<ul><li><h2><strong>Years: </strong>2006-2007</h2></li><li><h2><strong>Appearances: </strong>36</h2></li><li><h2><strong>Goals: </strong>3</h2></li></ul>

Winger Mark Gonzalez made an instant impression on his Liverpool debut when he came off the bench to score the winning goal in the Champions League qualifier against Maccabi Haifa in August 2006.

<p>It turned out to be the decisive strike in a 2-1 success at Anfield, and a 3-2 aggregate victory for Rafael Benitez's side overall, on the road to that season's final in Athens.</p><p>The Chile international's arrival at the Reds was actually delayed by one year. Benitez wanted to sign him for the start of the 2005-06 season but his work permit was initially denied.</p><p>Gonzalez instead spent the campaign on loan at Real Sociedad before getting the green light to move to Anfield in the summer of 2006.</p><p>A left winger with pace to burn, he had an injury-hit solitary season at Anfield and at times found it hard to adapt to the physical side of the English game.</p><p>He did score on his first league start for the Reds, against Tottenham Hotspur at the Kop end, and then went on to be an unused substitute for the Champions League final defeat by AC Milan.</p><p>Gonzalez returned to Spain and signed for Real Betis in July 2007.</p>

Mark Gonzalez

Winger Mark Gonzalez made an instant impression on his Liverpool debut when he came off the bench to score the winning goal.

Past playersMark Gonzalez

Years: 2006-2007

Appearances: 36

Goals: 3

Winger Mark Gonzalez made an instant impression on his Liverpool debut when he came off the bench to score the winning goal in the Champions League qualifier against Maccabi Haifa in August 2006.