Chuma
Personal information
Full name Rafael González Rodríguez
Date of birth (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Mérida
Number 9
Youth career
Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Sevilla C 38 (12)
2017–2018 Lebrijana 20 (13)
2018–2019 Córdoba B 47 (21)
2019 Córdoba 3 (0)
2019–2020 Levante B 17 (0)
2020–2021 Xerez 22 (6)
2021–2022 San Roque 32 (16)
2022–2023 UCAM Murcia 15 (1)
2023– Mérida 32 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2023

Rafael González Rodríguez (born 13 February 1997), commonly known as Chuma, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Mérida as a forward.[1]

Club career

Chuma was born in Seville, Andalusia, and was a Sevilla FC youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 3 May 2015, starting in a 2–1 Tercera División away win against Arcos CF, and scored his first goals seven days later by netting a brace in a 3–0 home defeat of CD Mairena.

On 27 July 2017, Chuma signed for UB Lebrijana also in the fourth division.[2] He made his debut for the club on 27 August, starting and scoring a hat-trick in a 4–3 win at CD Gerena.

On 31 January 2018, after scoring 13 goals in only 20 appearances, Chuma joined Córdoba CF and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[3] The transfer was declared void two days later,[4] but it was later authorized by the RFEF.

Chuma made his professional debut on 12 May 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Federico Piovaccari in a 0–1 Segunda División away loss against UD Las Palmas, which ensured his team's relegation.[5] On 18 July, he agreed to a two-year contract with Levante UD, being initially assigned to the reserves in division three.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Chuma at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Chuma aterriza en la Lebrijana" [Chuma lands at Lebrijana] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. ↑ ""Chuma" ficha por el Córdoba B poco antes del cierre del mercado" ["Chuma" signs for Córdoba B right before the transfer market closes] (in Spanish). Lebrija TV. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "La RFEF anula el fichaje de Chuma" [RFEF make void the transfer of Chuma] (in Spanish). El Decano Deportivo. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Las Palmas respira hondo y desciende al Córdoba en la isla" [Las Palmas take a deep breath and relegate Córdoba in the island] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "El Atlético Levante UD ficha a Rafa González para las próximas dos temporadas" [Atlético Levante UD sign Rafa González for the following two seasons] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  • Chuma at BDFutbol
  • Chuma at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
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