Esther González

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Esther González
Esther with Gotham in 2023
Personal information
Full name Esther González Rodríguez
Date of birth (1992-12-08) December 8, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Huéscar, Spain
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 NJ/NY Gotham FC
Number 9
Youth career
2000–2007 CD Huéscar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Algaidas
2009–2011 Levante 47 (12)
2011–2012 Atlético Málaga 34 (12)
2012–2013 Sporting de Huelva 27 (15)
2013–2019 Atlético de Madrid 159 (80)
2019–2021 Levante 53 (29)
2021–2023 Real Madrid 54 (30)
2023– NJ/NY Gotham FC 29 (12)
International career‡
Spain U19
2016– Spain 44 (29)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Spain
FIFA Women's World Cup
Winner 2023 Australia–New Zealand
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2009 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:38, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:37, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Esther González Rodríguez (born December 8, 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for NWSL club NJ/NY Gotham FC[1] and the Spain national team. At club level she previously played for Atlético Málaga,[2] Sporting de Huelva, Atlético de Madrid, and Real Madrid.

Club career

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Esther scored what would be the decisive goal in the 2023 National Women's Soccer League championship game, giving NY/NJ Gotham FC their first NWSL Championship.[3] In Gotham's first game of the 2024 NWSL season, she scored in the 1–0 victory over Portland Thorns.[4]

International career

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Esther González played for the Spain U17 team at the 2009 U-17 European Championship, where Spain was the runner-up to Germany.[5]

Esther made her senior international debut in March 2016, as a substitute in a 0–0 friendly draw with Romania in Mogoșoaia.[6]

She scored five goals in Spain's 13–0 win over Azerbaijan in qualifying for the Euro 2022. She and her team reached the quarter-finals, where Spain lost 2–1 to eventual European champions England in overtime.

In Spain's opening match of the 2023 FIFA World Cup, she scored Spain's third goal in a 3–0 win over Costa Rica. This was the third goal in six minutes for the Spanish and was just their second group stage win at the World Cup.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 24 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Continental[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Levante 2009–10 Superliga Femenina 24 4 3 1 – – 27 5
2010–11 Superliga Femenina 23 8 2 1 – – 25 9
Total 47 12 5 2 – – 52 14
Atlético Málaga 2011–12 Primera División 34 12 – – – 34 12
Sporting de Huelva 2012–13 Primera División 27 15 – – – 27 15
Atlético Madrid 2013–14 Primera División 25 14 2 0 – – 27 14
2014–15 Primera División 28 12 2 2 – – 30 14
2015–16 Primera División 29 18 3 2 4 1 – 36 21
2016–17 Primera División 30 15 3 0 – – 33 15
2017–18 Primera División 26 8 3 0 1 0 – 30 8
2018–19 Primera División 21 13 3 1 3 0 – 27 14
Total 159 80 16 5 8 1 – 183 86
Levante 2019–20 Primera División 19 0 1 0 – 1[c] 0 21 0
2020–21 Primera División 34 29 3 0 – 2[c] 1 39 30
Total 49 2 2 0 – 1 0 52 2
Real Madrid 2021–22 Primera División 27 14 3 2 8 1 1[c] 0 39 17
2022–23 Liga F 27 16 1 1 9 5 1[c] 0 38 22
Total 54 30 4 3 17 6 2 0 77 39
NJ/NY Gotham FC 2023 NWSL 5 2 – – 3[d] 1 8 3
2024 NWSL 1 1 1 0 – 0 0 2 1
Total 6 3 1 0 – 3 1 10 4
Career total 380 181 30 10 25 7 8 2 443 200
  1. ^ Includes Copa de la Reina, NWSL Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in Supercopa de España
  4. ^ Appearances in NWSL Playoffs

International

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As of match played 5 April 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2016 2 0
2017 0 0
2018 1 0
2019 3 0
2020 1 1
2021 8 13
2022 14 6
2023 14 7
2024 1 2
Total 44 29
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each González goal.
List of international goals scored by Esther González
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 October 2020 Estadio La Cartuja, Seville, Spain  Czech Republic 1–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
2. 18 February 2021 ASK Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan 0–1 0–13
3. 0–2
4. 0–3
5. 0–4
6. 0–12
7. 23 February 2021 La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid  Poland 1–0 3–0
8. 2–0
9. 21 September 2021 Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest  Hungary 0–1 0–7 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
10. 0–2
11. 25 November 2021 Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville  Faroe Islands 1–0 12–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
12. 5–0
13. 7–0
14. 10–0
15. 25 June 2022 Nuevo Colombino, Huelva  Australia 3–0 7–0 Friendly
16. 20 July 2022 Falmer Stadium, Brighton and Hove  England 1–0 1–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2022
17. 2 September 2022 La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid  Hungary 1–0 3–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
18. 6 September 2022  Ukraine 1–0 5–0
19. 4–0
20. 11 October 2022 El Sadar Stadium, Pamplona  United States 2–0 2–0 Friendly
21. 16 February 2023 Industree Group Stadium, Gosford, Australia  Jamaica 2–0 3–0 2023 Cup of Nations
22. 22 February 2023 McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, Australia  Czech Republic 1–0 3–0
23. 2–0
24. 29 June 2023 Estadio Román Suárez Puerta, Avilés, Spain  Panama 1–0 7–0 Friendly
25. 6–0
26. 21 July 2023 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand  Costa Rica 3–0 3-0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
27. 1 December 2023 Estadio Municipal de Pasarón, Pontevedra, Spain  Italy 2–3 2–3 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
28. 5 April 2024 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium  Belgium 5–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
29. 7–0

Honours

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Atlético Madrid

NJ/NY Gotham FC

Spain U17

Spain

References

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  1. ^ Release, Gotham FC Communications-Press (23 August 2023). "Gotham FC signs World Cup champion Esther Gonzalez of Spain". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. ^ Sobrevivir en la élite sin un solo euro de presupuesto Diario Marca
  3. ^ "NWSL Championship score: NY/NJ Gotham FC win title as OL Reign lose final, Megan Rapinoe to early injury". cbssports.com. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ^ "WC-winner Gonzalez leads Gotham past Thorns". ESPN.com. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  5. ^ Malinowski and Ribeyra top table UEFA.com
  6. ^ "4 newcomers to the Spanish squad". Royal Spanish Football Federation. 5 March 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  7. ^ "PDominant Spain open World Cup with stylish win". RNZ. 23 July 2023.
  8. ^ "NWSL Championship highlights: Gotham FC crowned champions as Rapinoe, Krieger end careers". USA Today. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
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