Javi Galán

Javi Galán
Personal information
Full name Javier Galán Gil
Date of birth (1994-11-19) 19 November 1994
Place of birth Badajoz, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Córdoba
Number 11
Youth career
San Roque
Don Bosco
Flecha Negra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Badajoz 62 (6)
2015–2017 Córdoba B 56 (7)
2016– Córdoba 17 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 June 2017

Javier "Javi" Galán Gil (born 19 November 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Córdoba CF as a left winger.

Club career

Born in Badajoz, Extremadura, Galán represented CD San Roque, CP Don Bosco and CP Flecha Negra as a youth.[1] On 20 June 2013, after scoring 12 goals for the club's Juvenil A squad, he moved to CD Badajoz.[2]

Galán made his senior debut on 15 September 2013, playing the last 30 minutes in a 1–0 home win against CD Solana for the Regional Preferente championship.[3] He scored his first senior goal fourteen days later, netting the last in a 4–1 home routing of EF Emérita Augusta.[4]

Galán helped the Blanquinegros in their promotion to Tercera División during his first campaign. On 9 July 2015 he joined Córdoba CF, being assigned to the reserves also in the fourth tier.[5]

Galán made his professional debut on 12 October 2016, starting as a left back in a 2–1 Copa del Rey away win against Cádiz CF.[6] He made his Segunda División debut on 4 December, starting in a 2–1 win at CF Reus Deportiu.[7]

On 12 December 2016, Galán renewed his contract until 2020.[8] Five days later he scored his first professional goal, netting the first in a 2–1 win at Real Oviedo.[9]

Personal life

Galán is physically likened to England international forward Wayne Rooney, with his nickname being Rooney during his youth career and Badajoz.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Javi Galán mejora a 'Rooney'" [Javi Galán improves to 'Rooney'] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 "El Badajoz 1905 ficha a Javier Galán, alias 'Rooney'" [Badajoz 1905 sign Javier Galán, alias 'Rooney'] (in Spanish). Hoy. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jornada 1 – Domingo, 15. Septiembre 2013 – 18:00 h" [Matchday 1 – Sunday, 16 September 2013 – 18h] (in Spanish). CD Badajoz. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jornada 3 – Domingo, 29. Septiembre 2013 – 17:00 h" [Matchday 3 – Sunday, 29 September 2013 – 17h] (in Spanish). CD Badajoz. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Alejandro Roser, Esteve Monterde y Javier Galán, fichajes para el B" [Alejandro Roser, Esteve Monterde and Javier Galán, signings for the B] (in Spanish). Córdoba Deporte. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "El Córdoba muestra mejores condiciones en el Carranza" [Córdoba show much better conditions at the Carranza] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "El 'efecto Carrión' lo traslada el Córdoba a la Liga en Reus" [The 'Carrión effect' moves to the league in Reus] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Marc Vito, Esteve Monterde y Javi Galán renuevan con el Córdoba CF" [Marc Vito, Esteve Monterde and Javi Galán renew with Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "El Córdoba cierra el año derrotando al Real Oviedo en su "fortín"" [Córdoba end the year defeating Real Oviedo in their "fortress"] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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