Omar Gonzalez
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Gonzalez with the Chicago Fire in 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Omar Alejandro Gonzalez | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Chicago Fire FC II | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2006 | Dallas Texans | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | IMG Soccer Academy | |||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Maryland Terrapins | 69 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | LA Galaxy | 180 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Pachuca | 59 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Atlas (loan) | 28 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Toronto FC | 64 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | New England Revolution | 32 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | FC Dallas | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Chicago Fire | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Chicago Fire FC II | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | United States U17 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | United States U18 | 3 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2019 | United States | 52 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 6, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Omar Alejandro Gonzalez (born October 11, 1988) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for MLS Next Pro club Chicago Fire FC II.
A college soccer player for the Maryland Terrapins, Gonzalez joined the LA Galaxy in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, and went on to play 180 regular-season games for them, winning the MLS Cup in 2011, 2012 and 2014. He was named the MLS Rookie of the Year in 2009 and the MLS Defender of the Year in 2011.
Gonzalez represented the United States at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and four CONCACAF Gold Cups, winning the 2013 and 2017 editions.
He last played for the national team in 2019.