José Galán
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Pedrosa Galán
Date of birth (1986-02-02) 2 February 1986[1]
Place of birth León, Spain[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Europa
(on loan from Bruno's Magpies)
Number 4
Youth career
San Lorenzo
Cultural Leonesa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Atlético Madrid C 21 (2)
2006 Atlético Madrid B 1 (0)
2006–2007 Toledo 34 (5)
2007–2010 Almería B 68 (3)
2010–2011 Atlético Astorga 5 (0)
2011 Comarca Níjar 11 (1)
2011–2012 Cultural Leonesa 24 (1)
2012–2013 Chainat 33 (2)
2013–2014 Pro Duta 41 (4)
2014 St. Pölten 22 (0)
2015 Shabab Al-Ordon 32 (1)
2015 Aris Limassol 2 (0)
2016 Ceahlăul 14 (2)
2016 Persela Lamongan 32 (4)
2016 RoPS 16 (0)
2017 Hospitalet 18 (0)
2017 Santa Coloma 1 (0)
2017–2018 Dreams 28 (1)
2018 Al-Shamal 27 (2)
2019 Al-Jabalain 21
2019–2020 Valour FC 18 (1)
2020–2021 Villarrobledo 13 (1)
2021 Valour FC 20 (0)
2022– Bruno's Magpies 32 (3)
2023– → Europa (loan) 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023

José Antonio Pedrosa Galán (born 2 February 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Gibraltar Football League club Europa, on loan from Bruno's Magpies. A known journeyman, Galan is currently the Spanish player who has played in the most countries (14).

Club career

Spain

Galán was born in León, Castile and León. A Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa youth graduate, he made his debut as a senior with Atlético Madrid's C-team in 2005, in Tercera División; in the same season, matches with the reserves in Segunda División B.[2]

In 2007, after one year at CD Toledo, Galán moved to UD Almería, being initially assigned to the B-side. In November 2009, after being already called up to the main squad by manager Hugo Sánchez, he suffered a serious knee injury which sidelined him for ten months.[3][4]

Galán was subsequently released by the Rojiblancos,[5] and returned to action in September 2010 while playing for division four club Atlético Astorga FC.[6] In January of the following year, he moved to CD Comarca de Níjar in the same tier.[7]

Journeyman

On 16 July 2011, Galán returned to his first club Cultural.[8] On 31 January of the following year he moved abroad, after agreeing to a one-year deal with Chainat FC from the Thai Premier League;[9] he was also the first Spaniard to ever appear in the competition.[10]

In June 2012, Galán was released due to an ankle injury.[11] In February 2013, he signed a two-year contract with Liga Indonesia Premier Division team Pro Duta FC, becoming the first Spanish footballer in the country in the process.[12]

Galán switched teams and countries again on 1 March 2014, signing for Austrian Football First League's SKN St. Pölten.[13] After appearing rarely, he moved to Shabab Al-Ordon Club in Jordania.[14]

On 3 September 2015, Galán joined Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol FC.[15] He left in December due to a lack of payment,[16] meeting the same fate at his next team, CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț from Romania.[17][18][19]

Still in 2016, Galán represented Persela Lamongan in the Indonesia Soccer Championship[20] and Finnish Veikkausliiga's Rovaniemen Palloseura.[21] Whilst in representation of the former, he was selected to the July Team of the Month.[22]

On 26 July 2017, after unassuming spells at CE L'Hospitalet and FC Santa Coloma (with whom he appeared in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League against FC Alashkert, a 1–1 home draw),[23][24][25] Galán joined Hong Kong Premier League club Dreams Sports Club.[26] Roughly one year later, he switched teams and countries again after signing for Al-Shamal SC in the Qatargas League.[27]

Valour FC

On 15 July 2019, Galán signed a multi-year contract with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[28] After making 13 league appearances in his first year and having adapted well to Winnipeg,[29] he was retained for the following season.[30] In September 2020 Galán signed with Spanish side Villarrobledo on a season-long deal.[31] The deal was with the view to return to Valour for the 2021 Canadian Premier League season.[32] On 10 May 2021, he re-signed with Valour.[33]

In January 2022 he announced his time in Winnipeg was ending.[34]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Galan". Eurosport. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Entrevista a Jose Pedrosa Galán: "Mi sueño es jugar en Primera División"" [Interview to Jose Pedrosa Galán: "My dream is to play in Primera División"] (in Spanish). Nueva Era Deportiva. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Camacho, María Ángeles (29 July 2009). "Álvaro, Galán y Trujillo, tres jóvenes en busca de un sueño" [Álvaro, Galán and Trujillo, three youngsters searching for a dream]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Cazón, Patricia (22 February 2012). "Llevo el dorsal 21 por Silva, que aquí encanta" [I wear the number 21 jersey for Silva, who delights here]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Gutiérrez, José Gabriel (22 August 2010). "Futuro variado para los jugadores del Almería B que no renovaron" [Varied future for Almería B players who did not renew]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Del Río, Óscar (22 September 2010). "Galán vuelve a jugar diez meses después" [Galán returns to play ten months later] (in Spanish). LeoNoticias. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Gutiérrez, José Gabriel (25 May 2011). "Galán y Cobos, ex Almería B, a otro ascenso con el C. de Níjar" [Galán and Cobos, ex Almería B, to another promotion with C. de Níjar]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Fraguas, Ángel (16 July 2011). "Una Cultural muy leonesa" [A very Leonese Cultural]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Galán ficha por el Chainar tailandés" [Galán signs for Thailand's Chainar]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "José Pedrosa Galán, el primer futbolista español en la liga tailandesa" [José Pedrosa Galán, the first Spanish footballer in the Thai league]. ABC (in Spanish). 20 March 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  11. ↑ Coca, Jesús (25 June 2012). "El triste final de la 'aventura' tailandesa del leonés Galán" [The sad ending of León's own Galán's Thai adventure] (in Spanish). LeoNoticias. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  12. ↑ Cancelo Anuncibay, Sergio (11 February 2013). "Galán jugará en Indonesia" [Galán will play in Indonesia]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  13. ↑ Fraguas, Ángel (1 March 2014). "Galán se va al fútbol austriaco" [Galán goes to Austrian football]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  14. ↑ Fraguas, Ángel; Tranca, Miguel Ángel (31 December 2014). "Galán, en la Liga de Jordania" [Galán, in the Jordan league]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  15. ↑ Tranca, Miguel Ángel (3 September 2015). "El Aris Limassol, nuevo destino para Galán" [Aris Limassol, new destiny for Galán]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "El leonés Galán deja el Aris Limassol chipriota" [León's own Galán leaves Cyprus' Aris Limassol]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 5 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  17. ↑ "Galán, a Rumanía" [Galán, to Romania] (in Spanish). Sport León. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  18. ↑ "Los motivos que han llevado a José Galán fuera del FC Ceahlaul" [The reasons why José Galán slammed the door at FC Ceahlaul] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  19. ↑ "VÍDEO – Lo que Galán dejó en Rumanía" [VIDEO – What Galán left in Romania] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  20. ↑ "Galán regresa a Indonesia para jugar en el Persela Lamonga" [Galán returns to Indonesia to play in Persela Lamonga]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 15 April 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  21. ↑ Aguilar, Àxel (9 September 2016). "Finlandia, el nuevo destino del trotamundos Galán" [Finland, next stop for globetrotter Galán]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  22. ↑ "Ibnu Grahan Ungkap Kunci Lima Kemenangan Beruntun BSU" (in Indonesian). Juara. 31 July 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  23. ↑ Aguilar, Àxel (4 July 2017). "Andorra y Gibraltar se quedan sin representantes" [Andorra and Gibraltar run out of representatives]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  24. ↑ Duaso, Víctor (5 July 2017). "Tant remar per quedar-se a la riba" [So much paddling to stay on the shore]. Bondia (in Catalan). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  25. ↑ Rozas, Rubén (25 July 2019). "Canadá recibe a Galán, un exrojiblanco muy aventurero" [Canada welcome Galán, quite the adventurous former red-and-white]. Diario de Almería (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  26. ↑ Martínez, Carlos (26 July 2017). "De León a Hong Kong" [From León to Hong Kong] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  27. ↑ "Galán jugará en Catar tras pasar por otros diez países" [Galán will play in Qatar after spells in ten other countries]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  28. ↑ "Valour FC sign Spanish midfielder José Galán". Valour FC. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  29. ↑ Tait, Ed (12 March 2020). "Valour's José Galán adapting to life in Winnipeg on and off the field". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  30. ↑ "Valour FC announces return of midfielder José Galán". Valour FC. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  31. ↑ Jacques, John (September 24, 2020). "Jose Galan Joins CP Villarrobledo".
  32. ↑ Jacques, John (September 26, 2020). "Galan Discusses Long-Term Ambitions With Valour FC".
  33. ↑ "Valour FC re-signs midfielder José Galán". Canadian Premier League. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  34. ↑ Jacques, John (January 28, 2022). "Valour FC Announces Player Departures". Northern Tribune.
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