# Gastón González (footballer, born 2001)

Gastón Nicolás González (born 27 June 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primera División club Defensa y Justicia.

## Club career
### Unión Santa Fe

González started his career with Unión Santa Fe. He made the breakthrough towards the end of the 2018–19 campaign, featuring for the final ten minutes of a Copa de la Superliga draw away to San Martín on 13 April 2019; having been substituted on by Leonardo Madelón in place of Augusto Lotti. On 21 December 2020, during his seventh career appearance, González scored his first senior goal in a 2–2 draw away to Rosario Central in the Copa de la Liga Profesional.

### Orlando City

On 5 May 2022, Orlando City announced the signing of González as an U22 initiative player on a three-year contract with three additional option years although he was immediately placed on the Season Ending Injury list having torn his ACL in what was already scheduled to be his final appearance for Unión on 19 April. He made his debut for the club during the 2023 season and made a total of 21 appearances in all competitions but struggled for both game time and form, failing to score a goal but registering two assists. On 5 December 2024, it was announced that the club were allowing González's contract to expire and they were not interested in pursuing an extension.

#### Nacional (loan)

On 27 January 2024, it was announced González had joined Uruguayan Primera División team Nacional on a year-long loan with an option to buy. He made his debut on 6 February as a half-time substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Liverpool in the 2023 Copa Uruguay round of 16. González scored his first goal for the club after coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Diego Zabala in a 2–0 victory over Montevideo Wanderers on 15 September.

### Defensa y Justicia

On 25 January 2025, González was announced as a signing by Defensa y Justicia on a one-year contract with an option to extend for three more seasons. On 15 February, González made his debut for the club when he subbed on in the 83rd-minute for Juan Miritello in a 1–1 draw with Barracas Central.

## International career

In 2019, González was selected to train against Argentina's senior squad at the Copa América in Brazil.

## Career statistics

    As of 4 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Unión Santa Fe | 2018–19 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Unión Santa Fe | 2019–20 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 |
| Unión Santa Fe | 2021 | Primera División | 23 | 5 | — | — | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 5 |
| Unión Santa Fe | 2022 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Unión Santa Fe | Total | Total | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 8 |
| Orlando City | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando City | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Orlando City | Total | Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Nacional (loan) | 2024 | Uruguayan Primera División | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| Defensa y Justicia | 2025 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 61 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 9 |
* ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, U.S. Open Cup and Copa Uruguay
* ↑ Includes CONCACAF Champions League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa de la Superliga
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the Copa de la Liga Profesional
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana