Alfonso González  Arturo Alfonso González González (born 5 September 1994), also known as ""Ponchito"," is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Monterrey. Participating for the national team throughout various age groups, González was part of the team that won the 2011 U-17 World Cup. He made his debut with the senior Mexico national team in 2014 in a friendly match against Honduras. Arturo González was born in Reynosa, Tamaulipas to Luis Enrique González and Irma González. As a child, he played baseball, the most popular sport in his hometown, However, after breaking an arm he began training in football. In December 2008 and January 2009 he went to the US city of Mission, Texas to try out for the youth team of Club Atlas. with a positive verdict from the coaches, he joined to the club's youth academy in 2009. After 2 years with the Youth Academy, he was called up to represent Mexico in the 2011 U17 World Cup, after good performances the youth team of Atlas during the 2010–11 season. González made his senior debut with Atlas on 18 February 2012 against Tigres coming in as a substitute for Alonso Zamora in the 65th minute of the game. He also made another appearance against Jaguares summing 2 appearances during the Clausura 2012 season. González played his first match in the Apertura 2012 against Tigres coming in the 65th minute. He appeared on the match against San Luis coming on the 53rd minute, which they lost 3–2. He came on the second half on the Clasico Tapatio against Guadalajara, which they lost 2–0. He played all 90 minutes against Puebla scoring his first goal on a 2–2 draw. He played the last match against León losing 3–1. He played the first match in the Clausura 2013 against Pumas coming on the 39th minute in a 1–1 draw. He played on the match against León losing 1–0. He played in 2 of 19 matches, which Atlas lost on the quarter-finals to Santos on a 3–1 aggerate. He made his Apertura 2013 debut against Guadalajara on a 1–1 draw. His next game against Cruz Azul scoring a goal, but losing 2–1. He appeared against Pachuca losing 2–0.