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Chivas forward Armando "Hormiga" Gonzalez is moving to Greek club Olympiacos, the teams announced Saturday, Aug. 22.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but reports in both countries indicate Olympiacos paid $12 million, with Chivas retaining 20% of a potential future sale to another club.
Gonzalez had a $15 million release clause, but Chivas were open to selling the 23-year-old as long as they retained a portion of the sell-on clause, meaning they get a percentage of the sale if Gonzalez moves to another club from Olympiacos.
"It wasn't an easy decision, because Chivas was my home for more than eight years. I grew up there since I was 15 years old. It was a tough decision, but I knew I had to take this opportunity," Gonzalez said in a video published by the Greek club. "I'm thankful to Amaury (Vergara, Chivas) president, who gave me the chance to come here, for everything he's done, giving me the chance to come here and achieve one of my dreams."
The forward tied for the Liga MX lead in scoring with a dozen goals in the 2025 Apertura and scored another 12 for Chivas in the Clausura before joining the Mexico national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Despite the match taking place in the home of his club's biggest rival, fans chanted Gonzalez's name at the opening match of El Tri's World Cup campaign, with manager Javier Aguirre putting Gonzalez in for a 14-minute cameo at the end of the 2-0 win over South Africa.
#gonzalez #million #clause
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but reports in both countries indicate Olympiacos paid $12 million, with Chivas retaining 20% of a potential future sale to another club.
Gonzalez had a $15 million release clause, but Chivas were open to selling the 23-year-old as long as they retained a portion of the sell-on clause, meaning they get a percentage of the sale if Gonzalez moves to another club from Olympiacos.
"It wasn't an easy decision, because Chivas was my home for more than eight years. I grew up there since I was 15 years old. It was a tough decision, but I knew I had to take this opportunity," Gonzalez said in a video published by the Greek club. "I'm thankful to Amaury (Vergara, Chivas) president, who gave me the chance to come here, for everything he's done, giving me the chance to come here and achieve one of my dreams."
The forward tied for the Liga MX lead in scoring with a dozen goals in the 2025 Apertura and scored another 12 for Chivas in the Clausura before joining the Mexico national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Despite the match taking place in the home of his club's biggest rival, fans chanted Gonzalez's name at the opening match of El Tri's World Cup campaign, with manager Javier Aguirre putting Gonzalez in for a 14-minute cameo at the end of the 2-0 win over South Africa.
#gonzalez #million #clause
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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 ****** le, 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.
#first
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 ****** le, 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.
#first
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Armando 'Hormiga' González's story with Chivas began long before his goals at Estadio AKRON. In 2018, at just 15 years old, he joined Guadalajara's youth academy with the U-15 side, inspired in part by his family history: his father, Armando González Bejarano, had also worn the Rojiblanco jersey and passed down his love for these colors from an early age.
That was the beginning of a journey that would see the young 'Hormiga', who grew up surrounded by stories of the Rebaño, create a few of his own within the club.
His path through the Rojiblanco Academy took him through several age groups and was highlighted by multiple achievements. He won championships with Chivas at U-15 and U-17 level before enjoying one of his best tournaments in the Apertura 2023 with the U-23 side.
That season, he won the Golden Boot with 13 goals during the regular season and played a key role in helping the Rebañolift the U-23 ******* le, scoring five 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 moment arrived for Armando to officially wear the First Team jersey and make his Liga MX debut. That afternoon, he came on as a substitute in the 84th minute against Santos Laguna in Matchday 1 of the Clausura 2024. From that point on, he began turning everything he had learned throughout the years into goals, prominence and moments that would remain in the memory of the Rojiblanco faithful.
#goals #hormiga #reba #first
That was the beginning of a journey that would see the young 'Hormiga', who grew up surrounded by stories of the Rebaño, create a few of his own within the club.
His path through the Rojiblanco Academy took him through several age groups and was highlighted by multiple achievements. He won championships with Chivas at U-15 and U-17 level before enjoying one of his best tournaments in the Apertura 2023 with the U-23 side.
That season, he won the Golden Boot with 13 goals during the regular season and played a key role in helping the Rebañolift the U-23 ******* le, scoring five 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 moment arrived for Armando to officially wear the First Team jersey and make his Liga MX debut. That afternoon, he came on as a substitute in the 84th minute against Santos Laguna in Matchday 1 of the Clausura 2024. From that point on, he began turning everything he had learned throughout the years into goals, prominence and moments that would remain in the memory of the Rojiblanco faithful.
#goals #hormiga #reba #first
