Esther González

Real Madrid

González played for Real Madrid from 2021 to 2023. She left the club as its all-time top women's scorer with 39 goals in 77 games.

Gotham FC

On 23 August 2023, National Women's Soccer League club NJ/NY Gotham FC signed Esther to a three-year contract with an option to extend for an additional year. She made her club debut on 2 September, coming on for Sinead Farrelly in a 3–3 draw away to the North Carolina Courage. The following game, she made her first start and scored her first and second NWSL goals in a 2–0 home win over the Washington Spirit. On 11 November, she headed in Midge Purce's corner to score the second goal for Gotham in the NWSL Championship Game. It stood as the game winner in a 2–1 victory over OL Reign, giving Gotham its first NWSL championship. On 24 March 2024, Esther began the season with a goal in a 1–0 victory over the Portland Thorns. On 5 October, she assisted Rose Lavelle and scored two goals of her own against Bay FC within 4 minutes and 20 seconds, marking the fastest three-goal contribution in NWSL history. She finished the regular season with a team-high 9 goals, tied for fourth-most in the league, as Gotham placed third in the standings. In the NWSL semifinals, Esther scored the opening goal in a 1–1 draw against the Washington Spirit; Gotham lost as Esther was one of three players whose penalty attempts were saved by Aubrey Kingsbury. In May 2025, after starting the season with seven goals in nine games, Esther…

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. On 10 June 2025, González was called up to the Spain squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025. On July 27, 2025, she started in the tournament's final as Spain finished runners up, losing 3–1 on penalties to England following a 1–1 draw.

Club

As of 27 July 2026

International

As of match played 3 July 2025

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

González is married to Estefanía Cruz. Cruz gave birth to their first baby on 6 January 2026. After moving to Saudi Arabia, González deleted all images of her family life from social media. Her move drew criticism from LGBTQ+ communities given same-sex relationships and sexual activity are illegal in Saudi Arabia.