Ignacio María González
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignacio María González Gatti | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2008 | Danubio | 156 | (46) |
| 2008 | → Monaco (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Valencia | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Newcastle United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Levadiakos (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → Levante (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Standard Liège | 31 | (8) |
| 2013 | Hércules | 12 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Nacional | 41 | (8) |
| 2016 | Montevideo Wanderers F.C. | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2010 | Uruguay | 18 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 1 February 2016 (UTC). |
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Ignacio 'Nacho' María González Gatti (Spanish pronunciation: [iɣˈnasjo ˈnatʃo maˈɾi.a ɣonˈsales ˈɣati]; born 14 May 1982) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Born in Montevideo, González's professional career began at Danubio FC, where he appeared in a total of 170 games whilst scoring more than 50 official goals for the capital-based club. During his spell he won the Uruguayan League twice, in 2004 and 2007.
After his performances for Danubio, González eventually moved to France with AS Monaco FC in January 2008, being scarcely used during his six-month loan spell. On 27 April, he scored in a 2–3 Ligue 1 home loss against Olympique de Marseille.
González was then bought by Valencia CF of La Liga. However, on 1 September 2008, he joined Newcastle United on loan until the end of the season: this move was the final straw for the latter's manager Kevin Keegan, who claimed he was forced to sign the player by executive director Dennis Wise after only seeing him play on YouTube, and believing the former was not good enough for the team.
González picked up a serious achilles tendon injury early into the campaign (with only two appearances to his credit), ruling him out of playing action for four months. Team coach Chris Hughton was quoted on the Magpies' official website, in February 2009, as saying that González was recovering well, and was certain the player would feature again before his return to Valencia. However he did not, and returned to the Che in July 2009; a Premier League tribunal confirmed in October 2009 that the loan signing had been against manager Keegan's wishes, and was in breach of his contract, resulting in a compensation payout to the manager. The deal was reportedly done by Wise and Mike Ashley, as a 'favour' for two South American agents.
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