Alejandro Galindo (footballer)

Alejandro Galindo
Personal information
Full name	Alejandro Miguel Galindo
Date of birth	5 March 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Municipal
Number	13
Youth career
2004–2009	Santa Fe
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2012	Santa Fe
2009–2010	→ Juventud (loan)
2013	Municipal
2014–2019	Antigua
2019–2021	Comunicaciones
2021–2023	Cobán Imperial
2023–	Municipal
International career‡
2012–	Guatemala
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 March 2025

Alejandro Miguel Galindo (born 5 March 1992) is a Guatemalan professional

midfielder for Liga Nacional club Municipal and the Guatemala national team

. He also holds Colombian citizenship.

Club career

Atlético Juventud and Santa Fe

Born in Guatemala City to a Guatemalan father and a Colombian mother,

Atlético Juventud, an affiliated club of Santa Fe playing in the Categoría Primera B, where he played 31 matches and scored 1 goal.^[3] 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

Malacateco

.

International career

Galindo made his debut for

friendly match against Paraguay. He entered in the 46th minute, but the match ended in a 0–1 defeat.^[4] 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

.

Career statistics

As of 22 February 2016[5]

Club

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colombia			League		Cup		South America		Total
2009	Juventud^[3]	Categoría Primera B	31	1	-		0	0	31	1
2010	Juventud^[3]	Categoría Primera B	31	1	-		0	0	31	1
2011	Santa Fe	Categoría Primera A	2	0	3	0	0	0	5	0
2012	Santa Fe	Categoría Primera A	1	0	4	0	0	0	5	0
Guatemala			League		Cup		North America		Total
2013–14	Municipal	Liga Nacional de Fútbol	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2014–15	Antigua	Liga Nacional de Fútbol	39	3	0	0	0	0	39	3
2015–16	Antigua	Liga Nacional de Fútbol	17	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Total	Colombia		34	1	7	0	0	0	41	1
	Guatemala		61	3	0	0	0	0	61	3
	Career total		95	4	7	0	0	0	102	4

International

International appearances

Team	Year	Apps	Goals
Guatemala^[6]	2012	3	0
	2013	0	0
	2014	0	0
	2015	1	0
	2016	0	0
	2017	0	0
	2018	1	0
	2019	10	6
	2020	3	0
	2021	2	0
	2022	12	0
	2023	15	0
	2024	6	2
Total		53	8

International goals

Scores and results list the Guatemala's goal tally first.^[6]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 September 2019	Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Anguilla	4–0	10–0	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C
2.	10 September 2019	Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	1–0	5–0
3.	16 November 2019	Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala		2–0	5–0
4.	16 November 2019	Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala		3–0	5–0
5.	21 November 2019	Estadio Israel Barrios, Coatepeque, Guatemala	Antigua and Barbuda	4–0	8–0	Friendly
6.	21 November 2019	Estadio Israel Barrios, Coatepeque, Guatemala	Antigua and Barbuda	5–0	8–0	Friendly
7.	8 June 2024	Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Dominica	1–0	6–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	8 June 2024	Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Dominica	3–0	6–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification