Alejandro Galindo (footballer) explained

Alejandro Galindo
Fullname:Alejandro Miguel Galindo
Birth Date:1992 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Guatemala
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Municipal
Clubnumber:13
Youthyears1:2004–2009
Youthclubs1:Santa Fe
Years1:2009–2012
Caps1:3
Goals1:0
Years2:2009–2010
Clubs2:Juventud (loan)
Caps2:31
Goals2:1
Years3:2013
Clubs3:Municipal
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Years4:2014–2019
Clubs4:Antigua
Caps4:206
Goals4:14
Years5:2019–2021
Caps5:44
Goals5:2
Years6:2021–2023
Clubs6:Cobán Imperial
Caps6:79
Goals6:4
Years7:2023 -
Caps7:35
Goals7:2
Nationalyears1:2012–
Nationalcaps1:53
Nationalgoals1:8
Club-Update:4 January 2021
Ntupdate:8 June 2024

Alejandro Miguel Galindo (born 5 March 1992) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Municipal and the Guatemala national team. He also holds Colombian citizenship.

Club career

Atlético Juventud and Santa Fe

Born in Guatemala to a Guatemalan father and a Colombian mother,[1] Galindo moved to Colombia with his mother when he was 10 years old.[2] 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.[3] He returned to Independiente Santa Fe for the 2011 Categoría Primera A season, debuting on 9 March in the draw 0–0 against Bogotá F.C. in the Copa Colombia. Galindo played a total of 10 matches for Santa Fe (3 in the league and 7 in the Copa Colombia), and earned the 2012 Apertura title.

Municipal

He joined Municipal from the Liga Nacional for the 2013–14 season, after almost a year without having played a game. He debuted on 9 October, in the match against 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.[4] 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 of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification was on 8 June 2012, in a 2–1 defeat against Jamaica.

Career statistics

Club

Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalTotal
Season Club LeagueApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
ColombiaLeagueCupSouth AmericaTotal
2009JuventudCategoría Primera B311colspan="2"-00311
2010colspan="2"-00
2011Santa FeCategoría Primera A20300050
201210400050
GuatemalaLeagueCupNorth AmericaTotal
2013–14MunicipalLiga Nacional de Fútbol50000050
2014–15AntiguaLiga Nacional de Fútbol3930000393
2015–161700000170
TotalColombia3417000411
Guatemala6130000613
Career total95470001024

International

International appearances

TeamYearAppsGoals
Guatemala201230
201300
201400
201510
201600
201700
201810
2019106
202030
202120
2022120
2023150
202462
Total538

International goals

Scores and results list the Guatemala's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 September 2019 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala align=center 4–0 align=center 10–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C
2. 10 September 2019 Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico align=center 1–0 align=center 5–0
3. 16 November 2019 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala align=center 2–0 5–0
4. align=center 3–0
5. 21 November 2019 Estadio Israel Barrios, Coatepeque, Guatemala align=center 4–0 8–0 Friendly
6. align=center 5–0
7. 8 June 2024 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala align=center 1–0 6–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
8. align=center 3–0

Honours

Santa Fe

2012 Apertura

Antigua

Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016, Apertura 2017, Clausura 2019

Cobán Imperial

Apertura 2022

Municipal

Clausura 2024

Source:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipal contrató al volante Alejandro Galindo . Prensa Libre . 6 August 2013 . Spanish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015111211/http://www.prensalibre.com/tododeportes/futbol_nacional/Municipal-oficializo-contratacion-Alejandro-Galindo_0_969503252.html . 15 October 2013 .
  2. Web site: Alejandro Galindo, una vida de Cardenal . Publimetro . 20 April 2012 . Beltrán Lozano . Thomás . Spanish . 15 October 2013 . 18 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160918182253/http://www.publimetro.co/deportes/alejandro-galindo-una-vida-cardenal/lmkldt!Gpm9ivm3aNkQ/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Alejandro Galindo's profile . BDFA.
  4. Web site: Selección de Guatemala cae en casa frente a Paraguay . Prensa Libre . 25 April 2012 . Spanish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120609035024/http://www.prensalibre.com/deportes/futbol_nacional/Guatemala-cae-casa-frente-Paraguay_0_688731392.html . 9 June 2012 .