José Pedrosa Galán

José Galán
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Pedrosa Galán
Date of birth (1986-02-02) 2 February 1986
Place of birth León, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Shamal
Youth career
San Lorenzo
Cultural Leonesa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Atlético Madrid C 21 (2)
2006 Atlético Madrid B 1 (0)
2006–2007 Toledo 34 (5)
2007–2010 Almería B 68 (3)
2010–2011 Atlético Astorga 5 (0)
2011 Comarca Níjar 11 (1)
2011–2012 Cultural Leonesa 24 (1)
2012–2013 Chainat 33 (2)
2013–2014 Pro Duta 41 (4)
2014 St. Pölten 2 (0)
2015 Shabab Al-Ordon 32 (1)
2015 Aris Limassol 2 (0)
2016 Ceahlăul 4 (1)
2016 Persela Lamongan 12 (0)
2016 RoPS 6 (0)
2017 Hospitalet 6 (0)
2017 Santa Coloma 1 (0)
2017–2018 Dreams 8 (0)
2018– Al-Shamal 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2018

José Antonio Pedrosa Galán (born 2 February 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Qatari club Al-Shamal SC.

Club career

Galán was born in León, Castile and León. A Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa youth graduate, he made his debuts as a senior with Atlético Madrid's C-team in 2005, in Tercera División; in the same season, he appeared in a single match with the reserves in Segunda División B.[1]

In 2007, after one year at CD Toledo, Galán moved to UD Almería, being initially assigned to the B-side in the fourth level. In November 2009, after being already called up to the main squad by manager Hugo Sánchez, he suffered a serious knee injury which sidelined him for ten months.[2][3]

Galán was subsequently released by the Rojiblancos,[4] and returned to action in September 2010 while playing for division four club Atlético Astorga FC.[5] In January of the following year, he moved to CD Comarca de Níjar in the same tier.[6]

On 16 July 2011, Galán returned to his first club Cultural.[7] On 31 January of the following year he moved abroad, after agreeing to a one-year deal with Chainat FC from the Thai Premier League;[8] he was also the first Spaniard to ever appear in the competition.[9]

In June 2012, Galán was released due to an ankle injury.[10] In February 2013, he signed a two-year contract with Liga Indonesia Premier Division team Pro Duta FC, becoming the first Spanish footballer in the country in the process.[11]

Galán switched teams and countries again on 1 March 2014, signing for Austrian Football First League's SKN St. Pölten.[12] After appearing rarely, he moved to Shabab Al-Ordon Club in Jordania.[13]

On 3 September 2015, Galán joined Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol FC.[14] He left in December due to lack of payments,[15] meeting the same fate at his next team, FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț from Romania.[16][17][18]

Still in 2016, Galán represented Persela Lamongan in the Indonesia Soccer Championship[19] and Finnish Veikkausliiga's RoPS.[20] Whilst in representation of the former, he was selected to the July Team of the Month.[21]

On 26 July 2017, after unassuming spells at CE L'Hospitalet and FC Santa Coloma, Galán joined Hong Kong Premier League club Dreams Sports Club.[22] Roughly one year later, he switched teams and countries again after signing for Al-Shamal SC in the Qatargas League.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Entrevista a Jose Pedrosa Galán: "Mi sueño es jugar en Primera División"" [Interview to Jose Pedrosa Galán: "My dream is to play in Primera División"] (in Spanish). Nueva Era Deportiva. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Álvaro, Galán y Trujillo, tres jóvenes en busca de un sueño" [Álvaro, Galán and Trujillo, three youngsters searching for a dream]. Ideal (in Spanish). 29 July 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Llevo el dorsal 21 por Silva, que aquí encanta" [I wear the number 21 jersey for Silva, who delights here]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 22 February 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Futuro variado para los jugadores del Almería B que no renovaron" [Varied future for Almería B players who did not renew]. Ideal (in Spanish). 22 August 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Galán vuelve a jugar diez meses después" [Galán returns to play ten months later] (in Spanish). LeoNoticias. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Galán y Cobos, ex Almería B, a otro ascenso con el C. de Níjar" [Galán and Cobos, ex Almería B, to another promotion with C. de Níjar]. Ideal (in Spanish). 25 May 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Una Cultural muy leonesa" [A very Leonese Cultural]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Galán ficha por el Chainar tailandés" [Galán signs for Thai Chainar]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "José Pedrosa Galán, el primer futbolista español en la liga tailandesa" [José Pedrosa Galán, the first Spanish footballer in the Thai league]. ABC (in Spanish). 20 March 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "El triste final de la 'aventura' tailandesa del leonés Galán" [The sad ending of León's own Galán's Thai adventure] (in Spanish). León Noticias. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Galán jugará en Indonesia" [Galán will play in Indonesia]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 11 February 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Galán se va al fútbol austriaco" [Galán goes to Austrian football]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 1 March 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "Galán, en la Liga de Jordania" [Galán, in the Jordan league]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "El Aris Limassol, nuevo destino para Galán" [Aris Limassol, new destiny for Galán]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 3 September 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  15. ↑ "El leonés Galán deja el Aris Limassol chipriota" [León's own Galán leaves Cyprus' Aris Limassol]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 5 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  16. ↑ "Galán, a Rumanía" [Galán, to Romania] (in Spanish). Sport León. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  17. ↑ "Los motivos que han llevado a José Galán fuera del FC Ceahlaul" [The reasons why José Galán slammed the door at FC Ceahlaul] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  18. ↑ "VÍDEO – Lo que Galán dejó en Rumanía" [VIDEO – What Galán left in Romania] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  19. ↑ "Galán regresa a Indonesia para jugar en el Persela Lamonga" [Galán returns to Indonesia to play in Persela Lamonga]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 15 April 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  20. ↑ "Finlandia, el nuevo destino del trotamundos Galán" [Finland, next stop for globetrotter Galán]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 September 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  21. ↑ "Ibnu Grahan Ungkap Kunci Lima Kemenangan Beruntun BSU" (in Indonesian). Juara. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  22. ↑ "De León a Hong Kong" [From León to Hong Kong] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  23. ↑ "Galán jugará en Catar tras pasar por otros diez países" [Galán will play in Qatar after spells in another ten countries]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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