Pablo Galdames (footballer, born 1996)

Pablo Galdames
Galdames with Unión Española in 2018
Personal information
Full name Pablo Ignacio Galdames Millán
Date of birth (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Burgos
Number 4
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
2009–2014 Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Unión Española B 3 (0)
2013–2018 Unión Española 97 (4)
2018–2021 Vélez Sarsfield 45 (1)
2021–2024 Genoa 25 (0)
2023 → Cremonese (loan) 13 (1)
2024 Vasco da Gama 25 (1)
2025 Independiente 24 (1)
2026– Burgos 14 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Chile U20 1 (0)
2017– Chile 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of , 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Pablo Ignacio Galdames Millán (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo ɣalˈdames miˈʝan];[a] born 30 December 1996) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club Burgos CF.

Club career

On 31 August 2021, the last day of the 2021 summer transfer window, Galdames joined Serie A club Genoa on a deal until 2024.[2] On 31 January 2023, he was loaned to Cremonese.[3]

On 5 February 2024, Galdames moved to Brazil and joined Vasco da Gama until December.[4] In 2025, he returned to Argentina after his stint with Vélez Sarsfield and signed with Independiente on a two-year contract.[5]

On 23 January 2026, Galdames was announced at Spanish Segunda División club Burgos CF on an 18-month contract.[6]

International career

Galdames represented Chile U20 at the Torneo Cuatro Naciones Chile 2014,[7]

Personal life

He is the son of the Chilean former international footballer of the same name Pablo Galdames, brother of Thomas and Benjamín and half-brother of Mathías.[8][9] In addition, through his maternal line, he and his brothers are related to the Spanish-Chilean footballer Nerea Sánchez Millán.[10][11]

Style of play

Galdames is a deep-lying playmaker, known for his ability to pass the pass progressively over long distances.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Unión Española 2014–15 Primera División 14100——141
2015–16 26100——261
2016–17 201004[c]010251
2017 11000—20130
2018 150002[d]0—170
Total 863006030953
Vélez Sarsfield 2018–19 Primera División 11140——151
2019–20 1401216[d]0—321
2021 001105[c]1—161
Total 251271111—633
Genoa 2021–22 Serie A 19010——200
2022–23 Serie B 4020——60
2023–24 Serie A 2020——40
Total 25050——300
Cremonese (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 13120——151
Career total 1495341171302037

Honours

Chile

União Espanhola

Vélez Sarsfield

  • Torneio Complementar da Copa Diego Maradona: 2021

Notes

  1. ↑ In isolation, Galdames is pronounced [ɡalˈdames].
  2. ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, Copa de la Superliga, Coppa Italia
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ↑ "Pablo Galdames". Genoa C.F.C. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. ↑ González, Christian (31 August 2021). "Pablo Galdames firma en el Genoa y engrosa la colonia chilena en Italia" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "PABLO GALDAMES NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLA CREMONESE" (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Galaz, Franco (5 February 2024). "Vasco da Gama oficializa a Pablo Galdames hasta diciembre de 2024". Radio Agricultura (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Arriaza, Bastian (3 January 2025). "Oficial: Pablo Galdames tiene nuevo club". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Pablo Galdames, orgullo chileno para el Burgos CF" [Pablo Galdames, Chilean pride for Burgos CF] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Chile: nómina de la selección Sub 20 para el torneo "Cuatro Naciones Chile 2014"". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 4 October 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Lorca, David Aguayo y Matías (1 October 2015). "El Clan de Los Galdames". La Tercera.
  9. ↑ "Parentesco entre seleccionados". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  10. ↑ Molina, Geraldine (27 May 2025). "¿Quién es Nerea Sánchez, la nueva convocada de La Roja?". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  11. ↑ @futchile_oficial; (14 November 2022). "Nerea Sanchez Millán, es una volante ofensiva categoría 2004, de madre chilena y juega en el Atlético de Madrid de España" (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2022 – via Instagram.
  12. ↑ "Pablo Galdames Millán". Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  13. ↑ Pablo Galdames at Soccerway
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.