Maykel Galindo

Maykel Galindo

Personal information
Full name	Maykel Galindo Castañeda
Date of birth	January 28, 1981 (1981-01-28) (age 30)
Place of birth	Villa Clara, Cuba
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	FC Dallas
Number	13
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2005	Villa Clara	87	(31)
2005–2006	Seattle Sounders	8	(3)
2007–2010	Chivas USA	67	(18)
2010	→ FC Tampa Bay (loan)	10	(2)
2011–	FC Dallas	6	(0)
National team‡
2002–2005	Cuba	35	(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 1, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 27, 2009

Maykel Galindo (born January 28, 1981 in Villa Clara) is a Cuban footballer currently playing for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

Career

Cuba

A rising star in the youth ranks of the Cuban national team, he made his debut in a January 2002 friendly match against Guatemala. Galindo then made the senior squad for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup,^[1] to be played in the United States.

Defection

After scoring in a 3-1 loss to Costa Rica, Galindo sought asylum in the United States and successfully defected in Seattle, Washington.^[2]

Professional

Galindo signed with Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division in 2005 but struggled through injuries during his two seasons there. He then signed with Chivas USA of Major League Soccer prior to the 2007 season and became a regular starter for Chivas. On April 21, 2007, Galindo scored two goals in the first ten minutes of the match in a 4-0 win over Real Salt Lake. He remained with the club through the 2010 season, though he was briefly loaned to FC Tampa Bay of the USSF Division 2 Professional League in 2010.

A new regime hired by Chivas USA before the 2011 season deemed Galindo expendable and his contract option was declined on January 21, 2011.^[3] He spent the 2011 preseason training with FC Dallas though Chivas USA still held his rights. FC Dallas finally traded a Supplemental draft pick for his rights and signed him on April 1, 2011.^[4]

Honours

Seattle Sounders

• USL First Division Champion (1): 2005

References

1. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
2. ^ "Cuban defector put it all on line for his soccer dream". CNN. March 28, 2008. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/the_bonus/03/26/galindo/index.html. Retrieved 2008-03-28. 
3. ^ http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2011/01/big-roster-changes-chivas-usa-open-training
4. ^ http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2011/04/fc-dallas-acquires-rights-maykel-galindo-chivas-usa

External links

• MLS player profile
• Official Myspace
• Career stats - ESPNSoccernet
• Maykel Galindo at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Galindo, Maykel
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Date of birth	January 28, 1981
Place of birth	Villa Clara, Cuba
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