Nicolás Galvis

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Galvis and the second or maternal family name is Llano.
Nicolás Galvis
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Galvis Llano[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Bogotá, Colombia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Scrosoppi FC
Youth career
2002–2004 Once Caldas
St. Catharines Concord SC
Oakville SC
2013 Defensor Sporting
Burlington SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Niagara Purple Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Canadian SC 6 (0)
2017–2018 Deportivo Pereira 4 (0)
2019 Valour FC 11 (0)
2021–2022 Guelph United 1 (0)
2022 FC Berlin 3 (1)
2023– Scrosoppi FC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 February 2023

Nicolás Galvis Llano (born 9 April 1997) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Scrosoppi FC in League1 Ontario. Born in Colombia and raised in Canada, he has previously accepted call-ups to the Canada national team.

Early life

Galvis was born in Bogotá, Colombia and lived with his family in Manizales and began playing soccer at age five with Once Caldas.[2] At the age of seven, his family moved to St. Catharines, Canada, where he began playing with St. Catharines Concord SC.[2] Afterwards, he played youth soccer with Oakville SC and in February 2013, he went to trial with Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting, where he was invited to stay on with the U16 team.[3] He returned to Canada and played youth soccer with Burlington SC.[4]

In 2015, he began playing college soccer with the Niagara Purple Eagles.[4]

Club career

In 2016, he debuted at the senior level for Canadian SC in the Uruguayan Segunda División.[5] In 2017, he went on trial with his former youth club Once Caldas.[6][7] Later in 2017, he signed with Deportivo Pereira in the Colombian Categoría Primera B.[8][9]

On 26 February 2019, Galvis signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[10]

In June 2021, Galvis signed with League1 Ontario side Guelph United, after having attended 2021 pre-season with his former club Valour FC.[11] He played one match in 2021,[12] as he suffered an injury that kept him out for the remainder of the season.[citation needed]

In October 2022, he signed with FC Berlin in the United Premier Soccer League.[13]

In February 2022, he joined Scrosoppi FC in League1 Ontario.[14]

International career

He was called up by the Canadian senior team in June 2017 for a friendly against Curaçao, but did not play.[15][16] He was named to Canada's provisional 40-man roster for the 2017 Gold Cup, but was ultimately not called up for the tournament.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b Nicolás Galvis at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b Nicolás Galvis at the Canadian Soccer Association
  3. ^ Girard, Daniel (23 April 2013). "Young trio from Oakville Soccer Club chasing pro dreams in Uruguay". Toronto Star. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Men's Soccer Announces 2015 Recruiting Class". Niagara Purple Eagles. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Sports in brief: Valour FC announces schedule, new players". Winnipeg Free Press. 4 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Nicolás Galvis, por un cupo en el blanco" [Nicolás Galvis, for a spot in the target]. Once Caldas (in Spanish). 21 June 2017.
  7. ^ Patiño, Ricardo (21 June 2017). "Nicolás Galvis llegó de Canadá para buscar un cupo en el Once Caldas" [Nicolás Galvis arrived from Canada to look for a place in the Once Caldas]. La Patria (in Spanish).
  8. ^ "Nicolás Galvis es nuevo jugador del D. Pereira" [Nicolás Galvis is a new D. Pereira player]. El Diario (in Spanish). 31 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Nicolas Galvis, nuevo jugador del Pereira" [Nicolas Galvis, new Pereira player]. Deporte Risaraldense (in Spanish). 31 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Valour FC inks Colombia-based midfielders Nicolas Galvis and Nestor Navia". Canadian Premier League. 26 February 2019.
  11. ^ Jacques, John (5 June 2021). "Guelph United Brings In Nicolas Galvis". Northern Tribune.
  12. ^ "Nicolas Galvis 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  13. ^ Almada, Gabriel (14 October 2022). "FC Berlin announces its transfer deadline additions". FC Berlin.
  14. ^ @FcScrosoppi (24 February 2023). "We are excited to announce the signing of Nicolás "Nico" Galvis" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Jacques, John (18 November 2019). "Valour FC's Nicolas Galvis Has Olympic Dreams". Northern Tribune.
  16. ^ Brandt, Ryan (9 March 2019). "Dual nationals Galvis, Gutierrez adjust to life at Valour FC". Canadian Premier League.
  17. ^ Nef, Thomas (16 November 2019). "Nico Galvis: Canadian Premier League Style Will Gain Fans Around The World". World Football Index.