Martín Luis Galván Romo (born 14 February 1993) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a winger for

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Club career

Galván was born in

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. On 5 January 2008, he debuted in an official match in the

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tournament as an 85th-minute substitute against

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becoming the youngest professional player in Mexican football history at 14 years and 325 days of age. The match ended in a 1–0 win for

Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican footba ...

. Galván made his debut in the league November 2008, coming on as a sub against Indios.

Cruz Azul Hidalgo

In the 2011/12 season, Galván transferred to

's affiliate team

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. He made four appearances in

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league, scoring two goals. Galván rejoined Cruz Azul Hidalgo on loan in January 2013.

International career

Galván took part of the Mexico under-17 team. In the 2009 CONCACAF U17 Championship he scored 3 goals in 3 appearances. He scored his 4th goal in a match against Nigata and scored his 5th goal in a match against Japan in the tournament "International of soccer Nigata 2009." He missed the

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because he was reprimanded for indiscipline. Galván has so far made 5 appearances for the under-20s, scoring 3 goals.

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* * * 1993 births Living people Footballers from Acapulco Mexican men's footballers Men's association football forwards Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Liga Premier de México players Cruz Azul footballers Cruz Azul Hidalgo footballers Correcaminos UAT footballers Atlante F.C. footballers Atlético Reynosa footballers Pioneros de Cancún footballers FC Juárez footballers Segunda División B players Tercera División players Mexico men's youth international footballers Mexican expatriate men's footballers Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Mexico men's under-20 international footballers 21st-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-footy-forward-1990s-stub