Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Pedrosa and the second or maternal family name is
Galán .
José Antonio Pedrosa Galán (born 2 February 1986) is a Spanish professionalfootballer who plays forGibraltar Football League clubGlacis United . A known journeyman, Galan is currently the Spanish player who has played in the most countries (16).
Galán was born inLeón ,Castile and León . ACultural y Deportiva Leonesa youth graduate, he made his debut as a senior withAtlético Madrid 'sC-team in 2005, inTercera División ; inthe same season , matches withthe reserves inSegunda División B .[ 2]
In 2007, after one year atCD Toledo , Galán moved toUD Almería , being initially assigned tothe B-side . In November 2009, after being already called up to the main squad by managerHugo Sánchez , he suffered a seriousknee injury which sidelined him for ten months.[ 3] [ 4]
Galán was subsequently released by theRojiblancos ,[ 5] and returned to action in September 2010 while playing for division four clubAtlético Astorga FC .[ 6] In January of the following year, he moved toCD Comarca de Níjar in the same tier.[ 7]
On 16 July 2011, Galán returned to his first club Cultural.[ 8] On 31 January of the following year he moved abroad, after agreeing to a one-year deal withChainat FC from theThai Premier League ;[ 9] he was also the first Spaniard to ever appear in the competition.[ 10]
In June 2012, Galán was released due to anankle injury.[ 11] In February 2013, he signed a two-year contract withLiga Indonesia Premier Division teamPro Duta FC , becoming the first Spanish footballer in the country in the process.[ 12]
Galán switched teams and countries again on 1 March 2014, signing forAustrian Football First League 'sSKN St. Pölten .[ 13] After appearing rarely, he moved toShabab Al-Ordon Club in Jordania.[ 14]
On 3 September 2015, Galán joinedCypriot First Division clubAris Limassol FC .[ 15] He left in December due to a lack of payment,[ 16] meeting the same fate at his next team,CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț from Romania.[ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
Still in 2016, Galán representedPersela Lamongan in theIndonesia Soccer Championship [ 20] and FinnishVeikkausliiga 'sRovaniemen Palloseura .[ 21] Whilst in representation of the former, he was selected to the July Team of the Month.[ 22]
On 26 July 2017, after unassuming spells atCE L'Hospitalet andFC Santa Coloma (with whom he appeared in thefirst qualifying round of theUEFA Champions League againstFC Alashkert , a 1–1 home draw),[ 23] [ 24] [ 25] Galán joinedHong Kong Premier League clubDreams Sports Club .[ 26] Roughly one year later, he switched teams and countries again after signing forAl-Shamal SC in theQatargas League .[ 27]
On 15 July 2019, Galán signed a multi-year contract withCanadian Premier League sideValour FC .[ 28] After making 13 league appearances inhis first year and having adapted well toWinnipeg ,[ 29] he was retained forthe following season .[ 30] In September 2020 Galán signed with Spanish sideVillarrobledo on a season-long deal.[ 31] The deal was with the view to return to Valour for the2021 Canadian Premier League season .[ 32] On 10 May 2021, he re-signed with Valour.[ 33]
In January 2022 he announced his time inWinnipeg was ending.[ 34]
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