Edgar González Estrada (born 1 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Real Betis as a centre-back.
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González with Betis in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Edgar González Estrada | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Sant Joan Despí, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Betis | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cornellà | |||
| 2015–2016 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Espanyol B | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | → Cornellà (loan) | 43 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Betis B | 50 | (4) |
| 2018– | Betis | 41 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Oviedo (loan) | 37 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2022 | |||
Born in Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Catalonia, González joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in July 2015, from UE Cornellà.[2] On 1 July 2016, after finishing his formation, he returned to his previous club Cornellà, on loan for one year.[3]
González made his senior debut on 31 August 2016, playing the last 33 minutes in a 2–1 home defeat of UD San Sebastián de los Reyes, for the season's Copa del Rey. The following 3 July, after 13 appearances, he renewed his contract with the Pericos until 2020 and remained on loan at Cornellà for one further season.[4]
On 6 July 2018, González agreed to a contract with Real Betis, being initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[5] He made his first team debut on 1 November, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away success over Racing de Santander, also for the national cup.
González made his La Liga debut on 23 November 2019, starting in a 2–1 home win against Valencia CF.[6] The following 21 July, he renewed his contract until 2023 and was promoted to the first team.[7]
On 3 September 2020, González was loaned to Segunda División side Real Oviedo for the season.[8] He scored his first professional goals on 8 November, netting a brace in a 4–0 home routing of CD Castellón.
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espanyol B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cornellà (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |||
| Betis B | 2018–19 | Tercera División | 38 | 2 | — | — | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Tercera División | 12 | 2 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Total | 50 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 52 | 4 | ||||
| Betis | 2018–19 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
| Oviedo (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 171 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 199 | 8 | ||
Betis
Real Betis – current squad | |
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