Mikel González Martínez

Mikel González

González training with Real Sociedad
Personal information
Full name	Mikel González Martínez
Date of birth	24 September 1985 (1985-09-24) (age 26)
Place of birth	Mondragón, Spain
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Real Sociedad
Number	3
Youth career
	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2006	Real Sociedad B	55	(0)
2006–	Real Sociedad	151	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Mikel González Martínez (born 24 September 1985 in Arrasate-Mondragón, Gipuzkoa) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Sociedad as a central defender.

Football career

A product of Real Sociedad's youth ranks, González made his first team debut for the Basque on 17 September 2005, in a 2–5 away loss against RCD Mallorca. He went on to collect only two more La Liga appearances during that season.

With the team in Segunda División, González became an undisputed starter, appearing in 35 games in the 2009–10 season as Real returned to the top level after a three-year absence, and contributing with one goal, in a 3–1 home win against Villarreal CF B. He added 32 matches (30 starts) in the following campaign as the club retained its league status, but lost his importance in the squad following the January 2011 signing of Norwegian Vadim Demidov and the emergence of youth product Iñigo Martínez.

External links

• Real Sociedad official profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Gonzalez Martinez, Mikel
Alternative names	Gonzalez, Mikel
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	24 September 1985
Place of birth	Mondragón, Spain
Date of death
Place of death