Borja Galán

Borja Galán
Personal information
Full name Borja Galán González
Date of birth (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 GKS Katowice
Number 8
Youth career
2002–2012 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Atlético Madrid C 6 (1)
2012–2015 Atlético Madrid B 47 (3)
2015–2016 Getafe B 36 (8)
2016–2018 Deportivo B 70 (10)
2018–2019 Alcorcón 33 (2)
2019–2021 Deportivo La Coruña 29 (2)
2020 → Racing Santander (loan) 10 (1)
2021–2022 Logroñés 16 (0)
2022 Hércules 15 (0)
2023–2024 Odra Opole 47 (12)
2024– GKS Katowice 0 (0)
International career
2011 Spain U18 2 (0)
2012 Spain U20 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Galán and the second or maternal family name is González.

Borja Galán González (born 26 April 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Polish club GKS Katowice as a winger.[1]

Football career

Born in Madrid, Galán joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2002, aged nine. He made his senior debut with the C-team during the 2010–11 season in Tercera División, while still a youth.

Galán was promoted to the reserves ahead of the 2012–13 campaign, appearing regularly. In 2013, he suffered a severe knee injury which kept him sidelined for 15 months.[2]

On 29 July 2015, after suffering relegation, Galán joined Getafe CF and was assigned to the B-side in the third division.[3] On 14 July 2016 he moved to another reserve team, Deportivo de La Coruña B in the fourth tier.[4]

On 5 July 2018, Galán signed a two-year deal with Segunda División side AD Alcorcón, with Dépor holding a buy-back clause.[5][6] He made his professional debut on 18 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Nono in a 1–1 home draw against Sporting de Gijón.[7]

On 8 July 2019, Galán returned to Dépor after the club exercised the buy-back clause on his contract.[8] The following 31 January, however, he moved to fellow second division side Racing de Santander on loan until June.[9]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Borja Galán w GKS-ie Katowice". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 20 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Borja Galán: "Estoy muy contento de volver después de 15 meses"" [Borja Galán: "I am very happy to return after 15 months"] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. ^ "El canterano Borja Galán se marcha al Getafe" [Youth graduate Borja Galán moves to Getafe] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Arnau Campeny y Borja Galán apuntalan la zaga y la delantera fabrilista" [Arnau Company and Borja Galán bolster the defence and forward line fabrilista] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Diego Caballo amplía su vinculación con el Dépor y Borja Galán se marcha con opción de vuelta" [Diego Caballo extends his link with Dépor and Borja Galán leaves with an option of return] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Borja Galán, primer fichaje de la A.D. Alcorcón para la temporada 2018–2019" [Borja Galán, first signing for the 2018–2019 season] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Una obra de arte de Sousa salva al Sporting sobre la bocina" [A masterpiece from Sousa saves Sporting under the bell] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  8. ^ "El Real Club Deportivo ejerce la opción de repesca sobre Borja Galán" [Real Club Deportivo exercise the buy-back clause over Borja Galán] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Borja Galán, cedido al Real Racing Club hasta final de temporada" [Borja Galán, loaned to Real Racing Club until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Borja Galan piłkarzem lipca i sierpnia Fortuna 1 Ligi" (in Polish). I liga. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.