Benjamín Galdames Explained

Benjamín Galdames
Full Name:Benjamín Ignacio Galdames Millán
Birth Date:24 February 2001
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Height:1.71m
Currentclub:Atlético San Luis
Clubnumber:27
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Unión Española
Years1:2018–2023
Clubs1:Unión Española
Caps1:39
Goals1:0
Years2:2023–
Clubs2:Atlético San Luis
Caps2:16
Goals2:3
Nationalyears1:2021–2022
Nationalteam1:Mexico U21
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2023–
Nationalteam2:Mexico U23
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:17 March 2024
Ntupdate:18 June 2023

Benjamín Ignacio Galdames Millán (born 24 February 2001) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Atlético San Luis.

International career

Youth

In October 2020, Galdames received his first ever call up to the Mexico national under-20 team by Raúl Chabrand for training camp.

On 9 October 2021, Galdames made his Mexico under-21 debut in a friendly match against the Romania U21 side. He was called up by Raúl Chabrand to participate with the under-21 team at the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament,[1] where Mexico finished the tournament in third place.[2]

Senior

In December 2021, Galdames was included in the senior national team call-up by Gerardo Martino for a friendly match against Chile set to take place on December 8.[3] He had also been called up for Chile by the coach Martín Lasarte, but he rejected that chance.[4]

Personal life

Galdames is the son of Chilean former international footballer Pablo Galdames.[5] He was born in Mexico City due to his father being a Cruz Azul player at the time. Due to the fact that he holds dual Mexican-Chilean nationality, he can play for the Chile national team as well as the Mexico national team.[6]

From his paternal line, he is the younger brother of the Chilean footballers Pablo Jr. and Thomas[5] and the half-brother of the also footballer Mathías.[7] [8] In addition, through his maternal line, he and his brothers are related to the Spanish footballer Nerea Sánchez Millán.[9]

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Unión Española2018Chilean Primera División1010
201900
20207070
2021602080
20221103010150
202314011151
Total3906110461
Atlético San Luis2023–24Liga MX16320183
Career total553611020644

Honours

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mexico announce squad for 2022 Toulon Tournament . FMF State of Mind . 27 May 2022.
  2. Web site: México Sub-21 vence a Colombia y es tercer lugar del Maurice Revello 2022 . Fox Sports . 12 June 2022.
  3. Web site: ¡Checa la convocatoria de México para enfrentar a Chile!. fanbolero.com. December 6, 2021. December 7, 2021. December 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211207181234/https://www.fanbolero.com/2021/12/checa-la-convocatoria-de-mexico-para-enfrentar-a-chile/. dead.
  4. Web site: Viluñir Silva . JP . ¡Una pena! Benjamín Galdames elige representar a México y rechaza nominación a la selección chilena de Martín Lasarte . RedGol . 7 August 2022 . es . 3 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Lorca . Matías . Aguayo . David . El Clan de Los Galdames . . 7 August 2022 . es . 1 October 2015.
  6. Web site: ¿Quién es Benjamín Galdames, el 'chileno' que prefirió jugar con la Selección mexicana? Goal.com . . 7 August 2022 . es . 8 December 2021.
  7. https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=449220 Mathías Galdames
  8. Web site: Parentesco entre seleccionados . Partidos de La Roja . 7 August 2022 . es.
  9. futchile_oficial . Ck8nMlmrt7f . Nerea Sanchez Millán, es una volante ofensiva categoría 2004, de madre chilena y juega en el Atlético de Madrid de España. . 14 November 2022 . 15 November 2022 . es.
  10. Web site: Maurice Revello Tournament 2023 Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20230621063256/https://www.tournoimauricerevello.com/en/festival/recompenses.php. 21 June 2023. Maurice Revello Tournament. 21 June 2023.
  11. Web site: Maurice Revello Tournament 2023 best XI. Maurice Revello Tournament. 19 June 2023.