Carmelo González (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carmelo José González Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 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 | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 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) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 23 June 2016 (UTC). | |||
Carmelo José González Jiménez (born 9 July 1983), known simply as Carmelo, is a Spanish footballer who plays for United Arab Emirates club Al-Ittihad Kalba SC as an attacking midfielder.
He spent most of his professional career with Las Palmas, Sporting de Gijón (competing in La Liga with both clubs) and in the Thai Premier League.
Club career
Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Carmelo graduated from hometown UD Las Palmas' youth ranks. In his first appearance with the main squad, in 2001–02's La Liga, he scored in a 3–0 away win against RCD Mallorca on 26 August 2001,[1] and would play a further three seasons with the club in the second (two)[2] and third divisions (one).
Carmelo joined Levante UD in 2005–06 on a four-year contract,[3] where he would be a key figure in the Valencian Community side's promotion to the top level, but would only appear in six matches in the following campaign, finishing it with Hércules CF on loan.
In 2007–08, Carmelo moved to CD Numancia still owned by Levante,[4] scoring seven goals (third-best in squad) en route to another top flight promotion. He then switched in the next season to another promotee, Sporting de Gijón,[5] netting in back-to-back wins in October against Mallorca, CA Osasuna and Deportivo de La Coruña,[6][7][8] as the Asturians retained their division status.
In the following three seasons, Carmelo struggled with injury[9][10] but managed to be relatively used by Sporting, only being able to score once[11] in 58 league games combined however. The club suffered relegation at the end of the 2011–12 campaign.
Carmelo left Sporting Gijón in February 2013,[12] moving abroad for the first time shortly after as he signed with Thai Premier League's Buriram United FC.[13] He won the national championship in his first year, being top scorer in the process.[14]
In early July 2016, aged 33, Carmelo switched countries and joined Al-Ittihad Kalba SC in the UAE Football League.[15]
Club statistics
| 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
Club
- Numancia
- Buriram United
- Thai Premier League: 2013, 2014
- Thai FA Cup: 2013
- Thai League Cup: 2013
- Kor Royal Cup: 2013, 2014
Country
- Spain U17
- Spain U19
Individual
- Thai Premier League: Top Scorer 2013
References
- ↑ Las Palmas sorprende al Mallorca (Las Palmas surprises Mallorca); El País, 27 August 2001 (Spanish)
- ↑ Carmelo se exige aún más (Carmelo pushes himself even further); Diario AS, 4 November 2003 (Spanish)
- ↑ 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 (Spanish)
- ↑ Numancia: se asegura la cesión de Carmelo. (Numancia: loan of Carmelo confirmed.); esFutbol, 17 August 2007 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Sporting ficha a Carmelo (Sporting signs Carmelo); El Comercio, 1 August 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ Mallorca 0–2 Sporting Gijon; ESPN Soccernet, 5 October 2008
- ↑ Sporting Gijon 2–1 Osasuna; ESPN Soccernet, 19 October 2008
- ↑ Deportivo La Coruña 0–3 Sporting Gijon; ESPN Soccernet, 26 October 2008
- ↑ Carmelo estará tres meses de baja tras ser operado (Carmelo to miss three months after undergoing surgery); Marca, 22 July 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Carmelo: "La segunda vuelta fue mala para mí" (Carmelo: "The second round of matches was bad for me"); Diario AS, 5 May 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Reparto de puntos en el debut de Tejada (Points shared in Tejada's debut); Europa Press, 5 February 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Carmelo queda desligado del Sporting (Carmelo loses ties with Sporting); Sporting Gijón, 12 February 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Carmelo, el primer canario que jugará en la Liga de Tailandia (Carmelo, first canarian to play in Thai League); La Provincia, 13 February 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Doblete 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 (Spanish)
- ↑ Ittihad Kalba complete foreign quota with Carmelo Gonzalez and Salam Shaker signings; Sport 360, 6 July 2016
- ↑ "Carmelo: Carmelo González Jiménez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "Carmelo". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ Carmelo at ESPN FC
External links
- Carmelo profile at BDFutbol