Esther González

Esther González Rodríguez (born December 8, 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for NWSL club NJ/NY Gotham FC and the Spain national team. At club level she previously played for Atlético Málaga, Sporting de Huelva, Atlético de Madrid, and Real Madrid.

Club career
Esther scored what would be the decisive goal in the 2023 National Women's Soccer League championship game, giving NY/NJ Gotham FC their first NWSL Championship. In Gotham's first game of the 2024 NWSL season, she scored in the 1–0 victory over Portland Thorns.

International career
Esther González played for the Spain U17 team at the 2009 U-17 European Championship, where Spain was the runner-up to Germany.

Esther made her senior international debut in March 2016, as a substitute in a 0–0 friendly draw with Romania in Mogoșoaia.

She scored five goals in Spain's 13–0 win over Azerbaijan in qualifying for the Euro 2022. She and her team reached the quarter-finals, where Spain lost 2–1 to eventual European champions England in overtime.

In Spain's opening match of the 2023 FIFA World Cup, she scored Spain's third goal in a 3–0 win over Costa Rica. This was the third goal in six minutes for the Spanish and was just their second group stage win at the World Cup.

International

 * Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each González goal.

Honours
Atlético Madrid NJ/NY Gotham FC Spain U17 Spain
 * Primera División: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
 * Copa de la Reina: 2016
 * NWSL Championship: 2023
 * U17 European Championship runner-up: 2009
 * FIFA Women's World Cup: 2023