Leonel Galeano

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Leonel Galeano
Personal information

Date of birth	(1991-08-02) 2 August 1991
Place of birth	Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Rayo Vallecano
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–2013	Independiente	96	(7)
2013–	Rayo Vallecano	3	(0)
National team^‡
2011–	Argentina U-20	9	(0)
2010–	Argentina	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 September 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:47, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Leonel Galeano (born 2 August 1991) is an Argentine football who plays for Rayo Vallecano as a central defender.

Club career

Galeano made his professional debut for Independiente on 21 August 2009, in a 0–1 home defeat to Newell's Old Boys. On his first season with the first team, he started in 18 of the 19 games of the 2009 Apertura tournament, under Américo Gallego's coaching.^[1] He scored his first goal for the club on 18 October 2009, in a 1–1 draw with Chacarita Juniors.^[2]

In 2010, he played 9 games and scored one goal in Independiente's Copa Sudamericana winning campaign.

On 1 August 2013, Galeano joined La Liga side Rayo Vallecano.

International career

Galeano made his debut for the Argentine national team on 10 February 2010, in a 2–1 victory over Jamaica. The Argentine squad was formed exclusively by players of the Argentine league.

In 2011, Galeano was selected to play for the Argentina under-20 national football team the South American Youth Championship and, subsequently, the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Honours

Independiente

Copa Sudamericana (1): 2010

References

↑ "Opening '09 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
↑ "Match report". Argentine Soccer. 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2011-07-30.

External links

Argentine Primera statistics at Futbol XXI (Spanish)
BDFA profile (Spanish)
Leonel Galeano at National-Football-Teams.com

v t e Rayo Vallecano – current squad

1 Cobeño (c) 2 Tito 3 Nacho 4 Baena 5 Gálvez 7 Lass 8 Adrián 9 José Carlos 10 Trashorras 11 Castillo 12 Longo 13 Rubén 14 Perea 16 Rochina 17 Galeano 18 Castro 19 Viera 20 Larrivey 21 Arbilla 22 Saúl 23 Bueno 24 Falqué 25 Fernández 26 Mojica 32 Embarba 40 López Coach: Jémez

Persondata
Name	Galeano, Leonel
Alternative names
Short description	Argentine footballer
Date of birth	2 August 1991
Place of birth	Miramar, Argentina
Date of death
Place of death

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