Alejandro Galindo (footballer)

Alejandro Miguel Galindo (born 5 March 1992) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Municipal and the Guatemala national team. He also holds Colombian citizenship.

Atlético Juventud and Santa Fe
Born in Guatemala to a Guatemalan father and a Colombian mother, Galindo moved to Colombia with his mother when he was 10 years old. At 12, he started playing in the lower divisions of the Colombian club Independiente Santa Fe. He debuted in the professional football in Atlético Juventud, an affiliated club of Santa Fe playing in the Categoría Primera B, where he played 31 matches and scored 1 goal. He returned to Independiente Santa Fe for the 2011 Categoría Primera A season, debuting on 9 March in the draw 0–0 against Bogotá F.C. in the Copa Colombia. Galindo played a total of 10 matches for Santa Fe (3 in the league and 7 in the Copa Colombia), and earned the 2012 Apertura title.

Municipal
He joined Municipal from the Liga Nacional for the 2013–14 season, after almost a year without having played a game. He debuted on 9 October, in the match against Malacateco.

International career
Galindo made his debut for Guatemala, at just 20 years of age, as a substitute in on 26 April 2012 friendly match against Paraguay. He entered in the 46th minute, but the match ended in a 0–1 defeat. He played another friendly match on 2 June 2012 against Costa Rica, where he played 79 minutes, that ended in a 1–0 victory. His first match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification was on 8 June 2012, in a 2–1 defeat against Jamaica.

International goals

 * Scores and results list the Guatemala's goal tally first.

Honours
Santa Fe
 * Primera A: 2012 Apertura

Antigua
 * Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016, Apertura 2017, Clausura 2019

Cobán Imperial
 * Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Apertura 2022

Municipal
 * Liga Nacional de Guatemala: Clausura 2024

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