Giancarlo González
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Shares 1988-02-08 · 5 players total
| Full name | Giancarlo González |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Giancarlo González Castro |
| Date of birth | 1988-02-08 (38 yrs) |
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica |
| Citizenship | Costa Rica |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 186.00 m |
| Current club | Sporting FC |
| Joined | 2024-01-05 |
| Contract expires | 2025-12-31 |
Percentile rank vs 116 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting FC | 3 | 23/24 | 25/26 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 1,262 |
| LD Alajuelense | 7 | 08/09 | 23/24 | 239 | 15 | 5 | 5,298 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 | 2019 | 2021 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 2,004 |
| Columbus Crew | 1 | 2014 | 2014 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1,530 |
| Vålerenga Fotball Elite | 2 | 2012 | 2013 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 949 |
| Bologna FC 1909 | 2 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| US Palermo | 3 | 14/15 | 16/17 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 5,722 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Primera División Apertura | Sporting FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 24/25 | Primera División Apertura | Sporting FC | 14 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 234 |
| 24/25 | Primera División Clausura | Sporting FC | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 439 |
| 23/24 | Apertura Play-Off | LD Alajuelense | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Central American Cup | LD Alajuelense | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Copa de Costa Rica | LD Alajuelense | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Primera División Apertura | LD Alajuelense | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 394 |
| 23/24 | Primera División Clausura | Sporting FC | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 409 |
| 22/23 | Apertura Play-Off | LD Alajuelense | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Clausura Finale | LD Alajuelense | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Clausura Play-Off | LD Alajuelense | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | CONCACAF CL | LD Alajuelense | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 22/23 | CONCACAF League | LD Alajuelense | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| 22/23 | Copa de Costa Rica | LD Alajuelense | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Primera División Apertura | LD Alajuelense | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Primera División Clausura | LD Alajuelense | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Apertura Play-Off | LD Alajuelense | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Clausura Finale | LD Alajuelense | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Clausura Play-Off | LD Alajuelense | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 390 |
| 21/22 | CONCACAF League | LD Alajuelense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Primera División Apertura | LD Alajuelense | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,126 |
| 21/22 | Primera División Clausura | LD Alajuelense | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,845 |
| 21/22 | Supercopa de Costa Rica | LD Alajuelense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 574 |
| 2020 | MLS is Back | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Leagues Cup | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,430 |
| 2019 | MLS Cup Playoffs | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | MLS | Columbus Crew | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1,530 |
| 2013 | NM-Cup | Vålerenga Fotball Elite | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Tippeligaen | Vålerenga Fotball Elite | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 949 |
| 2012 | Tippeligaen | Vålerenga Fotball Elite | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Italy Cup | Bologna FC 1909 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Serie A | Bologna FC 1909 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Italy Cup | Bologna FC 1909 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Serie A | Bologna FC 1909 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Italy Cup | US Palermo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Serie A | US Palermo | 21 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1,662 |
| 15/16 | Italy Cup | US Palermo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Serie A | US Palermo | 35 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1,569 |
| 14/15 | Serie A | US Palermo | 28 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2,491 |
| 11/12 | CONCACAF CL | LD Alajuelense | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Inv. Play-Off | LD Alajuelense | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Primera Div. In. | LD Alajuelense | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Primera Div. Ver | LD Alajuelense | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 428 |
| 10/11 | Inv. Play-Off | LD Alajuelense | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Primera Div. In. | LD Alajuelense | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Primera Div. Ver | LD Alajuelense | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Verano Play-Off | LD Alajuelense | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Primera Div. In. | LD Alajuelense | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 375 |
| 09/10 | Primera Div. Ver | LD Alajuelense | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Verano Play-Off | LD Alajuelense | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 08/09 | CONCACAF CL | LD Alajuelense | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Inv. Play-Off | LD Alajuelense | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Primera Div. In. | LD Alajuelense | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Primera Div. Ver | LD Alajuelense | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Alajuelense II | LD Alajuelense | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | LD Alajuelense | Vålerenga | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-02-21 | Vålerenga | Columbus | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-08-26 | Columbus Crew | US Palermo | Transfer | 600000 | €3.80m |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | US Palermo | Bologna | Transfer | 2000000 | €1.50m |
| 18/19 | 2019-04-11 | Bologna | LA Galaxy | Transfer | 1200000 | €931k |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-29 | LA Galaxy | LD Alajuelense | Loan | 500000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-12-31 | LD Alajuelense | LA Galaxy | Return from loan | 275000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-02 | LA Galaxy | LD Alajuelense | Transfer | 275000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-05 | LD Alajuelense | Sporting FC | Transfer | 175000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Knee collateral ligament strain | 2014-08-29 | 2014-10-13 | 46 | 10 |
| 14/15 | Hamstring injury | 2015-03-04 | 2015-03-22 | 19 | 3 |
| 16/17 | Adductor injury | 2016-10-18 | 2016-11-27 | 41 | 8 |
| 16/17 | Knee injury | 2016-11-28 | 2016-12-20 | 23 | 4 |
| 17/18 | muscular problems | 2017-11-25 | 2017-12-08 | 14 | 2 |
| 17/18 | Lumbago | 2018-01-25 | 2018-02-01 | 8 | 1 |
| 17/18 | Knee bruise | 2018-04-05 | 2018-04-13 | 9 | 1 |
| 17/18 | Knee injury | 2018-05-02 | 2018-05-21 | 20 | 3 |
| 22/23 | Bone edema | 2022-08-04 | 2022-09-16 | 44 | 12 |
| 23/24 | unknown injury | 2024-01-29 | 2024-02-18 | 21 | 2 |
| 25/26 | sprain | 2025-07-26 | 2025-08-28 | 34 | 7 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €725k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #22977 | #4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #8497 | #3 | 90 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celso Borges | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Johan Venegas | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Mora | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alexander López | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Aarón Suárez | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddy Góndola | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alexis Gamboa | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Joel Campbell | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Doryan Rodríguez | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcos Ureña | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| José Salvatierra | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yael López | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhonny Acosta | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Franco Vázquez | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Primera División Apertura | Sporting FC | 5 | 14 |
| 23/24 | Primera División Clausura | Sporting FC | 4 | 19 |
| 11/12 | Primera Div. Ver | LD Alajuelense | 3 | 15 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Primera Div. Ver | LD Alajuelense | 2 | 15 |
| 2014 | MLS | Columbus Crew | 1 | 17 |
| 18/19 | Serie A | Bologna FC 1909 | 1 | 12 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 2021-12-31 | LD Alajuelense | LA Galaxy | Return from loan | — | €275k |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-29 | LA Galaxy | LD Alajuelense | Loan | — | €500k |
Last 43 matches for Sporting FC while Giancarlo González was at the club (joined 2024-01-05). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-02 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 1–0 | AD San Carlos | Available |
| 2025-04-27 | CRC1 |
AD Guanacasteca | 0–3 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2025-04-20 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 0–0 | Municipal Pérez Zeledón | Available |
| 2025-04-16 | CRC1 |
LD Alajuelense | 0–0 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2025-04-12 | CRC1 |
Santos de Guápiles | 2–3 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2025-04-05 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 0–1 | Deportivo Saprissa | Available |
| 2025-03-30 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 3–1 | Santa Ana | Available |
| 2025-03-26 | CRC1 |
Puntarenas FC | 2–1 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2025-03-16 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 1–3 | CS Herediano | Available |
| 2025-03-08 | CRC1 |
Municipal Liberia | 1–0 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2025-03-03 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 2–1 | AD Guanacasteca | Available |
| 2025-02-23 | CRC1 |
Deportivo Saprissa | 2–0 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2025-02-17 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 0–3 | Santos de Guápiles | Available |
| 2025-02-12 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 0–1 | LD Alajuelense | Available |
| 2025-02-09 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 2–4 | Puntarenas FC | Available |
| 2025-02-02 | CRC1 |
CS Herediano | 2–0 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2025-01-28 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 2–1 | Municipal Liberia | Available |
| 2025-01-26 | CRC1 |
Santa Ana | 1–2 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2025-01-20 | CRC1 |
AD San Carlos | 0–1 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2025-01-16 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 1–1 | CS Cartaginés | Available |
| 2025-01-12 | CRC1 |
Municipal Pérez Zeledón | 1–1 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2024-12-01 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 6–2 | CS Cartaginés | Available |
| 2024-11-23 | CRC1 |
Santos de Guápiles | 2–1 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2024-11-10 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 0–1 | Municipal Pérez Zeledón | Available |
| 2024-11-06 | CRC1 |
LD Alajuelense | 1–0 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2024-11-01 | CRC1 |
Municipal Liberia | 1–1 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2024-10-27 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 1–3 | CS Herediano | Available |
| 2024-10-20 | CRC1 |
Deportivo Saprissa | 1–0 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2024-10-17 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 1–0 | Santa Ana | Available |
| 2024-10-05 | CRC1 |
AD San Carlos | 2–0 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2024-09-30 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 1–0 | Puntarenas FC | Available |
| 2024-09-22 | CRC1 |
AD Guanacasteca | 2–1 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2024-09-19 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 0–1 | LD Alajuelense | Available |
| 2024-09-15 | CRC1 |
CS Cartaginés | 1–0 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2024-09-10 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 1–1 | Santos de Guápiles | Available |
| 2024-08-30 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 2–3 | AD San Carlos | Available |
| 2024-08-25 | CRC1 |
CS Herediano | 2–0 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2024-08-18 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 1–0 | Municipal Liberia | Available |
| 2024-08-11 | CRC1 |
Puntarenas FC | 1–2 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2024-08-03 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 2–2 | AD Guanacasteca | Available |
| 2024-07-29 | CRC1 |
Municipal Pérez Zeledón | 0–2 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2024-07-23 | CRC1 |
Santa Ana | 0–2 | Sporting FC | Available |
| 2024-07-20 | CRC1 |
Sporting FC | 3–1 | Deportivo Saprissa | Available |
Teams faced most often by Giancarlo González's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 39 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 38% |
| New York RB | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 44% |
| Seattle Sounders | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 54 | -13 | 29% |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 50% |
| Colorado Rapids | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 44% |
| Houston Dynamo | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 45% |
| Chicago Fire | 33 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 55% |
| New England Revolution | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 58% |
| Toronto FC | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 43% |
| D.C. United | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 40% |
| Portland Timbers | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 30% |
| FC Dallas | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 31% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Senior debut season | |
| 09/10 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 26 | 673 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.87 |
| 23/24 | 46 | 803 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 |
| 22/23 | 43 | 380 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 |
| 21/22 | 46 | 3,361 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 2020 | 10 | 574 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.31 |
| 2019 | 24 | 1,430 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 2014 | 17 | 1,530 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 2013 | 29 | 949 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 21 | 1,662 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.49 |
| 15/16 | 36 | 1,569 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| 14/15 | 28 | 2,491 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 11/12 | 35 | 428 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2.52 |
| 10/11 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 28 | 735 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.86 |
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Frequently asked about Giancarlo González
Who is Giancarlo González?
Giancarlo González is a Costa professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sporting FC.
How old is Giancarlo González?
Giancarlo González is 38 years old. He was born on February 8, 1988 in San José.
What position does Giancarlo González play?
Giancarlo González plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Giancarlo González play for?
Giancarlo González currently plays for Sporting FC.
How many career goals has Giancarlo González scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Giancarlo González has scored 36 goals in 500 appearances.
What is Giancarlo González's market value?
Giancarlo González's most recent reported market value is €50k.
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