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Carmelo González (footballer)

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In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisGonzálezand the second or maternal family name isJiménez.

Carmelo
Carmelo (left) lining up forBuriram Unitedin 2013
Personal information
Full name Carmelo José González Jiménez
Date of birth (1983-07-09)9 July 1983(age 41)
Place of birth Las Palmas,Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Las Palmas B
2001–2005 Las Palmas 120 (14)
2005–2008 Levante 37 (5)
2007 →Hércules(loan) 19 (1)
2007–2008 →Numancia(loan) 38 (7)
2008–2013 Sporting Gijón 91 (7)
2013–2014 Buriram United 50 (36)
2015–2016 Suphanburi 31 (10)
2016 Al-Ittihad
2017–2023 Arucas
International career
2000 Spain U16 5 (2)
2001 Spain U17 4 (0)
2001–2002 Spain U19 9 (5)
2003 Spain U20 9 (0)
2004 Spain U21 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carmelo José González Jiménez(born 9 July 1983), known simply asCarmelo,is a Spanish formerfootballerwho played as anattacking midfielder.

He spent most of his professional career withLas Palmas,Sporting de Gijón(competing inLa Ligawith both clubs) and in theThai Premier League.

Club career

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Born inLas Palmas,Canary Islands,Carmelo graduated from hometownUD Las Palmas' youth ranks. In his first appearance with the main squad, in2001–02'sLa Liga,he scored in a 3–0 away win againstRCD Mallorcaon 26 August 2001,[1]and would play a further three seasons with the club in thesecond(two)[2]andthird divisions(one).

Carmelo joinedLevante UDin2005–06on a four-year contract,[3]where he would be a key figure in theValencian Communityside's promotion to the top level. He appeared in only six matchesthe following campaign,finishing it withHércules CFon loan.

In2007–08,Carmelo moved toCD Numanciastill owned by Levante,[4]scoring seven goals (third-best in squad)en routeto another top-flight promotion.[5]He then switchedthe next seasonto another promotee,Sporting de Gijón,[6]netting in back-to-back wins in October against Mallorca,CA OsasunaandDeportivo de La Coruña[7][8][9]as theAsturiansretained their league status.

In the following three seasons, Carmelo struggled with injury[10][11]but managed to be relatively used, only being able to score once[12]in a combined 58 games however. The club suffered relegation at the end of the2011–12 campaign.

Carmelo left Sporting in February 2013,[13]moving abroad for the first time shortly after as he signed withThai Premier League'sBuriram United FC.[14]He won the national championship inhis first year,being top scorer in the process.[15]

In early July 2016, aged 33, Carmelo switched countries and joinedAl-Ittihad Kalba SCin theUAE Football League.[16]The following season, he returned to his homeland and signed with Arucas CF in theCanarian regional divisions.[17]

Club statistics

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As of 5 November 2014[18][19][20]
Club Division Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Las Palmas La Liga 2001–02 20 1 2 0 — — 22 1
Segunda División 2002–03 31 3 1 0 — — 32 3
Segunda División 2003–04 35 4 1 0 — — 36 4
Segunda División B 2004–05 34 6 1 0 — — 35 6
Total 120 14 5 0 — — 125 14
Levante Segunda División 2005–06 31 5 1 0 — — 32 5
La Liga 2006–07 6 0 2 0 — — 8 0
Total 37 5 3 0 — — 40 5
Hércules Segunda División 2006–07 19 1 0 0 — — 19 1
Total 19 1 0 0 — — 19 1
Numancia Segunda División 2007–08 38 7 0 0 — — 38 7
Total 38 7 0 0 — — 38 7
Sporting Gijón La Liga 2008–09 27 6 4 2 — — 31 8
La Liga 2009–10 27 0 2 0 — — 29 0
La Liga 2010–11 18 0 1 0 — — 19 0
La Liga 2011–12 13 1 2 0 — — 15 1
Segunda División 2012–13 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
Total 91 7 9 2 — — 100 9
Buriram United Thai Premier League 2013 23 23 6 3 7 0 — 36 26
Thai Premier League 2014 25 12 7 5 5 0 — 37 17
Total 45 35 13 8 12 0 — 70 41
Career totals 353 69 30 10 12 0 — 395 79

Honours

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Numancia

Buriram United[15]

Spain U17

Spain U19

Individual

References

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  1. ^Las Palmas sorprende al Mallorca (Las Palmas surprise Mallorca);El País,27 August 2001 (in Spanish)
  2. ^Carmelo se exige aún más (Carmelo pushes himself even further);Diario AS,4 November 2003 (in Spanish)
  3. ^Carmelo ficha por cuatro años y costará 420.00 euros (Carmelo signs for four years and will cost 420.00 euros);Diario AS, 7 July 2005 (in Spanish)
  4. ^Numancia: se asegura la cesión de Carmelo. (Numancia: loan of Carmelo confirmed.);esFutbol, 17 August 2007 (in Spanish)
  5. ^"Breve enciclopedia numantina"[Briefnumantinaencyclopedia] (in Spanish). Desde Soria. 29 May 2013.Retrieved14 October2019.
  6. ^El Sporting ficha a Carmelo (Sporting sign Carmelo);El Comercio,1 August 2008 (in Spanish)
  7. ^Mallorca 0–2 Sporting Gijón;ESPN Soccernet,5 October 2008
  8. ^Sporting Gijón 2–1 Osasuna;ESPN Soccernet, 19 October 2008
  9. ^Deportivo La Coruña 0–3 Sporting Gijón;ESPN Soccernet, 26 October 2008
  10. ^Carmelo estará tres meses de baja tras ser operado (Carmelo to miss three months after undergoing surgery);Marca,22 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  11. ^Carmelo: "La segunda vuelta fue mala para mí" (Carmelo: "The second part of the season was bad for me" );Diario AS, 5 May 2011 (in Spanish)
  12. ^Reparto de puntos en el debut de Tejada (Points shared in Tejada's debut);Europa Press,5 February 2012 (in Spanish)
  13. ^Carmelo queda desligado del Sporting (Carmelo cuts ties with Sporting)Archived27 September 2013 at theWayback Machine;Sporting Gijón, 12 February 2013 (in Spanish)
  14. ^Carmelo, el primer canario que jugará en la Liga de Tailandia (Carmelo, first Canarian to play in Thai League);La Provincia, 13 February 2013 (in Spanish)
  15. ^abcDoblete para el Buriram tailandés al ganar la "FA Cup" (Double for Thailand's Buriram after win in "FA Cup" );El Diario Vasco,11 November 2013 (in Spanish)
  16. ^Ittihad Kalba complete foreign quota with Carmelo Gonzalez and Salam Shaker signings;Sport 360, 6 July 2016
  17. ^"Carmelo González, un galáctico en el Arucas"[Carmelo González, galactic at Arucas] (in Spanish). La Provincia. 5 October 2017.Retrieved7 September2018.
  18. ^"Carmelo: Carmelo González Jiménez".BDFutbol.Retrieved11 March2014.
  19. ^"Carmelo".Soccerway.Retrieved11 March2014.
  20. ^CarmeloatESPN FC
  21. ^"España vence a Alemania y se proclama campeona de Europa Sub-19"[Spain beat Germany and are crowned Under-19 European champions] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 July 2002.Retrieved7 September2018.
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