Pablo Galdames (footballer, born 1996)

Pablo Ignacio Galdames Millán (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo ɣalˈdames miˈʝan];[lower-alpha 1] born 30 December 1996) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Genoa. He plays for the Chile national team.

For his father, see Pablo Galdames.

Pablo Galdames
Galdames with Unión Española in 2018
Personal information
Full name Pablo Ignacio Galdames Millán
Date of birth (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Genoa
Number 99
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
2009–2014 Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Unión Española B 3 (0)
2013–2018 Unión Española 97 (4)
2018–2021 Vélez Sarsfield 45 (1)
2021– Genoa 23 (0)
2023 → Cremonese (loan) 13 (1)
International career‡
2015 Chile U20 1 (0)
2017– Chile 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:06, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Galdames and the second or maternal family name is Millán.

Club career

On 31 August 2021, the last day of the 2021 summer transfer window, Galdames joined Serie A club Genoa on a deal until 2024.[2]

On 31 January 2023, Galdames was loaned to Cremonese.[3]

Personal life

He is the son of the Chilean former international footballer of the same name Pablo Galdames, brother of Thomas and Benjamín and half-brother of Mathías.[4][5][6] In addition, through his maternal line, he and his brothers are related to the Spanish footballer Nerea Sánchez Millán.[7]

Honours

Chile

Notes
  1. In isolation, Galdames is pronounced [ɡalˈdames].

References
  1. "Pablo Galdames". Genoa C.F.C. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. González, Christian (31 August 2021). "Pablo Galdames firma en el Genoa y engrosa la colonia chilena en Italia" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. "PABLO GALDAMES NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLA CREMONESE" (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. "Mathias Galdames :: Mathias Ignacio Galdames ::". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  5. Lorca, David Aguayo y Matías (1 October 2015). "El Clan de Los Galdames". La Tercera.
  6. "Parentesco entre seleccionados". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. @futchile_oficial (14 November 2022). "Nerea Sanchez Millán, es una volante ofensiva categoría 2004, de madre chilena y juega en el Atlético de Madrid de España" (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2022 – via Instagram.


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