Martín Galván

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

Martín Galván
Martín Galván playing for Mexico U20 in 2012.
Personal information
Full name Martín Luis Galván Romo
Date of birth (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993
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 Apps (Gls)
2008–2015 Cruz Azul 3 (0)
2011–2012 → Cruz Azul Hidalgo (loan) 4 (2)
2013 → Cruz Azul Hidalgo (loan) 3 (0)
2014 → UAT (loan) 8 (2)
2015 Atlante 2 (0)
2015–2016 Reynosa 31 (11)
2016 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 13 (5)
2017 Pioneros de Cancún 11 (0)
2017–2020 Salamanca 25 (5)
2020–2022 Juárez 20 (3)
2022–2023 UdeG 30 (7)
2023– Salamanca 0 (0)
International career
2009–2011 Mexico U17 6 (5)
2012 Mexico U20 5 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2023

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.

References
  1. El mexicano Martín Galván, ilusionante nuevo fichaje del Salmantino UDS‚ lagacetadesalamanca.es, 16 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  2. French, Scott (2008-01-05). "Cruz gets first win in InterLiga history". InterLiga 2008 official site. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2013-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Martín Galván se queda sin Mundial" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo.com. Retrieved Oct 8, 2008.


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