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Full nameNicolás Iván González
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityArgentina
Age28
Date of birth6 Apr 1998
BirthplaceBelén de Escobar
Height180 cm
Shirt number#11
ClubAtletico Madrid
Centre-forwardalso played MID · DEF
24
Appearances
5
Goals
0
Assists
1460
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Atletico Madrid.

Injury-affected season

Missed 10 of Atletico Madrid's ~38 games this season through 9 injury absences and 1 suspension (muscle, thigh, back). He still appeared 24 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
La Liga245014606.91
UEFA Champions League11004006.48
FIFA Club World Cupat Juventus4001386.63
Friendlies Clubsat Juventus4001386.63
Copa del Rey200666.75
Serie Aat Juventus200246.6

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

N. González is a 28-year-old centre-forward at Atletico Madrid, rated 60.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 216th of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (57.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.31 goal contributions per 90 (0.31 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on González.

Judged on this season alone, González graded 29 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 44 of the 44 centre-forwards in the La Liga, on 5 goals and 0 assists in 24 appearances (0.308 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 22 → 29). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 61, 24th of 44 of the 44 centre-forwards in the La Liga. At 28 González is in his prime years, and a market index of 40.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: González missed 9 games through injury and 1 suspension (muscle, thigh, back) out of roughly 38 this season. The 24 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential24th of 44 centre-forwards · La LigaCurrent season34th of 44 centre-forwards · La Liga34th-best centre-forward in the La Liga216th in the La Liga · potential24th-highest potential centre-forward in the La Liga
60.7
Ratingi
24th of 44 centre-forwards
28.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
57.9%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.31
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Atletico Madrid finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

5
Goals
0
Assists
5
G+A
0.21
Goals / app

5 goals in 24 appearances (0.21 per game) for an upper-table side.

Strengths

  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 94.5/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 57.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 60.7, González carries the 24th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the La Liga of 44. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.31 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles24
Interceptions12
Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards1