Leonel Galeano

Leonel Galeano
Personal information
Full name	Leonel Galeano
Date of birth	2 August 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Rayo Vallecano
Number	TBA
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2013	Independiente
2013-	Rayo Vallecano
International career‡
2011–	Argentina U-20
2010–	Argentina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:47, 20 July 2011 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:47, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Leonel Galeano (born 2 August 1991) is an Argentine football defender who plays for Rayo Vallecano.

Club career

Galeano made his professional debut for Independiente on 21 August 2009, in a 0–1 home defeat to Newell's Old Boys. On his first season with the first team, he started in 18 of the 19 games of the 2009 Apertura tournament, under Américo Gallego's coaching.^[1] He scored his first goal for the club on 18 October 2009, in a 1–1 draw with Chacarita Juniors.^[2]

In 2010, he played 9 games and scored one goal in Independiente's Copa Sudamericana winning campaign.

On 1 August 2013, Galeano joined La Liga side Rayo Vallecano.

International career

Galeano made his debut for the Argentine national team on 10 February 2010, in a 2–1 victory over Jamaica. The Argentine squad was formed exclusively by players of the Argentine league.

In 2011, Galeano was selected to play for the Argentina under-20 national football team the South American Youth Championship and, subsequently, the FIFA U-20 World Cup.