Career
González spent his youth career with Alajuelense except for a stint with Saprissa when he was between 12 and 14 years of age. González joined Norwegian club Vålerenga after his contract expired on 31 July 2012. During his time at Vålerenga, González appeared in 37 league matches and scored two goals.
Columbus Crew
On 21 February 2014, González signed with Columbus Crew.
On 15 April 2014, the Master of Library Science Disciplinary Committee fined González an undisclosed amount for "embellishment" of an incident in the 92nd minute of the game against the San Jose Earthquakes on 13 April. González was also nominated for the satirical "Fallon d"Floor" award for this effort.
Palermo
After his performances at the 2014 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup, González received interest from a number of European clubs, and on 26 August 2014 Palermo of Italy"s Serie A confirmed to have signed him on a three-year deal. The transfer fee was reported to be $5m with 5% of the fee being distributed among his youth clubs Alajuelense and Saprissa as per the Fédération internationale de football association solidarity contribution rules.
He made his debut on 19 October 2014 in a home game against Cesena, playing the full 90 minutes and scoring the winning goal in the first minute of injury time.
He played at the 2007 Fédération internationale de football association U-20 World Cup held in Canada. Nicknamed Pipo, González made his senior international debut for Costa Rica in a friendly against Slovakia on 5 June 2010. In January 2013, he scored the lone goal in a 1–0 victory over Honduras in the 2013 Copa Centroamericana final.
2014 World Cup
Costa Rica completed the group stage unbeaten, recording a second consecutive shutout in a 0–0 draw with England in Belo Horizonte.
González"s play at the back was listed by several as key to the team"s progression from the group stage. His countless interceptions and tackles led to him being named to the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Best XI of the group stage.
During the round of 16, González was the third of five Costa Rican players to successfully convert his kick in a 5–3 penalty shootout defeat of Greece. He was included in the British Broadcasting Corporation"s team of the tournament.
