[2] Born in Montevideo, González's professional career began at Danubio FC, where he appeared in a total of 170 games whilst scoring more than 50 official goals for the capital-based club.
After his performances for Danubio, González eventually moved to France with AS Monaco FC in January 2008, being scarcely used during his six-month loan spell.
He ruptured cruciate knee ligaments playing against Real Madrid in his third match for the club, did not appear again,[9] and returned to Valencia in the following transfer window.
In late July 2011, González cut ties with Valencia and joined Standard Liège of the Belgian Pro League.
[11] Subsequently, he was part of the 2007 Copa América squad which finished fourth: in the semi-final against Brazil, he was brought on at half-time as the nation fought back to 2–2 to take the game into extra time; he then scored in the penalty shootout, but his team was eliminated.