Armando González (footballer, born 2003)
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González with Mexico in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Armando González Alba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guadalajara | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2024 | Guadalajara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Tapatío | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Guadalajara | 39 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Mexico | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Armando González Alba (born 20 April 2003) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Guadalajara and the Mexico national team.
Club career
Guadalajara
Tapatío
González made his professional debut with Tapatío on 11 November 2020, coming on as a 89th-minute substitute against Pumas Tabasco.[2]
First team
González made his first team, and Liga MX debut on 13 January 2024 coming on as a 85th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw against Santos Laguna.[3]He finished his debut season with just 3 appearances, and no goals.
González scored his first goal for Guadalajara in a match against Tijuana on 12 July 2024, where Guadalajara would go on to lose 2–4.[4]
On 25 October 2025, during the Apertura 2025 season, González would score his first career hat-trick against Clásico Tapatío rivals Atlas in a 4–1 win.[5] He would go on to finish the season as the joint-top scorer with 12 goals.[6]
International career
Mexico national team
González was called up to the senior Mexico team in November 2025 for friendly matches against Uruguay and Paraguay set to be played on the 15 and 18 of November respectively. González made his debut appearance for Mexico on 18 November against Paraguay with his side losing the match 2–1.[7]
Personal life
González is the son of former professional footballer Armando González Bejarano.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 4 December 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tapatío | 2020–21 | Liga de Expansión MX | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Guadalajara | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 3 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 18 | 3 | — | 1[a] | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 21 | 4 | |||
| 2025–26 | 18 | 12 | — | — | 3[b] | 1 | 21 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 15 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 17 | |||
| Career total | 46 | 15 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 17 | |||
- ^ a b Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
- Liga MX Golden Boot: Apertura 2025 (shared)[11]
- Liga MX Player of the Month: October 2025[12]
- Liga MX Player of the Tournament: Apertura 2025[13]
References
- ^ a b c Armando González at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Tapatío vs. Pumas Tabasco 4 - 2". Soccerway. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Guadalajara vs. Santos Laguna 1 - 1". Soccerway. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Chivas cae ante Xolos en la frontera". Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "'Hormiga' González se convierte en el 7mo jugador de Chivas en marcar un 'Hat-trick' en Clásico Tapatío". Récord. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "ARMANDO GONZÁLEZ IS THE AP25 GOAL SCORING CHAMPION!!!". Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ Spíndola Andrade, Ana Patricia (19 November 2025). "¡Noche soñada! Armando 'Hormiga' González se lleva mucho aprendizaje de su debut con Selección Mexicana". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "The amazing coincidence of Mateo Chávez and Armando González". Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Armando González at Soccerway
- ^ Armando González at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "ARMANDO GONZÁLEZ IS THE AP25 GOAL SCORING CHAMPION!!!". Club Deportivo Guadalajara. 9 November 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ @LigaBBVAMX (3 November 2025). "Súper Hormiga 🐜 El público ha votado y eligió a Armando González como el #JugadorDelMes de octubre. El de @Chivas anda prendido. 🔥" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @LigaBBVAMX (23 December 2025). "El 'Otaku' del Gol! 🐜👏🏽 Armando González de @Chivas es el #TecateJugadorDelTorneo ¡Tremendo!, y ni hablar de su jutsu bola de fuego, ¿o no, @CervezaTecate? 👀🫵🏼" (Tweet) – via Twitter.