Itzel González

Itzel González
González with Tigres UANL in 2025
Personal information
Full name Itzel González Rodríguez
Date of birth (1994-08-14) 14 August 1994
Place of birth Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico[1]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
UANL
Number 23
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 UC San Diego Tritons 28 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Tijuana 129 (0)
2022Sevilla (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2024 América 49 (0)
2024– UANL 14 (0)
International career
2011–2012 Mexico U20
2019– Mexico 20 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Mexico
Central American and Caribbean Games
2023 San Salvador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 February 2025

Itzel González Rodríguez (born 14 August 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL and the Mexico national team.

College career

González played college soccer for the UC San Diego Tritons between 2012 and 2016, redshirting in 2015.[2]

Club career

On 24 May 2025, González made several key saves for Tigres in the 2025 CONCACAF W Champions Cup final against Gotham FC. She stopped two penalty kicks during regulation but could not deny Esther on the rebound of the second penalty as Tigres lost 1–0.[3]

International career

González was a non-playing squad member for the Mexico women's national under-20 football team at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[2]

González made her debut for the senior Mexico women's national team on 15 December 2019, in a 4–0 friendly defeat by Brazil at Estadio Fonte Luminosa in Araraquara.[4]

Honours

Club

Club América

References

  1. ^ a b "Itzel González" (in Spanish). LIGA MX Femenil. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Itzel Gonzalez". University of California, San Diego. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. ^ Álvarez, Victor (25 May 2025). "Tigres cae en la final de la Concacaf W Champions Cup ante Gotham" (in Spanish). ESPN. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  4. ^ "El Tri femenil cae 4-0 con Brasil" (in Spanish). Espartanas MX. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.