Martín Galván
Martín Luis Galván Romo (born 14 February 1993) is a Mexican footballer, who plays for Spanish club Salamanca CF as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martín Luis Galván Romo | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Acapulco, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Salamanca | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Cruz Azul | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2015 | Cruz Azul | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Cruz Azul Hidalgo (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Cruz Azul Hidalgo (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Correcaminos UAT (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2015 | Atlante | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Reynosa | 28 | (10) |
| 2016 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 13 | (5) |
| 2017 | Pioneros de Cancún | 8 | (0) |
| 2017– | Salamanca | 13 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2009–2011 | Mexico U17 | 6 | (5) |
| 2012 | Mexico U20 | 5 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:14, 2 October 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Galván was born in Acapulco, Guerrero. On 5 January 2008, he debuted in an official match in the InterLiga tournament as an 85th-minute substitute against Monterrey becoming the youngest professional player in Mexican football history at 14 years and 325 days of age. The match ended in a 1–0 win for Cruz Azul.[2]
Galván made his debut in the league November 2008, coming on as a sub against Indios.
Cruz Azul Hidalgo
In the 2011/12 season, Galván transferred to Cruz Azul's affiliate team Cruz Azul Hidalgo. He made four appearances in Ascenso MX league, scoring two goals.
Galván rejoined Cruz Azul Hidalgo on loan in January 2013.[3]
International career
Mexico U17
Galván took part of the Mexico under-17 team. In the 2009 CONCACAF U17 Championship he scored 3 goals in 3 appearances. He scored his 4th goal in a match against Nigata and scored his 5th goal in a match against Japan in the tournament "International of soccer Nigata 2009." Unfortunately, he missed the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup because he was reprimanded for indiscipline.[4]
Mexico U20
Galván has so far made 5 appearances for the under-20s, scoring 3 goals.
Club career statistics
- As of 30 November 2014[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cruz Azul | 2007-08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2009-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 2011-12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Cruz Azul | 2012-13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 2012-13 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Correcaminos UAT | 2014-15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Career Total | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
References
- El mexicano Martín Galván, ilusionante nuevo fichaje del Salmantino UDS‚ lagacetadesalamanca.es, 16 July 2017 (in Spanish)
- French, Scott (2008-01-05). "Cruz gets first win in InterLiga history". InterLiga 2008 official site. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2013-01-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Martín Galván se queda sin Mundial" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo.com. Retrieved Oct 8, 2008.
- "Mexico - M. Galván - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.