Leonel Galeano (born 2 August 1991) is an Argentine
footballer
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who plays as a
central defender
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
FBC Melgar
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The team fi ...
in the
Liga 1.
Club career
Born in
Miramar, Buenos Aires Province
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, Galeano graduated from
Independiente's youth setup, and played his first match as a professional on 21 August 2009, starting in a 0–1 home loss against
Newell's Old Boys
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. He scored his first goal for the club on 18 October, netting his side's only in a 1–1 draw with
Chacarita Juniors
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...
.
Galeano appeared in 34 matches during
his debut campaign, overtaking veterans
Carlos Matheu and
Gabriel Vallés. He also featured regularly during the
Copa Sudamericana
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's
winning campaign, appearing in nine matches and scoring once.
Galeano fell through the pecking order in the following campaigns, after the arrivals of
Gabriel Milito
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He spent most of his professi ...
and
Claudio Morel. He appeared in 23 matches in
2012–13
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, as the ''Diablos'' were relegated.
On 31 July 2013, Galeano signed a one-year deal with
La Liga
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side
Rayo Vallecano
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. However, after a
campaign
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* B ...
marred by injuries, he was released by the
Madrid
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side.
International career
Galeano made his debut for the
Argentina national team on 10 February 2010, in a 2–1 victory over
Jamaica
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. The Argentina 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
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and, subsequently, the
FIFA U-20 World Cup
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.
Honours
;Independiente
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Copa Sudamericana
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(1):
2010
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References
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1991 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province
Argentine footballers
Argentina under-20 international footballers
Argentina international footballers
Argentine expatriate footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Association football defenders
Argentine Primera División players
La Liga players
Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Rayo Vallecano players
Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers
Aldosivi footballers
FBC Melgar footballers
Expatriate footballers in Spain