Mario González (footballer, born 1997)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Martinez.

Mario Antonio González Martinez (born 20 May 1997) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primera División club Alianza and the El Salvador national team.^[1]

Mario González

Personal information
Full name	Mario Antonio González Martinez
Date of birth	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	San Miguel, El Salvador
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Alianza
Number	25
Youth career
	Dragón
	Chagüite
	LA Firpo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Firpo	32	(0)
2019–2020	Santa Tecla	7	(0)
2020–	Alianza	202	(0)
International career‡
2017	El Salvador U20	6	(0)
2018	El Salvador U21	3	(0)
2019–2021	El Salvador U23	3	(0)
2021–	El Salvador	48	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:09, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Career

From San Miguel, El Salvador, the nephew of C.D. Dragón player Jorge Orlando "el Mingo" Martínez. Gonzalez played with C.D Dragón as a youth and was registered with them at sixteen years-old in the 2012–2013 season when they won the Segunda División de El Salvador. To get game time he went to C.D. Chagüite and then Firpo in the third division. He signed for Santa Tecla in 2019.^[2] Gonzalez signed for Alianza F.C. in June 2020 from Santa Tecla.^[3]

International career

He made his debut for the full El Salvador team against the US Virgin Islands on 6 June 2021.^[4] He represented El Salvador at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[5] At the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Gonzalez reportedly made important saves to keep the score at 0–0 against rivals Costa Rica and to keep his country in the competition.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 26 May 2025.

Club statistics

Club	Division	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Firpo	Primera División	2018-19	32	0	—		—		32	0
Santa Tecla	Primera División	2019-20	7	0	—		—		7	0
Alianza	Primera División	2020-21	30	0	—		1	0	31	0
		2021-22	40	0	—		—		40	0
		2022-23	32	0	—		5	0	37	0
		2023-24	43	0	—		—		43	0
		2024-25	40	0	—		4	0	44	0
	Total		185	0	0	0	10	0	195	0
Career total			224	0	0	0	10	0	234	0