Derlis Alberto González Galeano (born 20 March 1994) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for Olimpia and the Paraguay national team. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a winger.
González began his career with Rubio ÃÂu in 2009, and in 2012 was signed by Portugal's Benfica, spending his time out on loan in Paraguay with Guaranàand Olimpia Asunción. In 2014, he joined Basel in the Swiss Super League.
In December 2015, González was awarded as the Paraguayan Footballer of the Year.
Born in Mariano Roque Alonso. González joined Rubio ÃÂu's youth setup in 2009, from Cerro Corá. He made his first-team â and Primera División â debut on 9 December of that year, starting in a 2âÂÂ1 home win against 12 de Octubre; at the age of 15 years, becoming the club's youngest ever first-team player.
González scored his first senior goal on 19 September 2010, netting the opener in a 2âÂÂ1 away defeat of Sportivo Trinidense. He would subsequently feature regularly for the first team in the following campaigns, as his side went on to establish themselves in the first division.
On 10 October 2011, González agreed to a deal with Portuguese club Benfica, joining the club ahead of the 2012âÂÂ13 season. Upon arriving, he was initially assigned to the under-19 squad in the Campeonato Nacional de Juniores.
In 2014, Benfica announced that González, together with compatriot Cláudio Correa, were sold to Master International FZC for â¬1.72 million.
On 12 February 2013, González was loaned to Guaranàuntil December. On 24 May 2013, González was referenced in the Spanish newspaper Marca as a future star, following the steps of ÃÂngel Di MarÃÂa, who moved from Benfica to Real Madrid.
González scored 14 goals for Guaranàduring the campaign, 12 only in the Clausura tournament. On 7 December 2013, he scored a hat-trick in a 6âÂÂ0 home routing of Cerro Porteño PF.
On 16 January 2014, González moved to Olimpia until June, also in a temporary deal. He scored twice on his debut on 15 February, a 3âÂÂ1 away success over General DÃÂaz.
On 20 May 2014 Swiss club FC Basel announced that they had signed González on a five-year contract until 30 June 2019, for an undisclosed fee. He joined the team for their 2014âÂÂ15 season under head coach Paulo Sousa. After playing in four test games González played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Stadion Brügglifeld on 19 July 2014 as Basel won 2âÂÂ1 against Aarau. He scored his first goal for his new club in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 31 August 2014. It was the first goal of the game, as Basel won 3âÂÂ1 against BSC Young Boys.
The season ran well for Basel and their new striker. They entered the Champions League in the group stage. On 16 September González scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Basel in a 5âÂÂ1 group stage away defeat to Real Madrid. He added another on 4 November, in a 4âÂÂ0 win over Ludogorets Razgrad. Basel reached the knockout phase on 9 December 2014, as they managed a 1âÂÂ1 draw at Anfield against Liverpool. On 18 February 2015, González opened the scoring in the round of 16 first leg at home against Porto, the game ended with a 1âÂÂ1 draw. Basel were knocked out of the competition after losing 4âÂÂ0 in the second leg. At the end of the 2014âÂÂ15 season, Basel won the championship for the sixth time in a row. In the 2014âÂÂ15 Swiss Cup Basel reached the final. However for the third time in a row they finished as runners-up.
On 30 July 2015 Basel announced that González was leaving the club and had signed a five-year contract with Dynamo Kyiv. During his one season with the team, González played a total of 47 games for Basel scoring a total of seven goals. 26 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, two in the Swiss Cup, eight in the Champions League and 11 were friendly games. He scored three goals in the domestic league, three in the European games and the other was scored during the test games.
On 30 July 2015, González signed a five-year contract with Ukrainian champions FC Dynamo Kyiv. Upon his signing, he became the second most expensive Paraguayan player and the second Paraguayan to play in Ukraine after Pedro BenÃÂtez (at Shakhtar Donetsk from 2004 to 2005).
On 22 August 2015, González made his official debut for Dynamo in a 0âÂÂ6 away win in the 1/16 stage of the Ukrainian Cup against a Ukrainian First League team FC Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk, coming on as 45th-minute substitute. He scored his first goal for the club on 4 October, in a 4âÂÂ0 away win against Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League.
On 31 July 2018, González agreed to a two-year loan deal with Santos. He made his debut for the club on 4 August, replacing Bruno Henrique late into a 0âÂÂ0 away draw against Botafogo.
On 6 February 2020, González's loan was cut short.
On 7 February 2020, González returned to Paraguay joining Club Olimpia and signing a five-year contract.
González represented Paraguay at under-15 and the under-20 levels, playing for the latter at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Turkey; at that tournament he scored the winning goal in a match against Mexico.
González made his debut for the senior team in a friendly match against Costa Rica on 26 March 2014, replacing Pablo Velázquez after 58 minutes. In November of the same year, he scored his first senior international goal with a penalty kick in a 2âÂÂ1 defeat of Peru.
On 28 May 2015, González was included in Paraguay's 23-man squad for the 2015 Copa América by coach Ramón DÃÂaz. He appeared as a half-time substitute in the team's opening fixture against Argentina, helping Paraguay recover from a two-goal deficit to draw 2âÂÂ2 in La Serena. On 27 June, after Thiago Silva's handball, he scored a penalty in the quarter-final against Brazil in Concepción to level the score at 1âÂÂ1; in the resulting penalty shootout, he converted the winning kick to take Paraguay to the semi-final.
During match day one of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) on 8 October 2015 González scored the winning goal in the 85 minute as Paraguay beat Venezuela 1âÂÂ0.
Basel
Dynamo Kyiv