José Galán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pedrosa and the second or maternal family name is Galán.
José Galán
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Pedrosa Galán
Date of birth (1986-02-02) 2 February 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth León, Spain[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Novoli Calcio 1942
Number 6
Youth career
San Lorenzo
Cultural Leonesa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Atlético Madrid C 21 (2)
2006 Atlético Madrid B 1 (0)
2006–2007 Toledo 34 (5)
2007–2010 Almería B 68 (3)
2010–2011 Atlético Astorga 5 (0)
2011 Comarca Níjar 11 (1)
2011–2012 Cultural Leonesa 24 (1)
2012–2013 Chainat 33 (2)
2013–2014 Pro Duta 41 (4)
2014 St. Pölten 22 (0)
2015 Shabab Al-Ordon 32 (1)
2015 Aris Limassol 2 (0)
2016 Ceahlăul 14 (2)
2016 Persela Lamongan 32 (4)
2016 RoPS 16 (0)
2017 Hospitalet 18 (0)
2017 Santa Coloma 1 (0)
2017–2018 Dreams 28 (1)
2018 Al-Shamal 27 (2)
2019 Al-Jabalain 21
2019–2020 Valour FC 18 (1)
2020–2021 Villarrobledo 13 (1)
2021 Valour FC 20 (0)
2022–2024 Bruno's Magpies 32 (3)
2023–2024 → Europa (loan) 11 (0)
2024-2025 Europa 8 (1)
2025- Novoli Calcio 1942 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2025

José Antonio Pedrosa Galán (born 2 February 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Eccellenza Apulia club Novoli Calcio 1942. A known journeyman, Galan is currently the Spanish player who has played in the most countries (14).

Club career

Spain

Galán was born in León, Castile and León. A Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa youth graduate, he made his debut as a senior with Atlético Madrid's C-team in 2005, in Tercera División; in the same season, matches with the reserves in Segunda División B.[2]

In 2007, after one year at CD Toledo, Galán moved to UD Almería, being initially assigned to the B-side. In November 2009, after being already called up to the main squad by manager Hugo Sánchez, he suffered a serious knee injury which sidelined him for ten months.[3][4]

Galán was subsequently released by the Rojiblancos,[5] and returned to action in September 2010 while playing for division four club Atlético Astorga FC.[6] In January of the following year, he moved to CD Comarca de Níjar in the same tier.[7]

Journeyman

On 16 July 2011, Galán returned to his first club Cultural.[8] On 31 January of the following year he moved abroad, after agreeing to a one-year deal with Chainat FC from the Thai Premier League;[9] he was also the first Spaniard to ever appear in the competition.[10]

In June 2012, Galán was released due to an ankle injury.[11] In February 2013, he signed a two-year contract with Liga Indonesia Premier Division team Pro Duta FC, becoming the first Spanish footballer in the country in the process.[12]

Galán switched teams and countries again on 1 March 2014, signing for Austrian Football First League's SKN St. Pölten.[13] After appearing rarely, he moved to Shabab Al-Ordon Club in Jordania.[14]

On 3 September 2015, Galán joined Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol FC.[15] He left in December due to a lack of payment,[16] meeting the same fate at his next team, CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț from Romania.[17][18][19]

Still in 2016, Galán represented Persela Lamongan in the Indonesia Soccer Championship[20] and Finnish Veikkausliiga's Rovaniemen Palloseura.[21] Whilst in representation of the former, he was selected to the July Team of the Month.[22]

On 26 July 2017, after unassuming spells at CE L'Hospitalet and FC Santa Coloma (with whom he appeared in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League against FC Alashkert, a 1–1 home draw),[23][24][25] Galán joined Hong Kong Premier League club Dreams Sports Club.[26] Roughly one year later, he switched teams and countries again after signing for Al-Shamal SC in the Qatargas League.[27]

Valour FC

On 15 July 2019, Galán signed a multi-year contract with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[28] After making 13 league appearances in his first year and having adapted well to Winnipeg,[29] he was retained for the following season.[30] In September 2020 Galán signed with Spanish side Villarrobledo on a season-long deal.[31] The deal was with the view to return to Valour for the 2021 Canadian Premier League season.[32] On 10 May 2021, he re-signed with Valour.[33]

In January 2022 he announced his time in Winnipeg was ending.[34]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Galan". Eurosport. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Entrevista a Jose Pedrosa Galán: "Mi sueño es jugar en Primera División"" [Interview to Jose Pedrosa Galán: "My dream is to play in Primera División"] (in Spanish). Nueva Era Deportiva. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. ^ Camacho, María Ángeles (29 July 2009). "Álvaro, Galán y Trujillo, tres jóvenes en busca de un sueño" [Álvaro, Galán and Trujillo, three youngsters searching for a dream]. Ideal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  4. ^ Cazón, Patricia (22 February 2012). "Llevo el dorsal 21 por Silva, que aquí encanta" [I wear the number 21 jersey for Silva, who delights here]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  5. ^ Gutiérrez, José Gabriel (22 August 2010). "Futuro variado para los jugadores del Almería B que no renovaron" [Varied future for Almería B players who did not renew]. Ideal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  6. ^ Del Río, Óscar (22 September 2010). "Galán vuelve a jugar diez meses después" [Galán returns to play ten months later] (in Spanish). LeoNoticias. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  7. ^ Gutiérrez, José Gabriel (25 May 2011). "Galán y Cobos, ex Almería B, a otro ascenso con el C. de Níjar" [Galán and Cobos, ex Almería B, to another promotion with C. de Níjar]. Ideal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  8. ^ Fraguas, Ángel (16 July 2011). "Una Cultural muy leonesa" [A very Leonese Cultural]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Galán ficha por el Chainar tailandés" [Galán signs for Thailand's Chainar]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  10. ^ "José Pedrosa Galán, el primer futbolista español en la liga tailandesa" [José Pedrosa Galán, the first Spanish footballer in the Thai league]. ABC (in Spanish). 20 March 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  11. ^ Coca, Jesús (25 June 2012). "El triste final de la 'aventura' tailandesa del leonés Galán" [The sad ending of León's own Galán's Thai adventure] (in Spanish). LeoNoticias. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  12. ^ Cancelo Anuncibay, Sergio (11 February 2013). "Galán jugará en Indonesia" [Galán will play in Indonesia]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  13. ^ Fraguas, Ángel (1 March 2014). "Galán se va al fútbol austriaco" [Galán goes to Austrian football]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  14. ^ Fraguas, Ángel; Tranca, Miguel Ángel (31 December 2014). "Galán, en la Liga de Jordania" [Galán, in the Jordan league]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  15. ^ Tranca, Miguel Ángel (3 September 2015). "El Aris Limassol, nuevo destino para Galán" [Aris Limassol, new destiny for Galán]. Diario de León (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  16. ^ "El leonés Galán deja el Aris Limassol chipriota" [León's own Galán leaves Cyprus' Aris Limassol]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 5 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  17. ^ "Galán, a Rumanía" [Galán, to Romania] (in Spanish). Sport León. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  18. ^ "Los motivos que han llevado a José Galán fuera del FC Ceahlaul" [The reasons why José Galán slammed the door at FC Ceahlaul] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  19. ^ "VÍDEO – Lo que Galán dejó en Rumanía" [VIDEO – What Galán left in Romania] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  20. ^ "Galán regresa a Indonesia para jugar en el Persela Lamonga" [Galán returns to Indonesia to play in Persela Lamonga]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 15 April 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  21. ^ Aguilar, Àxel (9 September 2016). "Finlandia, el nuevo destino del trotamundos Galán" [Finland, next stop for globetrotter Galán]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  22. ^ "Ibnu Grahan Ungkap Kunci Lima Kemenangan Beruntun BSU" (in Indonesian). Juara. 31 July 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  23. ^ Aguilar, Àxel (4 July 2017). "Andorra y Gibraltar se quedan sin representantes" [Andorra and Gibraltar run out of representatives]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  24. ^ Duaso, Víctor (5 July 2017). "Tant remar per quedar-se a la riba" [So much paddling to stay on the shore]. Bondia (in Catalan). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  25. ^ Rozas, Rubén (25 July 2019). "Canadá recibe a Galán, un exrojiblanco muy aventurero" [Canada welcome Galán, quite the adventurous former red-and-white]. Diario de Almería (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  26. ^ Martínez, Carlos (26 July 2017). "De León a Hong Kong" [From León to Hong Kong] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  27. ^ "Galán jugará en Catar tras pasar por otros diez países" [Galán will play in Qatar after spells in ten other countries]. Diario de León (in Spanish). 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  28. ^ "Valour FC sign Spanish midfielder José Galán". Valour FC. 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  29. ^ Tait, Ed (12 March 2020). "Valour's José Galán adapting to life in Winnipeg on and off the field". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  30. ^ "Valour FC announces return of midfielder José Galán". Valour FC. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  31. ^ Jacques, John (24 September 2020). "Jose Galan Joins CP Villarrobledo".
  32. ^ Jacques, John (26 September 2020). "Galan Discusses Long-Term Ambitions With Valour FC".
  33. ^ "Valour FC re-signs midfielder José Galán". Canadian Premier League. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  34. ^ Jacques, John (28 January 2022). "Valour FC Announces Player Departures". Northern Tribune.