Borja Galán González (born 26 April 1993) is a Spanish professional
footballer
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who plays for Polish club
Odra Opole as a
winger.
Football career
Born in
Madrid, Galán joined
Atlético Madrid
Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...
'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
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injury which kept him sidelined for 15 months.
On 29 July 2015, after
suffering relegation, Galán joined
Getafe CF
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and was assigned to
the B-side in the third division. On 14 July 2016 he moved to another
reserve team,
Deportivo de La Coruña B in the fourth tier.
On 5 July 2018, Galán signed a two-year deal with
Segunda División
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side
AD Alcorcón, with ''Dépor'' holding a buy-back clause. 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.
On 8 July 2019, Galán returned to ''Dépor'' after the club exercised the buy-back clause on his contract. The following 31 January, however, he moved to fellow second division side
Racing de Santander on loan until June.
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1993 births
Living people
Footballers from Madrid
Spanish men's footballers
Spain men's youth international footballers
Men's association football wingers
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
I liga players
Atlético Madrid C players
Atlético Madrid B players
Getafe CF B players
Deportivo Fabril players
AD Alcorcón footballers
Deportivo de La Coruña players
Racing de Santander players
UD Logroñés players
Hércules CF players
Odra Opole players
Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland