Pablo Galdames (footballer, born 1996)
Chilean footballer
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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.
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Galdames with Unión Española in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Ignacio Galdames Millán | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of , 14 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
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
Personal life
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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Unión Española | 2014–15 | Primera División | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 86 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 3 | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2018–19 | Primera División | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 63 | 3 | |||
| Genoa | 2021–22 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Cremonese (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 149 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 203 | 7 | ||
Honours
Chile
União Espanhola
- Torneio Transição: 2013
- Supercopa de Chile: 2013
Vélez Sarsfield
- Torneio Complementar da Copa Diego Maradona: 2021
Notes
- In isolation, Galdames is pronounced [ɡalˈdames].
- Includes Copa Argentina, Copa de la Superliga, Coppa Italia
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana