From Peñarol in Montevideo, Giovanni González (27 years old and 1’73) joins the Vermilion squad until June 30, 2024 and it is the second winter reinforcement after the arrival of goalkeeper Sergio Rico.
His career began at River Plate Uruguayan where he plays between 2014 and 2017 a total of 66 games scoring 3 goals and giving 9 assists. Subsequently signs for the historic Peñarol of Montevideo where he plays from 2018 to 2021 a total of 103 games with a balance of 5 goals and 11 assists, all of them numbers in the League.
So, add 169 games in the First Division scoring 8 goals and giving 20 assists. In international tournaments in the ranks of Peñarol, Giovanni plays 42 games and scores a goal and gives 7 assists. With Peñarol he has won six titles: Uruguayan Super Cup, Closing Tournament and 1st division in 2018, Opening Tournament in 2019 and Closing Tournament and 1st division in 2021.
In addition, the new Mallorcan right-handed side he is an absolute international debuting with the light blue on March 22, 2019 in a Uruguay-3-Uzbekistan-0 of the China Cup. He has played with the Uruguayan national team in the last two editions of the Copa América, those of 2019 and 2021.
Hereinafter the position will be disputed with Pablo Maffeo, who had remained in the Balearic squad as the only specific right-back after the departure of Joan Sastre to PAOK Thessaloniki.