Nicolás Galvis
Personal information | |||
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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(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Guelph United | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2004 | Once Caldas | ||
2004–???? | St. Catharines Concord | ||
–2013 | Oakville SC | ||
2013 | Defensor Sporting | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Niagara Purple Eagles | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Burlington SC | ||
2016 | Canadian SC | 6 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Deportivo Pereira | 4 | (0) |
2019 | Valour FC | 11 | (0) |
2021– | Guelph United | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:21, 1 August 2021 (UTC) |
Nicolás Galvis Llano (born 9 April 1997) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for League1 Ontario club Guelph United. Born in Colombia and raised in Canada, he has previously accepted call-ups to the Canada national team. He has played football in Colombia, Canada and Uruguay.[2]
Early and personal life[]
Galvis was born in Bogotá, Colombia and lived with his family in Manizales until the age of seven, when they moved to St. Catharines, Canada.[3]
Club career[]
Galvis played youth football for Once Caldas between the ages of five and seven, and with St. Catharines Concord from the age of seven.[3] In April 2013 he and two teammates (including Adam Bouchard) left Oakville SC to sign for Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting.[4]
He spent 2014 with Burlington SC,[5] before playing college soccer in 2015 with the Niagara Purple Eagles.[6]
He has played senior football in Uruguay for Canadian SC and in Colombia for Deportivo Pereira.[1]
On 26 February 2019, Galvis signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[7]
On 4 June 2021, Galvis signed with League1 Ontario side Guelph United.[8]
International career[]
He was called up by the Canadian senior team in June 2017.[3]
He was named to Canada's provisional 40-man roster for the 2017 Gold Cup, but was ultimately not called up for the tournament.[9]
References[]
- ^ a b c Nicolás Galvis at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Allen, Taylor (28 March 2019). "Rooting for the home team". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ a b c "Nicolás Galvis Canada Profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
- ^ Girard, Daniel (23 April 2013). "Young trio from Oakville Soccer Club chasing pro dreams in Uruguay". Toronto Star. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Nicolas Galvis Profile". Football Database. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Announces 2015 Recruiting Class". Niagara Purple Eagles. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Valour FC ink midfielders Nicolás Galvis and Néstor Navia". Canadian Premier League. 26 February 2019.
- ^ @guelphunitedfc (4 June 2021). "@ValourFootball knew what they were doing when they signed the Bogota Behemoth, though we'd like to think that we knew of his talent first! ;) Guelph United is excited to reveal that we have signed our third @cplsoccer alumni, Nicolás Galvis to our 2021 roster!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Canada Soccer releases 40-man Provisional List for CONCACAF Gold Cup". Canadian Soccer Association. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Colombian footballers
- Canadian soccer players
- Soccer people from Ontario
- Footballers from Bogotá
- People from Manizales
- Sportspeople from St. Catharines
- Colombian emigrants to Canada
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Canadian expatriate soccer players
- Colombian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Uruguay
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Once Caldas footballers
- Defensor Sporting players
- Halton United players
- Canadian Soccer Club players
- Deportivo Pereira footballers
- Valour FC players
- Canadian Soccer League (2006–present) players
- Uruguayan Segunda División players
- Categoría Primera B players
- Canadian Premier League players
- Guelph United F.C. players
- Colombian football midfielder stubs