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Full name | Esther González Rodríguez | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 8 December 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Huéscar, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Spain U19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016– | Spain | 38 | (27) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 April 2023 |
Esther González Rodríguez (born 8 December 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for NWSL club NJ/NY Gotham FC[1] and the Spain women's national team. At club level she previously played for Atlético Málaga,[2] Sporting de Huelva, Atlético de Madrid, and Real Madrid.
International career
Esther made her senior international debut in March 2016, as a substitute in a 0–0 friendly draw with Romania in Mogoșoaia.[3]
She played the 2009 U-17 European Championship, where Spain was the runner-up.[4]
In Spain's opening match of the 2023 FIFA Women's 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.[5]
International goals
Honours
NJ/NY Gotham FC
Spain U19
- U19 European Championship runner-up: 2009
Spain
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Sobrevivir en la élite sin un solo euro de presupuesto Diario Marca
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Malinowski and Ribeyra top table UEFA.com
- ↑ "PDominant Spain open World Cup with stylish win". RNZ. 23 July 2023.
- ↑ "NWSL Championship highlights: Gotham FC crowned champions as Rapinoe, Krieger end careers". USA Today. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
External links
- Esther González on Twitter
- Esther González – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Esther González profile at BDFutbol
- Profile at La Liga (in Spanish)