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Lucas Galán
Galán with Salam Zgharta in 2014
Personal information
Full name Lucas Matiás Galán
Date of birth (1988-06-22) 22 June 1988 (age 36)
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 [es]
2009–2010 Juventud Alianza 29 (9)
2010 Atenas 15 (2)
2011 Del Bono [es]
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

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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

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Galán began his senior career aged 17 at Deportivo Guaymallén in the Liga Mendocina de Fútbol [es], 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 [es] 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

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Deportivo Guaymallén

Deportivo Coatepeque

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "غالان أول أجانب السلام زغرتا". Addiyar. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "SPORTIVO DEL BONO (SAN JUAN): Intenta retener a sus figuras". soloascenso.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Se refuerzan - El Ancasti - Diario de Catamarca". www.elancasti.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. ^ Deportes, Al Toque. "Lucas Galán, la cara nueva de Atenas". altoquedeportes.com.ar. Retrieved 4 July 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ Deportes, Al Toque. "Lucas Galán vuelve a Sportivo Del Bono". altoquedeportes.com.ar. Retrieved 4 July 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Policial quiere a Aguirre y Galán - El Esquiu". www.elesquiu.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  9. ^ Huarpe, Diario. "Peñarol da inicio a sus trabajos". Diario Huarpe. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  10. ^ "DCA_GUATEMALA by Diario de Centro América Guatemala - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  11. ^ Πανταζής, Κοσμάς (14 August 2013). "Καλλιθέα: Ανακοίνωσε Γκαλάν και Δημητρίου". Onsports.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Argentina - L. Galán - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  13. ^ a b c d "الموسم 2015-2016 الأغنى على صعيد المستوى والمنافسة". elmarada. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  14. ^ "الأنصار يتعاقد رسمياً مع الأرجنتيني لوكاس غالان". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  15. ^ a b "محمد حيدر والنيجيري كابيروموسى الافضل في مهرجان كرة المنار الـ20". An-Nahar. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  16. ^ حائل, ثامر الطيار- (4 January 2017). "لوكاس جالان". alyaum (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "Si lo sabe cante". Platense a lo Ancho. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  19. ^ Arab-Sport.net | (31 December 2017). "صورة حصرية لـ عرب سبورت : لوكاس غالان في بيروت". عرب سبورتس. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  20. ^ Lebanon, Football. "الارجنتيني غالان للانضمام الى الشباب العربي". football-lebanon.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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