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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Miguel Galindo | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Municipal | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Santa Fe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Santa Fe | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Juventud (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2013 | Municipal | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Antigua | 206 | (14) |
| 2019–2021 | Comunicaciones | 44 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Cobán Imperial | 79 | (4) |
| 2023– | Municipal | 35 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Guatemala | 53 | (8) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editAtlético Juventud and Santa Fe
editBorn in Guatemala City 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
editHe joined Municipal from the Liga Nacional for the 2013–14 season, after almost a year without having played a game.[1] He debuted on 9 October, in the match against Malacateco.
International career
editGalindo 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
edit- As of 22 February 2016[5]
Club
edit| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Colombia | League | Cup | South America | Total | ||||||
| 2009 | Juventud[3] | Categoría Primera B | 31 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2010 | - | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2011 | Santa Fe | Categoría Primera A | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Guatemala | League | Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Municipal | Liga Nacional de Fútbol | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Antigua | Liga Nacional de Fútbol | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| 2015–16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | Colombia | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| Guatemala | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 95 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 4 | ||
International
editInternational appearances
edit| Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala[6] | 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total | 53 | 8 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list the Guatemala's goal tally first.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 September 2019 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Anguilla |
4–0 | 10–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C |
| 2. | 10 September 2019 | Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |  Puerto Rico |
1–0 | 5–0 | |
| 3. | 16 November 2019 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 4. | 3–0 | |||||
| 5. | 21 November 2019 | Estadio Israel Barrios, Coatepeque, Guatemala |  Antigua and Barbuda |
4–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 6. | 5–0 | |||||
| 7. | 8 June 2024 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Dominica |
1–0 | 6–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 3–0 |
Honours
editSanta Fe
Antigua
Cobán Imperial
- Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Apertura 2022
Municipal
- Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Clausura 2024
Source:[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Municipal contrató al volante Alejandro Galindo". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013.
- ^ Beltrán Lozano, Thomás (20 April 2012). "Alejandro Galindo, una vida de Cardenal". Publimetro (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Alejandro Galindo's profile". BDFA.
- ^ "Selección de Guatemala cae en casa frente a Paraguay". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012.
- ^ a b Alejandro Galindo at Soccerway
- ^ a b Alejandro Galindo at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Alejandro Galindo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alejandro Galindo – FIFA competition record (archived)