Luis Felipe Gallegos Leiva (born 3 December 1991) is a Chilean professional

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who plays as a

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for

Universidad de Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

Club career

In 2009, Gallegos was promoted to first-adult team and debuted during an unofficial friendly match against

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. The incoming season, he officially debuted against O'Higgins in a 3–3 away draw. The following match he assisted to Diego Rivarola in the second goal of the 2–0 away win over

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. His first competitive goal came on 15 August 2010 against

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in a 5–1 victory. In mid-2012 Gallegos left the club and joined on loan to German second-tier side

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. After completing his loan spell, he moved to Spain’s Liga Adelante team

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in June 2013. In June 2014, he joined Necaxa of the

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. In August 2021, he joined the Greek club

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, becoming the fourth Chilean to play for the club after

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and

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International career

In 2011, he was part of the

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, scoring three goals in seven matches. On 7 November 2019, he got his first call up to the Chile national team for the

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against

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. However, the match was canceled due to the players decided not to play as a supporting sign to the social movement in Chile.

Honours

Universidad de Chile * Campeonato Nacional: 2011–A, 2011–C, 2012–A *

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Necaxa *

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: Clausura 2016 *

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: Clausura 2018 *

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallegos, Felipe 1991 births Living people People from Copiapó People from Copiapó Province People from Atacama Region Chilean footballers Men's association football midfielders Chile men's under-20 international footballers Chile men's youth international footballers Chilean Primera División players Club Universidad de Chile footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Germany Chilean expatriates in Germany 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players 1. FC Union Berlin players Expatriate footballers in Spain Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Segunda División players Recreativo de Huelva players Expatriate footballers in Mexico Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Chilean expatriates in Mexico Club Necaxa footballers Atlético San Luis footballers Ascenso MX players Liga MX players Expatriate footballers in Greece Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Greece Chilean expatriates in Greece Super League Greece players OFI Crete F.C. players