Nicolás Galvis
Canadian soccer player (born 1997)
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Nicolás Galvis Llano (born 9 April 1997) is a former professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder. Born in Colombia and raised in Canada, he has previously accepted call-ups to the Canada national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Galvis Llano[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Bogotá, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Once Caldas | ||
| St. Catharines Concord SC | |||
| Oakville SC | |||
| 2013 | Defensor Sporting | ||
| Burlington SC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Niagara Purple Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Canadian SC | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Deportivo Pereira | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Valour FC | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Guelph United | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | FC Berlin | 3 | (1) |
| 2023 | Scrosoppi FC | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 25 | (1) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 February 2023 | |||
Early life
Galvis was born in Bogotá, Colombia and lived with his family in Manizales and began playing soccer at age five with Once Caldas.[2] At the age of seven, his family moved to St. Catharines, Canada, where he began playing with St. Catharines Concord SC.[2] Afterwards, he played youth soccer with Oakville SC and in February 2013, he went to trial with Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting, where he was invited to stay on with the U16 team.[3] He returned to Canada and played youth soccer with Burlington SC.[4]
In 2015, he began playing college soccer with the Niagara Purple Eagles.[4]
Club career
In 2016, he debuted at the senior level for Canadian SC in the Uruguayan Segunda División.[5] In 2017, he went on trial with his former youth club Once Caldas.[6][7] Later in 2017, he signed with Deportivo Pereira in the Colombian Categoría Primera B.[8][9]
On 26 February 2019, Galvis signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[10]
In June 2021, Galvis signed with League1 Ontario side Guelph United, after having attended 2021 pre-season with his former club Valour FC.[11] He played one match in 2021,[12] as he suffered an injury that kept him out for the remainder of the season.[citation needed]
In October 2022, he signed with FC Berlin in the United Premier Soccer League.[13]
In February 2023, he joined Scrosoppi FC in League1 Ontario.[14]
International career
He was called up by the Canadian senior team in June 2017 for a friendly against Curaçao, but did not play.[15][16] He was named to Canada's provisional 40-man roster for the 2017 Gold Cup, but was ultimately not called up for the tournament.[17]