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Giancarlo González

Giancarlo González

Defender - Centre-Back  at Sporting FC
Age38
CitizenshipCosta Rica
Height1.86 m
Footright
BornFebruary 8, 1988
at Sporting FC 870 days · joined 2024-01-05
👕500+ Apps 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value €50k
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.07
goals / match
LD Alajuelense
top club · 239 apps

Career highs

€5.00m
peak value · 2015
€3.80m
top transfer fee · 14/15
7
best season · 23/24
94 / 2
int'l caps / goals
500Appearances
36Goals
8Assists
113Yellow cards
10Red cards
186Full matches (90′)
Full nameGiancarlo González
Name in home countryGiancarlo González Castro
Date of birth1988-02-08 (38 yrs)
Place of birthSan José, Costa Rica
CitizenshipCosta Rica
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height186.00 m
Current clubSporting FC
Joined2024-01-05
Contract expires2025-12-31
Jul 2025
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2025
25/26 — Sporting FC
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Sporting FC
26 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2024
Transfer: LD Alajuelense → Sporting FC
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — LD Alajuelense, Sporting FC
46 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2022
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — LD Alajuelense
43 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 8 competitions
Jan 2022
Transfer: LA Galaxy → LD Alajuelense
21/22 · Transfer
Dec 2021
Transfer: LD Alajuelense → LA Galaxy
21/22 · Return from loan
Jul 2021
Transfer: LA Galaxy → LD Alajuelense
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
2021 — Los Angeles Galaxy
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
21/22 — LD Alajuelense
46 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2020
2020 — Los Angeles Galaxy
10 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Los Angeles Galaxy
24 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2019
Transfer: Bologna → LA Galaxy
18/19 · Transfer · €931k
Jul 2018
18/19 — Bologna FC 1909
14 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
May 2018
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2017
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Bologna FC 1909
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: US Palermo → Bologna
17/18 · Transfer · €1.50m
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — US Palermo
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — US Palermo
36 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2014
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Aug 2014
Transfer: Columbus Crew → US Palermo
14/15 · Transfer · €3.80m
Jul 2014
14/15 — US Palermo
28 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
2014 — Columbus Crew
17 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2014
Transfer: Vålerenga → Columbus
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
2013 — Vålerenga Fotball Elite
29 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — Vålerenga Fotball Elite
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
Transfer: LD Alajuelense → Vålerenga
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — LD Alajuelense
35 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — LD Alajuelense
34 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — LD Alajuelense
28 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — LD Alajuelense
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Alajuelense II → LD Alajuelense
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 116 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.50/90
100
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.50/90
95
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
76
16,765 min
Minutes played by club
Sporting FC 7.5%
LD Alajuelense 31.6%
Los Angeles Galaxy 12.0%
Columbus Crew 9.1%
Vålerenga Fotball Elite 5.7%
Bologna FC 1909 0.0%
US Palermo 34.1%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
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

2€1.3M5€2.5M7€3.8M9€5M09/10 — 3 goals (LD Alajuelense)309/1011/12 — 3 goals (LD Alajuelense)11/12 — 2 assists511/1214/15 — 1 goals (US Palermo)114/1515/16 — 2 goals (US Palermo)215/1616/17 — 1 goals (US Palermo)116/1717/1818/19 — 1 assists118/192013 — 2 goals (Vålerenga Fotball Elite)220132014 — 1 goals (Columbus Crew)2014 — 1 assists220142019 — 1 goals (Los Angeles Galaxy)120192020 — 1 goals (Los Angeles Galaxy)1202021/22 — 3 goals (LD Alajuelense)321/2222/23 — 3 goals (LD Alajuelense)22/23 — 2 assists522/2323/24 — 7 goals (Sporting FC)23/24 — 2 assists923/2424/25 — 7 goals (Sporting FC)724/2525/26 — 1 goals (Sporting FC)125/2614/15 — €3.5M15/16 — €5M16/17 — €4.5M17/18 — €2.8M18/19 — €1.4M21/22 — €500K22/23 — €250K23/24 — €175K24/25 — €100K25/26 — €50KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 3311/1214/15: 1114/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/192012: 0020122013: 2220132014: 1120142019: 1120192020: 1120202021: 00202121/22: 3321/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 7723/2424/25: 7724/2525/26: 1125/26

Assists by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 2211/1214/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/192012: 0020122013: 0020132014: 1120142019: 0020192020: 0020202021: 00202121/22: 0021/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
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
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
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
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames 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
Current€50k
Peak€5.00m
Low€50k
Δ since start−€350k
€50k€1.29m€2.53m€3.76m€5.00m197019701970
DateValue
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
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #22977 #4 4 0 former national player
Team #8497 #3 90 2 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
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

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
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

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
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.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue 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.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
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).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
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 / YearMilestoneDate
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.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 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

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Primera División Apertura
95 apps
12 G
1 A
Primera División Clausura
117 apps
10 G
3 A
Serie A
118 apps
4 G
1 A
MLS
45 apps
3 G
1 A
CONCACAF League
7 apps
2 G
1 A
Verano Play-Off
17 apps
2 G
0 A
Tippeligaen
37 apps
2 G
0 A
CONCACAF CL
10 apps
1 G
0 A
Clausura Finale
4 apps
0 G
1 A
Inv. Play-Off
18 apps
0 G
0 A

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.