Leonel Galeano
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 August 1991 | ||
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 | 17 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Independiente | 96 | (7) |
2013– | Rayo Vallecano | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011– | Argentina U-20 | 9 | (0) |
2010– | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:47, 27 July 2011 (UTC) |
Leonel Galeano (born 2 August 1991) is an Argentine football who plays for Rayo Vallecano as a central defender.
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.
Honours
- Independiente
- Copa Sudamericana (1): 2010
References
- ^ "Opening '09 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
- ^ "Match report". Argentine Soccer. 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
External links
- Argentine Primera statistics at Futbol XXI Template:Es icon
- BDFA profile Template:Es icon
- Leonel Galeano at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Buenos Aires Province
- Argentine footballers
- Argentina international footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Association football defenders
- Primera División Argentina players
- La Liga footballers
- Club Atlético Independiente footballers
- Rayo Vallecano footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Argentine football defender stubs