Mikel Gonzalez

Mikel Gonzalez de Martin Martinez (born 24 September 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca FC as a central defender.

He spent most of his professional career with Real Sociedad, playing 299 competitive games and scoring six goals.

Club Career

Real Sociedad

A product of Real Sociedad's youth ranks, Gonzalez was born in Arrasate-Mondragon, Gipuzkoa, and he made his first-team debut on 17 September 2005 in a 2–5 away loss against RCD Mallorca. He went on to collect only two more La Liga appearances during that season.

With the Basque team in Segunda Division, Gonzalez became an undisputed starter, appearing in 35 games in the 2009–10 campaign as Real returned to the top level after a three-year absence and contributing with one goal, in a 2–1 home win against Villarreal CF B. He added 32 matches – 30 starts – in the following year as the club retained its league status, but somewhat lost his importance in the squad following the January 2011 signing of Norwegian Vadim Demidov and the emergence of youth product Inigo Martinez.

Gonzalez returned to starting duties in the following seasons, alongside Martinez: he started in all his 34 league appearances in 2012–13 in more than 3.000 minutes of action, scoring against Rayo Vallecano (4–0, at home) and Valencia CF (5–2 away win) as the Txuriurdin finished fourth and returned to the UEFA Champions League after one full decade.

Gonzalez made his debut in the Champions League on 17 September 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–2 group phase home loss to FC Shakhtar Donetsk. He added a further four appearances in that stage of the competition, as his team ranked last.

In April 2017, by now a backup member of the squad, Gonzalez made what was calculated to be his 300th appearance for Real Sociedad. It was his final match serving the club, with his contract not renewed on its expiry the following month.

Zaragoza

On 29 August 2017,

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