Alejandro Galindo (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Miguel Galindo | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Guatemala | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Antigua GFC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Santa Fe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Santa Fe | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Juventud (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2013 | Municipal | 5 | (0) |
| 2014– | Antigua GFC | 56 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Guatemala | 4 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 February 2016. | |||
Alejandro Miguel Galindo (born 5 March 1992) is a Guatemalan footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Liga Nacional de Fútbol club Antigua.[1][2] He holds Colombian citizenship.[3]
Club career
Atlético Juventud and Santa Fe
Born in Guatemala from Guatemalan father and Colombian mother,[4] Galindo moved to Colombia with his mother when he was 10 years old.[5] At 12, he started playing in the lower divisions of the Colombian club Independiente Santa Fe. He debuted in the professional football in Atlético Juventud, and affiliated club of Santa Fe playing in the Categoría Primera B, where he played 31 matches and scored 1 goal.[6] He return for Independiente Santa Fe for the 2011 Categoría Primera A season, debuting on 9 March in the draw 0–0 against Bogotá F.C. for the Copa Colombia. Galindo played a total of 10 matches for Santa Fe (3 for the league and 7 for the Copa Colombia), and earned the 2012 Apertura title.
Municipal
He joined CSD Municipal from the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala for the 2013–14 season, after almost a year without having played a game.[4] He debuted on 9 October, in the match against Deportivo Malacateco.
International career
Galindo made his debut for Guatemala, at just 20 years of age, as a substitute in on 26 April 2012 friendly match against Paraguay. He entered in the 46th minute, but the match ended in a 0–1 defeat.[7] He played another friendly match on 2 June 2012 against Costa Rica, where he played 79 minutes, that ended in a 1–0 victory. His first match for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification was on 8 June 2012, in a 2–1 defeat against Jamaica.
Career statistics
- As of 22 February 2016[1]
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Colombia | League | Cup | South America | Total | ||||||
| 2009 | Juventud[6] | Categoría Primera B | 31 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2010 | - | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2011 | Santa Fe | Categoría Primera A | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Guatemala | League | Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Municipal | Liga Nacional de Fútbol | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Antigua | Liga Nacional de Fútbol | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| 2015–16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | Colombia | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| Guatemala | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 95 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 4 | ||
International
International appearances
| Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala[8] | 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
- Municipal
- Runner-up (1): 2013–14
- Santa Fe
- Primera A (1): 2012 Apertura
Source: [1]
External links
- Alejandro Galindo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alejandro Galindo – FIFA competition record
References
- 1 2 3 Alejandro Galindo profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "Alejandro Galindo's profile". Worldfootball.net.
- ↑ Alejandro Galindo at thefinalball.com
- 1 2 "Municipal contrató al volante Alejandro Galindo". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 6 August 2013.
- ↑ Beltrán Lozano, Thomás (20 April 2012). "Alejandro Galindo, una vida de Cardenal". Publimetro (in Spanish).
- 1 2 "Alejandro Galindo's profile". BDFA.
- ↑ "Selección de Guatemala cae en casa frente a Paraguay". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 25 April 2012.
- ↑ Alejandro Galindo at National-Football-Teams.com