Giuliano Galoppo

Giuliano Galoppo
Galoppo in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-06-18) 18 June 1999
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position Midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
River Plate
Number 34
Youth career
Atlético Rafaela
2014–2015 Boca Juniors
2016–2018 Banfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Banfield 73 (20)
2022–2025 São Paulo 45 (10)
2025 → River Plate (loan) 23 (5)
2026– River Plate 10 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:04, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

Giuliano Galoppo (born 18 June 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Argentine club River Plate.[1]

Club career

Banfield

Galoppo playing for Banfield in 2022

Galoppo joined Boca Juniors' youth ranks in 2014, after playing for Atlético de Rafaela.[3][4] He had previously trained with clubs in Italy due to his father playing in the country.[4] In 2016, Galoppo joined Banfield.[4]

Galoppo was promoted to the club's first-team during the 2017–18 Primera División season, subsequently being an unused substitute on six occasions across Primera División, Copa Argentina and Copa Sudamericana matches before making his bow.[1][5] In November 2018, he made his professional debut during a Primera División draw away to Racing Club; Julio César Falcioni substituted him on after seventy-eight minutes for Luciano Gómez.[6]

Galoppo's first start came in the succeeding March against Defensa y Justicia, which preceded him featuring four times off the bench in 2019–20.[1] He scored his first league goal against River Plate on 4 November 2020, scoring in the 37th minute.[7]

Galoppo then scored five goals in twelve appearances, one in each of the club's five away games, in the 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional as they reached the final; where they'd lose out to his ex-club Boca Juniors.[1] During the subsequent 2021 edition, the midfielder scored on matchday one at home to Racing Club before netting a brace on matchday two away against Arsenal de Sarandí.[1][8]

São Paulo

On 26 July 2022, Galoppo joined Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club São Paulo, signing a contract until June 2027.[9] He made his league debut against Athletico Paranaense on 31 July,[10] and scored his first league goal against Goiás on 13 November.[11]

Galoppo started the 2023 season by scoring in a regular basis, before suffering a knee injury in March of that year;[12] despite his injury, he finished the 2023 Campeonato Paulista as a top scorer alongside Róger Guedes. He spent eight months sidelined, missing the remainder of the year.[13]

Galoppo also struggled with injuries during the 2024 campaign, also having limited playing time under head coach Luis Zubeldía.[14][15]

Loan to River Plate

On 3 January 2025, Galoppo joined River Plate on loan until the end of the year.[16]

International career

In February 2018, Galoppo was selected to train with the Argentina U19s.[17]

Personal life

Galoppo is the son of former professional footballer Marcelino Galoppo.[4][18]

Career statistics

As of 18 December 2024.[1][19]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental State league Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Banfield 2017–18 Primera División 0000————00
2018–19 20002000——40
2019–20 403100———71
2020–21 1350000———135
2021 34700————327
2022 20810—6[a]0——278
Total 7320412060——8521
São Paulo 2022 Série A 14130—4[a]0——211
2023 0000—0011[b]8—118
2024 13020—5[c]07[b]11[d]0281
Total 27150—90189106010
Career total 1002191201501891014531
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista.
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Supercopa do Brasil.

Honours

São Paulo
Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Giuliano Galoppo at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Giuliano Galoppo at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Giuliano Galoppo. Quién es la nueva joya de Banfield que sorprende a todos con despliegue y goles importantes" [Giuliano Galoppo. Who is Banfield's new pearl who surprises everyone with skill and important goals]. La Nación (in Spanish). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Una revelación que apareció dentro de otra: Giuliano Galoppo lleva el juego en los genes y a Banfield en el corazón" [A revelation who appeared inside another: Giuliano Galoppo brings football in the genes and Banfield in the heart]. La Nación (in Spanish). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Galoppo firmó su primer contrato" [Galoppo signed his first contract]. La Unión (in Spanish). 19 May 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Racing Club vs Banfield - 26 November 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ↑ "River Plate vs Banfield - 4 November 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "Giuliano Galoppo: Estamos atravesando un buen momento" [Giuliano Galoppo: We are going through a good moment]. Diario Popular (in Spanish). 19 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Giuliano Galoppo é do Tricolor" [Giuliano Galoppo joins Tricolor]. São Paulo FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Athletico Paranaense vs São Paulo - 31 July 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ↑ "Goiás vs São Paulo - 13 November 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ↑ "São Paulo confirma lesão de Galoppo, que precisará de cirurgia no joelho" [São Paulo confirm Galoppo's injury, who will need a knee surgery] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Galoppo desabafa sobre lesão e busca recuperar tempo perdido no São Paulo: "Quero jogar"" [Galoppo lets it out about injury and seeks to recover lost time at São Paulo: "I want to play"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Cadê o Galoppo? Meia 'some' do São Paulo após lesão e propostas recusadas" [Where is Galoppo? Midfielder 'vanishes' from São Paulo after injury and refused offers] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "Com lesão e "fico" de Zubeldía, Galoppo se aproxima de fim de ciclo no São Paulo" [With injury and "I stay" from Zubeldía, Galoppo gets closer to the end of his cicle at São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  16. ↑ "Lo quiso Boca, pero se va a River: Galoppo, el cuarto refuerzo de Gallardo" [Boca wanted him, but he goes to River: Galoppo, Gallardo's fourth addition]. Olé (in Spanish). 2 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  17. ↑ "Banfield aporta juveniles a la Sub-19 de Pablo Aimar" [Banfield provide youth players to Pablo Aimar's under-19s]. La Unión (in Spanish). 16 February 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  18. ↑ "Giuliano Galoppo, de Banfield, palpitó la final ante Boca: "Tenemos que estar ordenados y saber que el gol va a llegar"" [Giuliano Galoppo, from Banfield, talked about the final against Boca: "We have to be organized and know that the goal will come"]. TyC Sports (in Spanish). 11 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  19. ↑ "Giuliano Galoppo". BDFA (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2018.