Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Arturo Alfonso González González | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 5 September 1994 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tamaulipas, Mexico | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team
|
Monterrey | |||||||||||||||
Number | 14 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Atlas | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2012–2016 | Atlas | 88 | (14) | |||||||||||||
2016– | Monterrey | 28 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2011 | Mexico U17 | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2013 | Mexico U20 | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2013– | Mexico U23 | 8 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2014– | Mexico | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
|
||||||||||||||||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:48, 14 September 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2016 |
Arturo Alfonso González González (born 5 September 1994, in Reynosa, Tamaulipas) is a Mexican footballer who plays for CF Monterrey in the Liga MX and for the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team), mainly as a Right Winger and alternatively as an Attacking Midfielder. A gifted and versatile midfielder, Arturo Gonzalez is said to have a bright future ahead of him. He was a vital part of the side that won the 2011 U-17 World Cup.
His is known as Poncho or Ponchito which is short for his middle name, Alfonso, He is also known as Rey Arturo Spanish for King Arthur.
Arturo González was born in the city of Reynosa in the state of Tamaulipas near the Mexican–American border, to Luis Enrique González and Irma González. As a child, he played baseball, the most popular sport in his hometown, However, after breaking an arm he began training in football. In December 2008 and January 2009 he went to the US city of Mission, Texas to try out for the youth team of Club Atlas of Guadalajara. with a positive verdict from the coaches, he joined to the club's youth academy in 2009. After 2 years with the Youth Academy, he was called up to represent Mexico in the 2011 U17 World Cup, after good performances the youth team of Atlas during the 2010–11 season.
González made his senior debut with Atlas on 18 February 2012 against Tigres coming in as a substitute for Alonso Zamora in the 65th minute of the game. He also made another appearance against Jaguares summing 2 appearances during the Clausura 2012 season.