Hugo Gonzalez (Madrid, February 5, 2006) He began to make himself known at the U-17 World Cup in Malaga. The Real Madrid shooting guard picked up the silver medal (the first in this category). Despite being the youngest of the group (one year younger than the rest of his teammates), he was the fourth with the most minutes of the entire team. He finished that championship with 9.3 points, 5 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 22 and a half minutes on the track.
Hugo González did the preseason with the first team and On October 2, 2022, he debuted in the ACB with the Real Madrid before the Monbus Obradoiro; he was on track for just over three minutes in which he demonstrated his self-confidence (4 points without failure). He was 16 years, 7 months and 27 days old and became the fourth youngest Real Madrid player to debut in the Endesa League. Ahead of him, Luka Doncic, Roberto Núñez and Usman Garuba. Big words. “If you continue on this path, you have a great future ahead of you. She has a very good physique and I think he is going to give the Madrid fans good moments, ”said Chus Mateo after the debut of the new Madrid pearl. The youth squad player has already played three games in the national competition.
Trained at CB San Agustín de Guadalix, He came to the Real Madrid youth academy in 2017 (he was eleven years old) to play in the B children’s team (12-13 years old). Three years later, the Minicopa would be proclaimed runner-up with the white team and would end up in the ideal quintet. This is his first year in the junior category, although he also plays games with the EBA team. In December, for example, he finished with 35 PIR credits (27 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals) in Madrid’s win against CB Aridane. In the fourth category of Spanish basketball, he averages 15 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3 assists for a PIR of 18.5 for now. Madrid is first in their group and has not lost any game so far (12-0).
But the white team will also be in the final phase of the Adidas Next Generation, the Euroleague junior tournament that will take place coinciding with the Final Four in Kaunas, with Hugo López as MVP. The shooting guard finished the qualifying tournament with 19.2 points and an incredible success from the three-point line, with 11 converted three-pointers out of 18 attempts.
Despite his age (he turns 17 in a couple of weeks), Hugo González has not gone unnoticed on the other side of the pond either. Jonathan Givony, international scouting expert for ESPN, praised him after his great performance against Canada in the U-17 World Cup. “He changed the game with his energy, his physique, his understanding of the game and his well-timed shots. He is the youngest player in Spain, but he seems one of the most promising in the long term of this tournament.”, said. Madrid boasts of a new pearl.
