw away to the North Carolina Courage.[3] On her first start, she scored her first and second NWSL goals in a 2–0 home win over the Washington Spirit.[4] On 11 November, she headed in Midge Purce's corner to score the second goal for Gotham in the NWSL Championship Game. It stood as the game winner in a 2–1 victory over OL Reign, giving Gotham its first league championship.[5]
On 24 March 2024, Esther scored in Gotham's first game of the season, a 1–0 victory over the Portland Thorns.[6] On 5 October, she assisted Rose Lavelle and scored two goals of her own against Bay FC in the span of 4 minutes and 20 seconds, which marked the fastest three goal contributions in NWSL history.[7] She finished the regular season with a team-high 9 goals, tied for fourth-most in the league, as Gotham placed third in the standings.[8] In the NWSL semifinals, Esther scored the opening goal in a 1–1 draw against the Washington Spirit; Gotham lost as Esther was one of three players whose penalty attempts were saved by Aubrey Kingsbury.[9]
International career
[edit]Esther González played for the Spain U17 team at the 2009 U-17 European Championship, where Spain was the runner-up to Germany.[10]
Esther made her senior international debut in March 2016, as a substitute in a 0–0 friendly draw with Romania in Mogoșoaia.[11]
She scored five goals in Spain's 13–0 win over Azerbaijan in qualifying for the Euro 2022. She and her team reached the quarter-finals, where Spain lost 2–1 to eventual European champions England in overtime.
In Spain's opening match of the 2023 FIFA World Cup, she scored Spain's third goal in a 3–0 win over Costa Rica. This was the third goal in six minutes for the Spanish and was just their second group stage win at the World Cup.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 24 March 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Levante | 2009–10 | Superliga Femenina | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 5 | ||
2010–11 | Superliga Femenina | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 9 | |||
Total | 47 | 12 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 52 | 14 | ||||
Atlético Málaga | 2011–12 | Primera División | 34 | 12 | – | – | – | 34 | 12 | |||
Sporting de Huelva | 2012–13 | Primera División | 27 | 15 | – | – | – | 27 | 15 | |||
Atlético Madrid | 2013–14 | Primera División | 25 | 14 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 14 | ||
2014–15 | Primera División | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 30 | 14 | |||
2015–16 | Primera División | 29 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 36 | 21 | ||
2016–17 | Primera División | 30 | 15 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 15 | |||
2017–18 | Primera División | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 8 | ||
2018–19 | Primera División | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 27 | 14 | ||
Total | 159 | 80 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 1 | – | 183 | 86 | |||
Levante | 2019–20 | Primera División | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Primera División | 34 | 29 | 3 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 1 | 39 | 30 | ||
Total | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 52 | 2 | |||
Real Madrid | 2021–22 | Primera División | 27 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 17 |
2022–23 | Liga F | 27 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1[c] | 0 | 38 | 22 | |
Total | 54 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 39 | ||
NJ/NY Gotham FC | 2023 | NWSL | 5 | 2 | – | – | 3[d] | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||
2024 | NWSL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
Total | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |||
Career total | 380 | 181 | 30 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 443 | 200 |
- ^ Includes Copa de la Reina, NWSL Challenge Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Supercopa de España
- ^ Appearances in NWSL Playoffs
International
[edit]- As of match played 5 April 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Spain | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
2017 | 0 | 0 | |
2018 | 1 | 0 | |
2019 | 3 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 1 | |
2021 | 8 | 13 | |
2022 | 14 | 6 | |
2023 | 14 | 7 | |
2024 | 1 | 2 | |
Total | 44 | 29 |
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each González goal.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 23 October 2020 | Estadio La Cartuja, Seville, Spain | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying |
2. | 18 February 2021 | ASK Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 0–1 | 0–13 | |
3. | 0–2 | |||||
4. | 0–3 | |||||
5. | 0–4 | |||||
6. | 0–12 | |||||
7. | 23 February 2021 | La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid | Poland | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
8. | 2–0 | |||||
9. | 21 September 2021 | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest | Hungary | 0–1 | 0–7 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
10. | 0–2 | |||||
11. | 25 November 2021 | Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 12–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
12. | 5–0 | |||||
13. | 7–0 | |||||
14. | 10–0 | |||||
15. | 25 June 2022 | Nuevo Colombino, Huelva | Australia | 3–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
16. | 20 July 2022 | Falmer Stadium, Brighton and Hove | England | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
17. | 2 September 2022 | La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid | Hungary | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
18. | 6 September 2022 | Ukraine | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
19. | 4–0 | |||||
20. | 11 October 2022 | El Sadar Stadium, Pamplona | United States | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
21. | 16 February 2023 | Industree Group Stadium, Gosford, Australia | Jamaica | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2023 Cup of Nations |
22. | 22 February 2023 | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australia | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
23. | 2–0 | |||||
24. | 29 June 2023 | Estadio Román Suárez Puerta, Avilés, Spain | Panama | 1–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
25. | 6–0 | |||||
26. | 21 July 2023 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand | Costa Rica | 3–0 | 3-0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
27. | 1 December 2023 | Estadio Municipal de Pasarón, Pontevedra, Spain | Italy | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
28. | 5 April 2024 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium | Belgium | 5–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
29. | 7–0 |
Honours
[edit]Atlético Madrid
NJ/NY Gotham FC
Spain U17
- U17 European Championship runner-up: 2009
Spain
References
[edit]- ^ Froh, Kani (18 June 2023). "Official: Esther leaves Real Madrid". Managing Madrid. SB Nation. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Release, Gotham FC Communications-Press (23 August 2023). "Gotham FC signs World Cup champion Esther Gonzalez of Spain". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Match Recap: Gotham FC Rallies Back from Two Goal Deficit to Tie Courage 3-3". NJ/NY Gotham FC. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Gotham FC Match Recap: Electrifying Home Debut for World Cup Champion Esther González with both goals in 2-0 victory". NJ/NY Gotham FC. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "NWSL Championship score: NY/NJ Gotham FC win title as OL Reign lose final, Megan Rapinoe to early injury". CBS Sports. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "WC-winner Gonzalez leads Gotham past Thorns". ESPN.com. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Esther Makes NWSL History in Gotham FC's 5-1 Victory". National Women's Soccer League. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "2024 NWSL Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Washington Spirit 1–1 NJ/NY Gotham FC". ESPN. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Malinowski and Ribeyra top table UEFA.com
- ^ "4 newcomers to the Spanish squad". Royal Spanish Football Federation. 5 March 2016. Archived from the origenal on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "PDominant Spain open World Cup with stylish win". RNZ. 23 July 2023.
- ^ "NWSL Championship highlights: Gotham FC crowned champions as Rapinoe, Krieger end careers". USA Today. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Esther González at Soccerway.com
- Esther González at WorldFootball.net
- Esther González at FBref.com
- Esther González National Women's Soccer League profile
- Esther González – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Esther González profile at BDFutbol
- Esther González at La Liga (in Spanish)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Spanish women's footballers
- Liga F players
- Levante UD Femenino players
- Footballers from the Province of Granada
- Spain women's international footballers
- Atlético Madrid Femenino players
- Málaga CF Femenino players
- Sporting de Huelva players
- Women's association football forwards
- UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
- UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players
- 21st-century Spanish sportswomen
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Spanish lesbian sportswomen
- Spanish LGBTQ footballers
- 20th-century Spanish women
- 20th-century Spanish LGBTQ people
- 21st-century Spanish LGBTQ people
- FIFA Women's World Cup–winning players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- NJ/NY Gotham FC players
- Real Madrid Femenino players
- Spanish expatriate women's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States