Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rubén González Alves | ||
Date of birth | 7 September 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Santander | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
Santutxu | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2013–2015 | Santutxu | 50 | (3) |
2015–2017 | Amorebieta | 53 | (5) |
2017–2018 | Barakaldo | 25 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Atlético Baleares | 28 | (1) |
2019–2022 | Ibiza | 72 | (4) |
2022– | Racing Santander | 60 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 |
Rubén González Alves (born 7 September 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Racing de Santander. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left back.
Born in Rio de Janeiro to a Basque father and a Brazilian mother, [2] González moved to Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country at nine months of age [3] and was a Santutxu FC youth graduate. After making his senior debut in 2013, he went on to become a regular starter for the side in Tercera División before signing for Segunda División B side SD Amorebieta on 1 July 2015. [4]
On 25 June 2017, González agreed to a two-year contract with Barakaldo CF, also in the third division. [5] An immediate first-choice, he moved to fellow league team CD Atlético Baleares on 14 July 2018. [6]
On 19 July 2019, González joined UD Ibiza still in division three, on a 1+1 deal. [7] He renewed his contract for a further year on 9 August 2020, [8] and helped the club in their first-ever promotion to Segunda División at the end of the campaign; he extended his link for a further year on 30 June 2021. [9]
González made his professional debut at the age of 26 on 13 August 2021, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Real Zaragoza. [10] On 14 June of the following year, he signed a two-year contract with Racing de Santander, recently promoted to the second division. [11]