Alejandro Galindo (footballer)
Alejandro Miguel Galindo (born 5 March 1992) is a Guatemalan footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Liga Nacional de Fútbol club Comunicaciones.[1][2] He holds Colombian citizenship.
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Comunicaciones | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| 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) |
| 2014–2019 | Antigua | 206 | (14) |
| 2019– | Comunicaciones | 44 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Guatemala | 16 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 July 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Atlético Juventud and Santa Fe
Born in Guatemala from Guatemalan father and Colombian mother,[3] Galindo moved to Colombia with his mother when he was 10 years old.[4] 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, an affiliated club of Santa Fe playing in the Categoría Primera B, where he played 31 matches and scored 1 goal.[5] 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.[3] 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.[6] 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[5] | 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 appearances
| Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala[7] | 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 6 | |
| Total | 15 | 6 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list the Guatemala's goal tally first.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 September 2019 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Anguilla | 4–0 | 10–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C |
| 2. | 10 September 2019 | Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |  Puerto Rico | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| 3. | 16 November 2019 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 4. | 3–0 | |||||
| 5. | 21 November 2019 | Estadio Israel Barrios, Coatepeque, Guatemala |  Antigua and Barbuda | 4–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 6. | 5–0 |
References
- Alejandro Galindo at Soccerway
- "Alejandro Galindo's profile". Worldfootball.net.
- "Municipal contrató al volante Alejandro Galindo". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013.
- Beltrán Lozano, Thomás (20 April 2012). "Alejandro Galindo, una vida de Cardenal". Publimetro (in Spanish).
- "Alejandro Galindo's profile". BDFA.
- "Selección de Guatemala cae en casa frente a Paraguay". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012.
- "Alejandro Galindo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
External links
- Alejandro Galindo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alejandro Galindo – FIFA competition record