- Martín Galván
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Martín Galván Personal information Full name Martín Luis Galván Romo Date of birth 14 February 1993 Place of birth Acapulco, Mexico Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Cruz Azul Hidalgo Number 47 Youth career 2006–2008 Cruz Azul Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2008– Cruz Azul 3 (0) 2011– → Cruz Azul Hidalgo 0 (0) National team‡ 2009– Mexico U-17 6 (5) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 22, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 5, 2008Martín Luis Galván Romo (born February 14, 1993 in Acapulco, Guerrero) is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Cruz Azul Hidalgo.
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Club career
On January 5, 2008, Galván 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.[1]
In 2006, aged 13, he was spotted by FC Barcelona scouts who invited him for a trial with the club, but he was unable to make the trip.[2] In October 2009, aged 16, he was being linked with a move to Arsenal.[3][4]
International career
Mexico U-17
He is part of the Mexico national Under-17 football 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." Unfortunately, he missed the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup because he was reprimanded for indiscipline.[5]
Club career statistics
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Club Season League Interliga Champions Total Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Cruz Azul 2007-08 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2008-09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Career Total 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 References
- ^ French, Scott (2008-01-05). "Cruz gets first win in InterLiga history". InterLiga 2008 official site. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20080307142703/http://www.interliga.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080105&content_id=33471&vkey=news_interliga&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ^ "Martín Galván, Talento y poder a los 14 años" (in Spanish). Cruz Azul. 2008-01-01. Archived from the original on 2008-01-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20080105050109/http://www.cruz-azul.com.mx/d_prensa/especiales/especialprensa010108.html. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ^ "Arsenal chasing Mexican wonderkid". Ontheminute.com, October 29, 2009. http://www.ontheminute.com/news/news.php?news=18583. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ http://www.tribalfootball.com/arsenal-chasing-cruz-azul-superkid-martin-galvan-410141
- ^ "Martín Galván se queda sin Mundial" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo.com. http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/seleccion-mexicana/noticias/2009/10/07/martin-galvan-se-queda-sin-mundial. Retrieved Oct. 8, 2008.
Cruz Azul Hidalgo – current squad 13 Bello · 16 Pereira · 17 Mariaca · 20 Caso · 32 Villeda · 33 Casanova · 34 Bustamante · 35 Compeán · 36 Marín · 37 V. García · 38 López · 39 Omar I. Mendoza · 40 Martíni · 41 Santiago · 42 Villagómez · 43 E. González · 44 de la Cruz · 45 Omar Mendoza · 46 Méndez · 47 Galván · 48 G. García · 49 A. Rodríguez · 50 J. González · 51 Camou · 52 Gutiérrez · 53 Larios · 54 Mondragón · 55 Patista · 56 Sartiaguin · 57 G. Rodríguez · 58 Trillo · 59 Valverde · 60 Arroyo · Manager: Jara Saguier
Categories:- 1993 births
- Mexican footballers
- Association football forwards
- Living people
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Primera División de México players
- People from Acapulco
- Mexico international footballers
- Mexican football biography stubs
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