Armando González

Club career

Guadalajara González made his professional debut with Guadalajara's reserve team Tapatío on 11 November 2020, coming on as a 89th-minute substitute against Pumas Tabasco.

González made his first team, and Liga MX debut on 13 January 2024 coming on as a 85th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw against Santos Laguna. He finished his debut season with just 3 appearances and no goals.

González scored his first goal for Guadalajara in a match against Tijuana on 12 July 2024, where Guadalajara would go on to lose 2–4.

On 26 July 2025, González would score a brace against Atlético San Luis within the final minutes of the match, helping Chivas guarantee a 4–3 home victory. On 25 October, González would score his first career hat-trick against Clásico Tapatío rivals Atlas in a 4–1 win. He would go on to finish the Apertura tournament as the joint-top scorer with 12 goals, earning him the distinction of "Most Valuable Player."

On 14 March 2026, González scored a brace against Santos Laguna in a 3–0 home victory. On 5 April, he would score another brace, scoring a final minute penalty against Pumas to give his team a draw at 2–2. González finished as 2nd-top scorer of the Clausura tournament with 12 goals, being named "Most Valuable Player" once again.

Olympiacos On 22 August 2026, González joined Olympiacos in the Super League Greece. He made his debut for the club on 30 August, in a match against Asteras Tripolis, and scored his first goal in a Greek Cup match against AEL on 2 September.

International career González was called up to the senior Mexico team by manager Javier Aguirre in November 2025 for friendly matches against Uruguay and Paraguay set to be played on the 15 and 18 of November respectively. González made his debut appearance for Mexico on 18 November against Paraguay with his side losing the match 2–1. On 25 February 2026, González scored his debut goal with the national team against Iceland, the second in an eventual 4–0 win.

González was named in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted on home soil. González only played fourteen minutes in Mexico's five games, only participating in the opening match against South Africa.

Personal life González is the son of former professional footballer Armando "Moncho" González Bejarano. According to his mother, Norma Alba, González's nickname "Hormiga" (Spanish for "Ant") dates back to his early childhood, in which during a family gathering, his older siblings Emilio and Mariana accidentally stood on a red ant nest and were stung multiple times as a result, an incident that frightened a toddler-aged González, who witnessed it from his stroller. As he began learning to speak, he would say "yiyiga" whenever he saw an ant; his family eventually realized that "yiyiga" was his way for saying "hormiga" ("ant"), from which his lifelong nickname originated. He is also nicknamed by Mexican fans as "El Otaku del Gol" (Spanish for "The Goal's Otaku") as he's a well-known anime fan and has incorporated gestures from several series into his celebrations

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first. + List of international goals scored by Armando GonzálezNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 25 February 2026 Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico 2–0 4–0 Friendly

Honours Individual Liga MX Golden Boot: Apertura 2025 (shared) Liga MX Player of the Month: October 2025, January 2026, March 2026 Liga MX Most Valuable Player: Apertura 2025, Clausura 2026 Clausura 2026 Liga MX All-Star: 2026