Alejandro Galindo (footballer)


Alejandro Miguel Galindo is a Guatemalan footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Liga Nacional de Fútbol club Comunicaciones. He holds Colombian citizenship.

Club career

Atlético Juventud and Santa Fe

Born in Guatemala from Guatemalan father and Colombian mother, Galindo moved to Colombia with his mother when he was 10 years old. At 12, he started playing in the lower divisions of the Colombian club Independiente Santa Fe. He debuted in the professional football in Atlético Juventud, an affiliated club of Santa Fe playing in the Categoría Primera B, where he played 31 matches and scored 1 goal. He return for Independiente Santa Fe for the 2011 Categoría Primera A season, debuting on 9 March in the draw 0–0 against Bogotá F.C. for the Copa Colombia. Galindo played a total of 10 matches for Santa Fe, and earned the 2012 Apertura title.

Municipal

He joined CSD Municipal from the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala for the 2013–14 season, after almost a year without having played a game. He debuted on 9 October, in the match against Deportivo Malacateco.

International career

Galindo made his debut for Guatemala, at just 20 years of age, as a substitute in on 26 April 2012 friendly match against Paraguay. He entered in the 46th minute, but the match ended in a 0–1 defeat. He played another friendly match on 2 June 2012 against Costa Rica, where he played 79 minutes, that ended in a 1–0 victory. His first match for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification was on 8 June 2012, in a 2–1 defeat against Jamaica.

Career statistics

Club

International

International appearances

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 September 2019Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala4–010–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C
2.10 September 2019Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico1–05–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C
3.16 November 2019Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala2–05–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C
4.16 November 2019Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala3–05–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C
5.21 November 2019Estadio Israel Barrios, Coatepeque, Guatemala4–08–0Friendly
6.21 November 2019Estadio Israel Barrios, Coatepeque, Guatemala5–08–0Friendly

Honours

;Municipal
;Santa Fe
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