Martín Galván

Martín Galván
	Martín Galván playing for Mexico U20 in 2012.
Personal information
Full name	Martín Luis Galván Romo
Date of birth	14 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Team information
Current team	Salamanca
Youth career
2006–2008	Cruz Azul
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2015	Cruz Azul
2011–2012	→ Cruz Azul Hidalgo (loan)
2013	→ Cruz Azul Hidalgo (loan)
2014	→ UAT (loan)
2015	Atlante
2015–2016	Reynosa
2016	Cruz Azul Hidalgo
2017	Pioneros de Cancún
2017–2020	Salamanca
2020–2022	Juárez
2022–2023	UdeG
2023–	Salamanca
International career
2009–2011	Mexico U17
2012	Mexico U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:16, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Martín Luis Galván Romo^[a] (born 14 February 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Salamanca.^[1]

Club career

Galván was born in Acapulco, Guerrero. On 5 January 2008, he debuted in an official match in the InterLiga tournament as an 85th-minute substitute against Monterrey becoming the youngest professional player in Mexican football history at 14 years and 325 days of age. The match ended in a 1–0 win for Cruz Azul.^[2]

Galván made his debut in the league November 2008, coming on as a sub against Indios.

Cruz Azul Hidalgo

In the 2011/12 season, Galván transferred to Cruz Azul's affiliate team Cruz Azul Hidalgo. He made four appearances in Ascenso MX league, scoring two goals.

Galván rejoined Cruz Azul Hidalgo on loan in January 2013.^[3]

International career

Galván took part of the Mexico under-17 team. In the 2009 CONCACAF U17 Championship he scored 3 goals in 3 appearances. He scored his 4th goal in a match against Nigata and scored his 5th goal in a match against Japan in the tournament "International of soccer Nigata 2009." He missed the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup because he was reprimanded for indiscipline.^[4]

Galván has so far made 5 appearances for the under-20s, scoring 3 goals.

Notes

^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Galván and the second or maternal family name is Romo.

References

^ El mexicano Martín Galván, ilusionante nuevo fichaje del Salmantino UDS‚ lagacetadesalamanca.es, 16 July 2017 (in Spanish)
^ French, Scott (5 January 2008). "Cruz gets first win in InterLiga history". InterLiga 2008 official site. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Martín Galván se queda sin Mundial" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 8 October 2008.

External links

Martín Galván at BDFutbol
Martín Galván at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)

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[1] In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Galván and the second or maternal family name is Romo.

[2] El mexicano Martín Galván, ilusionante nuevo fichaje del Salmantino UDS‚ lagacetadesalamanca.es, 16 July 2017 (in Spanish)

[3] French, Scott (5 January 2008). "Cruz gets first win in InterLiga history". InterLiga 2008 official site. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2008.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Martín Galván se queda sin Mundial" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 8 October 2008.

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