Alejandro González (Uruguayan footballer)


Alejandro Damián González Hernández is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a right backfor Defensor Sporting of the Liga PRO Ecuador. He has spent most of his career with Peñarol in his native Uruguay, as well as teams in Mexico, Peru, and Italy.

Club career

González started his career in 2005 playing for Peñarol. In 2008, he was champion of the Uruguayan Torneo Clausura playing for Peñarol. He was than loaned out to Tigres B in Mexico, that same year he played for Tacuarembó F.C..
He joined Sporting Cristal in the Primera Division Peruana in January 2009.
On 28 June 2013, he joined Hellas Verona, who had just returned to Serie A, for an undisclosed fee.
On 8 January 2015, he was loaned to struggling fellow Serie A club Cagliari for the remainder of the season, the first signing by new manager Gianfranco Zola.

International career

González played for Uruguay at the South American Under 17 Football Championship and the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
In 2007, he played in the 2007 South American Youth Championship.