Jonathan Alexander González Mendoza (born 13 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United, on loan from Monterrey. Born in the United States, he represents the Mexico national team.
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Full name | Jonathan Alexander González Mendoza[1] | |||||||||
Date of birth | (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999 (age 23)[1] | |||||||||
Place of birth | Santa Rosa, California, United States[2] | |||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | |||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||
Current team |
Minnesota United (on loan from Monterrey) | |||||||||
Number | 6 | |||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||
2008–2014 | Atletico Santa Rosa | |||||||||
2014–2017 | Monterrey | |||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2017– | Monterrey | 84 | (1) | |||||||
2021 | → Necaxa (loan) | 6 | (0) | |||||||
2022 | → Querétaro (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||
2022– | → Minnesota United (loan) | 8 | (1) | |||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||
2014 | United States U15 | 3 | (0) | |||||||
2014 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) | |||||||
2015–2017 | United States U18 | 16 | (1) | |||||||
2017 | United States U20 | 2 | (0) | |||||||
2019 | Mexico U20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||
2018 | Mexico U21 | 4 | (0) | |||||||
2018– | Mexico | 3 | (0) | |||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 October 2019 |
González signed for Mexican club C.F. Monterrey in 2014. He played for the youth teams until he was promoted to the first-team in 2017.[4]
On 21 July 2017, González made his senior professional debut for Monterrey in their opening match of the 2017–18 season against Monarcas Morelia.[5] Concluding at the first half of the season, he would go on to be included in the Ideal Eleven of Apertura 2017.[6] At the end of the 2017–18 season, he was given the Rookie of the Year Award from Mexico's Balón de Oro.[7]
On 7 August 2022, it was announced that González has signed on loan with Major League Soccer side Minnesota United for the remainder of the season.[8]
Born in the United States to Mexican parents,[9] González holds a U.S. and Mexican citizenship, which made him eligible to represent either the United States or Mexico.[10] González represented the United States at several international youth levels ranging from the under-15 side to the under-20 side, including the under-17 side.
In January 2018, he communicated his desire to represent Mexico at senior level.[9][11] On 24 January 2018, González received his one-time switch from FIFA, clearing him to play for Mexico.[12] On 31 January 2018, González made his debut appearance for Mexico in a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina, coming in as a substitute for Elías Hernández at the 57th minute.[13]
On 22 May 2018, he was called up to the under-21 side that participated at the 2018 Toulon Tournament in France.[14] He started in all group stage matches and the semi-final but did not appear in the final — where Mexico lost 2–1 against England — due to an injury.[15]
Despite having switched to the Mexico national football team, González did not receive a call up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[16]
González was blocked by his club Monterrey from joining the under-20 squad for the 2019 U-20 World Cup.[17]
González is described as "A technically proficient midfielder, who’s displayed a decent eye for a pass, Jonathan usually plays in a “number six” role as a deep-lying playmaker in a three-man midfield. However, he can use his talents in a more advanced midfield role, or as part of a double-pivot in a two-man midfield,"[18] and "[That] there's no petulance or talking back to the officials, but there is an aggressive (in a good way) and incessant motor looking to break up the opposition's play and distribute correctly when on the ball."[19]
Jonathan attended Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa, CA. from 2013-2017. His younger brother is Adrián González, who is currently part of the LA Galaxy academy.[20]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Monterrey | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 37 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | — | 44 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
2019–20 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 12 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
Total | 84 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 116 | 1 | ||
Necaxa (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Querétaro (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Minnesota United (loan) | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
Career total | 102 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Mexico | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Monterrey
United States U20
Individual
Minnesota United FC – current squad | |
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2017–18 Liga MX Best XI | |
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Apertura | |
Clausura |
CONCACAF Champions League awards | |
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Golden Ball | |
Golden Glove |
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Best Young Player | |
Top goalscorer | |
†: Golden Boot award winner (when goals scored are tied) |