Top facts about Nico Gonzalez, the young Barcelona midfielder

Nico Gonzalez is a Spanish footballer who plays for

reserve and senior team. Born in 2002 at A Coruna, Spain, Nico started his youth career in 2012 at Barcelona's famous academy, La Masia. Nico was promoted to Barcelona's senior team for the 21-22 season after spending the last 9 years at La Masia. But he will also play for the reserve team. He made his senior debut in La Liga's 21-22 opening week against Real Sociedad.

Nico became a member of Barca B in 2019 and participated in the 2021 Segunda Division B play offs. He is a gifted defensive midfield whose performances have caught the eyes of many scouts in Europe. His 500k Euro release clause is a testament to that. Many English clubs including Manchester City were keen on securing his services. Considering his huge potentials, Barcelona does not want to lose him as they see him as a replacement for their captain, Sergio Busquets.

Nico has been a member of Spain's youth sides since 2018. He is yet to play his first game for the senior side. At 18 years of age, Nico Gonzalez has established himself as a promising talents in Europe. By the time of writing this article, He has registered 2 goals and 3 assists in 40 matches during his club career. Now let's have a look at the top

facts about Nico Gonzalez

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Top facts about Nico Gonzalez you might want to know

In the following article we will take a look at the Top facts about Nico Gonzalez. First we present you with some of the general information.

• Full Name

  : Nicolas Gonzalez Iglesias

• Date and Place of Birth:

  3 January 2002 / A Coruna, Spain

• Height & Weight

  : 1.88 m (6 ft.1) /80 kg

• Family Members:

  Ferran (Father), Jose Ramos (Nephew)

• Relationship Status

  : Sinlge

• Wife/Girlfriend

  : Not Known

• Children

  : None

• Current team:

  Barcelona B and Barcelona

• Jersey Number

  : 20 Barcelona B and 28 at Barcelona

• Zodiac Sign

  : Capricorn

Nico Gonzalez Birthday, Zodiac Sign and nationality

First part our article on top facts about Nico Gonzalez is about his birthday.

Nico Gonzalez's Birthday

is at the third day of January 2002. Nico Gonzalez nationality is Spanish. Nico was born in A Coruna, Spain.

Nico Gonzalez zodiac sign is Capricorn. He shares his birthday with many great stars from football and other fields. Some of the most famous figures born on the third of January are:

Footballers: Jonny Evans, Adrian, Jeremie Boga, Danny Cruz and Jordi Masip/ Actors and Actresses: Mel Gibson and Victoria Principal

Nico Gonzalez Childhood story 

At this part we will look at the top facts about

Nico Gonzalez Childhood

story as well as the family and the background he grew up in.

Nico Gonzalez was born into a football loving family. His father was a very famous La Liga player that spent his entire career at

. Although he only scored 35 goals for the Galician side, he did play well enough to get a spot on the Spain squad for Euro 2000 after scoring two goals in qualifying. Nico's father made 380 official appearances and won two Copa del Rey trophies, three Super Cups, and a La Liga title as the left midfielder of the famous Super Deportivo side. Another famous relative of Nico Gonzalez is his nephew, Jose Ramon.

 With such a background, it was expected from Nico to continue his father's footsteps. Nico used to go to trainings with his father. He first joined a local junior team, Montaneros. His breakthrough came when he scored a beautiful goal against Barelona in the Arousa youth tournament. That was all Barcelona needed to see and he was soon on his way to the Catalan academy. Nico's parents encouraged him to pursue a career at football by enrolling him into La Masia when he was 10 years old.

His arrival at Barca's academy coincided the time Barcelona was at the top of the football world as Pep Guardiola side won a total of 14 titles out of the possible 18 between 2008 till 2012. Nico was fascinated by the amazing atmosphere of the city during that time and fell in love with the club.

Nico's talent was so obvious that he rose through the ranks with ease. He regularly captained youth sides, like that of Cadet A, and sometimes leapfrogged levels altogether, as he did to Juvenil B. So when he was about to turn 16 and his father was at the time a coach for Manchester City, there were doubts that he would continue on in La Masia. Juventus and Manchester United reportedly made their pitches as well, but Nico remained at Barcelona. He was soon playing with the Juvenil A side and participating in the UEFA Youth League. There he scored a winner against PSV as a substitute, and began to express himself more as an attacking midfielder as a 16-year-old.

Nico earned himself a place in the

team at 2017, which market the start of his professional career.

Nico Gonzalez career

professional career started in 2017 when he was promoted to Barcelona B. Nico played 9 games in his first season with Barca B and scored 2 goals.

The following season was not a good one for Nico as he was often the third choice behind Illaix Moriba and Gavi. He played only 7 games for Barca B during the season, 6 of them were at the Uefa Youth Champions League.

It all started to change for the better in the 20-21 season as many Barca B players were promoted to the first team. Nico became a regular starter for Barcelona's reserve team. He played 24 games and assisted twice.

Nico's fine performances persuaded Barcelona's coach, Ronald Koeman to give him a chance to play with the senior side in the 21-22 preseason. Nico played his first game for Barcelona's senior side in the club’s pre-season friendly win over Girona, which Barcelona won 4-0.

His first team official debut came in Barcelona's opening game of the 2021–22 La Liga season, a 4–2 win over Real Sociedad. Nico played the last ten minutes and received a yellow card for a foul which lead to Sociedad's second goal.

Overall, Nico scored 2 goals and assisted 3 times in 39 games for Barcelona B. Ronald Koeman is said to be fond of his skills and He is expected to play more for the senior team this season. We will have to wait and see what the future holds for Nico Gonzalez.

Nico Gonzalez Playing style

Nico Gonzalez is a midfielder who can play in multiple positions in the middle of the pitch. His versatility allows him to play as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder or even as an attacking midfielder. He has been praised the most for his defensive abilities and is his ability to break the opposition’s lines. This is what makes him such a reliable option to pass to. He is very good at reading the game and making vital interceptions.

Although dribbling is not one of his qualities, Nico's amazing physicality allows him to often twist and turn with the ball. As a La Masia graduate, scanning the field before receiving the pass and shoulder-checks are natural to Nico.

Nico Gonzalez girlfriend, Relationships and Marital Status

There is no official news about

Nico Gonzalez girlfriend

as he has successfully kept his private life away from the media. He has not shared any pictures of himself with any girls on his social media accounts. However, it will not be long before Barcelona's new La Masia graduate finds love or gives an update on his relationship status. Especially since he is getting attention from media and fans. Any new information about Nico Gonzalez love life will be published here at

.

Nico Gonzalez Transfermarket stats

According to

Nico Gonzalez Transfermarket

stats, he has played a total of 40 games for three of Barcelona sides (Barcelona B, FC Barcelona UEFA U19 and Barcelona). He has scored 2 goals and has provided 3 assists for his team mates. During his career spell at Barcelona B so far, He has registered 2 assists in 25 games. He also played 12 games for Barcelona UEFA U19, scoring 2 goals and assisting another. Nico has also played two games for Barcelona senior team, a friendly against Girona and a La Liga game against

.

Nico is a versatile defensive midfield. During his career, Nico Gonzalez has played at 2 different positions in the middle of the pitch. He has played 26 games as a central midfielder and 14 games as a defensive midfield.

On the international level Nico Gonzalez Transfermarket stats that he has been a member of Spain youth teams since 2018. He has played 3 games for Spain U17 and has recently been called up to the U19 team.

Nico is under contract with Barcelona until the end of June 2024. Media Based Sports Company is acting as his agent. Nico Gonzalez market Value is at 500th Euros. He has an estimated net worth of 1 million Dollars in 2021, including all of his properties and earnings. Nico Gonzalez salary in 2021 is not yet announced.

Some Short top facts about Nico Gonzalez

• Nico Gonzalez Height

  is 1.88 meters. Nico Gonzalez weight is 80kg. Nico Gonzalez main position is the defensive midfield. Although he has also played at two different positions in the middle of the pitch.

• Like many other football stars, Nico Gonzalez is passionate about playing video games, especially the FIFA game. Nico Gonzalez rating in FIFA 21 is 65 (his overall rating) with a potential of 82. He has got a 3-star skill moves rating.

• Nico Gonzalez religion is Christianity. He is a Catholic by birth. It is not known whether he is a devoted religious person or not.

• Nico Gonzalez is sponsored by Nike.

• Nico Gonzalez new release clause is set at €500m – only Antoine Griezmann (€800m) boast higher figures.

• Nico once played for Barcelona B despite suffering from severe gastroenteritis (a stomach bug).

• Nico's father, Ferran was one of La Masia staff member and worked at the club between 2013 and 2016. He left the club for Manchester City at the same time as Pep Guardiola became the Citizens' head coach. He wanted to sign Nico for Manchester City's academy back in 2018, but Nico eventually decided to stay at Barcelona.

• During his time at youth, Nico grew a lot, which changed his physique a lot and that was difficult for the player to adjust to his playing style.

• Nico has been described by his close friends and relatives as a down to earth, kind, smart and talented person.

Nico Gonzalez is active in social media. Nico Gonzalez Instagram account, ‌

has around 105k followers.

The most interesting facts about

Nico Gonzalez tattoos

is that he does not have any tattoos yet.

One of the most amusing parts of SportMob's article on top

facts about Nico Gonzalez

is a look back at his most interesting and controversial quotes about himself and other players.

On his promotion to Barcelona's senior team:

They are very good people and they have welcomed all the youngsters very well. I am very comfortable and very happy. I’ve been training very well and I hope to have more opportunities like this one.

At the beginning, being a preseason game, it is harder to start, but we had some very good minutes, with the goals and most of the chances in the first half. We have locked them in quite a bit and we have had very good feelings.

On his debut for Barcelona against Real Sociedad:

My debut? I won't give this shirt to anyone. I will keep it, my father (Fran Gonzalez) has asked me for it but I think I'll frame it or something. It's something unique and it only happens once in a lifetime.

On playing his debut at the Camp Nue:

I felt a lot of emotion because it's a stadium that impresses a lot, motivates a lot and I had a lot of desire and enthusiasm, I have been watching those who are now my teammates play there all my life and I was very excited and eager, it was very beautiful.

On how he was treated on his debut:

Koeman told me to enjoy, to be calm and to give everything on the field. Then I celebrated with all my teammates, happy for the victory, although La Real players also congratulated me.

Nico Gonzalez records and achievements

We round up our article on the top

facts about Nico Gonzalez

with a list of his most notable achievements and records at club and international level

Nico Gonzalez has not yet won any major individual or collective award. In 2021 Barcelona B was close to win the Segunda Division B play-offs but failed at the last step. However, Ronald Koeman has shown interest in the teenager and he will surely win many more titles in the near future.

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