Lucas Galán
![]() Galán with Salam Zgharta in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucas Matiás Galán | ||
Date of birth | 22 June 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Guaymallén, Mendoza, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Leonardo Murialdo | |||
Godoy Cruz | |||
Racing | |||
Universidad de Chile | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2007 | Deportivo Guaymallén | ||
2007–2008 | Gimnasia y Esgrima | ||
2008–2009 | Del Bono | ||
2009–2010 | Juventud Alianza | 29 | (9) |
2010 | Atenas | 15 | (2) |
2011 | Del Bono | ||
2011–2012 | Atlético Policial | 20 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Sportivo Peñarol | 11 | (3) |
2013 | Deportivo Coatepeque | 14 | (6) |
2013–2014 | Kallithea | 22 | (8) |
2014–2015 | Salam Zgharta | 20 | (17) |
2015–2016 | Ansar | 21 | (19) |
2016–2017 | Al-Tai | 14 | (6) |
2017 | Platense | 4 | (0) |
2018 | Shabab Arabi | 7 | (1) |
Total | 208 | (87) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Lucas Matías Galán (born 22 June 1988) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a forward. A left-footed forward, Galán was known for his physical presence and heading.[1]
Starting his career in Argentina, Galán moved to Guatemala in 2013, at Deportivo Coatepeque, helping them gain promotion to the Liga Nacional de Fútbol. Three months later he joined Greek side Kallithea, before moving to Lebanon in 2014, first at Salam Zgharta then at Ansar. Galán won the Golden Boot in both seasons in the Lebanese Premier League.
In 2016 he joined Saudi side Al-Tai, before returning to his native Argentina at Club Atlético Platense. In 2018 Galán ended his career in Lebanon at Shabab Arabi.
Early life
Galán was born on 22 June 1988 in Guaymallén, Mendoza, Argentina.[2] He started his youth career at Leonardo Murialdo,[3] before joining local club Godoy Cruz.[2] Galán then joined the youth club Racing, playing alongside players such as Gabriel Mercado, Maximiliano Moralez, and Sergio Romero.[2] He also had an experience at Universidad de Chile.[3]
Club career
Galán began his senior career aged 17 at Deportivo Guaymallén in the Liga Mendocina de Fútbol , winning the league title in 2005.[3] In 2007 he joined Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza in the Torneo Argentino A,[2] before playing in the Torneo Argentino B with Del Bono in 2008.[2][4] He then played for Juventud Alianza in 2009,[5] and Atenas in 2010,[6] before returning to Del Bono in 2011.[7] Galán joined Atlético Policial in 2011,[8] then Sportivo Peñarol in 2012.[9]
Galán's first experience abroad was in 2013, at Deportivo Coatepeque in Guatemala.[10] He helped his side gain promotion to the Liga Nacional de Fútbol, scoring six goals in 14 games.[2][1] After six months in Guatemala, Galán signed for Football League Greece (second-tier) club Kallithea,[11] where he made 22 appearances, scoring eight goals and assisting three.[1][12]
On 10 September 2014,[1] Galán signed for Lebanese Premier League side Salam Zgharta.[2] With 17 league goals in 20 appearances, he won the 2014–15 Golden Boot.[13] On 4 July 2015, Galán moved to Ansar on a two-year contract.[14] For the second time in a row, Galán won the Lebanese Golden Boot, for the 2015–16 season, with 19 goals in 21 games.[13] He was also included in the Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season.[15]
In 2016 he moved to Al-Tai in Saudi Arabia,[16] scoring six goals in 14 games,[17] before moving back to Argentina in 2017, at Club Atlético Platense.[18] In January 2018, Galán returned to Lebanon, signing for Shabab Arabi; he retired following an ACL injury.[19][20]
Honours
Club
Deportivo Guaymallén
- Liga Mendocina de Fútbol : 2005[3]
Deportivo Coatepeque
Individual
Awards
Performances
References
- ^ a b c d "غالان أول أجانب السلام زغرتا". Addiyar. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Tagliaferri, Guglielmo (12 February 2014). "Lucas Galán, el mendocino que encontró la felicidad en el Líbano". clarin.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e solofutbolcalamar (10 February 2017). "Lucas Mathías Galan, el Segundo Refuerzo "Calamar" de la Temporada". Solo Futbol Calamar (in European Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "SPORTIVO DEL BONO (SAN JUAN): Intenta retener a sus figuras". soloascenso.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Se refuerzan - El Ancasti - Diario de Catamarca". www.elancasti.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Deportes, Al Toque. "Lucas Galán, la cara nueva de Atenas". altoquedeportes.com.ar. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Deportes, Al Toque. "Lucas Galán vuelve a Sportivo Del Bono". altoquedeportes.com.ar. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Policial quiere a Aguirre y Galán - El Esquiu". www.elesquiu.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Huarpe, Diario. "Peñarol da inicio a sus trabajos". Diario Huarpe. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "DCA_GUATEMALA by Diario de Centro América Guatemala - Issuu". webcache.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Πανταζής, Κοσμάς (14 August 2013). "Καλλιθέα: Ανακοίνωσε Γκαλάν και Δημητρίου". Onsports.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Argentina - L. Galán - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d "الموسم 2015-2016 الأغنى على صعيد المستوى والمنافسة". elmarada. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "الأنصار يتعاقد رسمياً مع الأرجنتيني لوكاس غالان". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b "محمد حيدر والنيجيري كابيروموسى الافضل في مهرجان كرة المنار الـ20". An-Nahar. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ حائل, ثامر الطيار- (4 January 2017). "لوكاس جالان". alyaum (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Chisleanschi, Rodolfo (21 March 2017). "De Guatemala y Líbano a Platense: Lucas Galán y la vuelta al mundo del gol". La Nación. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Si lo sabe cante". Platense a lo Ancho. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Arab-Sport.net | (31 December 2017). "صورة حصرية لـ عرب سبورت : لوكاس غالان في بيروت". عرب سبورتس. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Lebanon, Football. "الارجنتيني غالان للانضمام الى الشباب العربي". football-lebanon.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
External links
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- Lucas Galán at Soccerway
- Lucas Galán at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Lucas Galán at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Mendoza, Argentina
- Argentine footballers
- Juventud Alianza players
- Kallithea F.C. players
- Salam Zgharta FC players
- Al Ansar FC players
- Al-Tai FC players
- Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Beirut players
- Club Atlético Platense footballers
- Torneo Argentino A players
- Torneo Argentino B players
- Football League (Greece) players
- Lebanese Premier League players
- Prince Mohammad bin Salman League players
- Primera B Metropolitana players
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate footballers in Guatemala
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Lebanon
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Lebanese Premier League top scorers
- Association football forwards