Armando González: the legacy of a red-and-white story | OneFootball

The story of Armando'Hormiga' González with Chivas began long before his goals at AKRON Stadium. In 2018, at just 15 years old, he joined Guadalajara’s youth academy to play for the U-15 team, also driven by a family story: his father, Armando GonzálezBejarano, wore the red-and-white jersey and passed down his love for these colors from an early age.

That is how the journey began for 'Hormiga', who grew up surrounded by stories of the Rebaño and went on to create his own within the Club.

His path through the Red-and-White Academy took him through different age groups and was marked by several achievements: he won championships with Chivas at the U-15 and U-17 levels, before enjoying one of his best tournaments in the Apertura 2023 with the U-23s, when he claimed the Golden Boot with 13 goals in the regular season and was also a key player in helping the Rebaño win the category title, scoring 5 more goals in the playoffs, including the opening goal in the Final against Tigres. Earlier, on November 18, 2020, he had taken his first steps in professional soccer with Tapatío in Liga de Expansión MX.

On January 13, 2024, the time came to officially wear the First Team jersey and make his Liga MX First Division debut. That afternoon, Armando came on as a substitute in the 84th minute against Santos Laguna on Matchday 1 of the Clausura 2024, and from then on, he began turning everything he had learned over the years into goals, prominence, and moments that will remain in the memory of the red-and-white fans.

His breakthrough came in Apertura 2025. With 12 goals, he became Liga MX’s Golden Boot winner, and in Clausura 2026 he scored another 12 to reach 24 goals for the soccer year.

His growth also led him to the Mexican National Team. He made his senior team debut on November 18, 2025, and later was part of the squad that played in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

With Chivas,Armando played 59 Liga MX matches, totaled 3,323 minutes, and scored 27 goals. He also added one goal in the Concacaf Champions Cup and another in the Leagues Cup, along with his Golden Boot titles in the U-23 category and Liga MX First Division.

However, his red-and-white story goes beyond the numbers. It lives in the boy who arrived at Chivas, in the player who went through every stage of his development, and in the striker who ultimately became one of the First Team’s leading figures. It lives in the goals that made the fans roar and in the pride of a family that once again saw one of their own defend the Guadalajara jersey.

Armando González begins a new challenge in European soccer after building a story that is already part of the Club.

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