Maykel Galindo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maykel Galindo Castañeda | ||
| Date of birth | January 28, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Villa Clara, Cuba | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Villa Clara | 87 | (31) |
| 2005–2006 | Seattle Sounders | 10 | (4) |
| 2007–2010 | Chivas USA | 67 | (18) |
| 2010 | → FC Tampa Bay (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2011 | FC Dallas | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Los Angeles Blues | 21 | (1) |
| Total | 231 | (56) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2005 | Cuba | 35 | (12) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 18, 2014. | |||
Maykel Galindo Castañeda (born January 28, 1981 in Villa Clara) is a Cuban footballer.
Career
International
A rising star in the youth ranks of the Cuban national team, he made his debut in a January 2002 friendly match against Guatemala. Galindo then made the senior squad for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[1] to be played in the United States.
Defection
After scoring in a 3-1 loss to Costa Rica, Galindo sought asylum in the United States and successfully defected in Seattle, Washington.[2]
Professional
Galindo signed with Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division in 2005 but struggled through injuries during his two seasons there. He then signed with Chivas USA of Major League Soccer prior to the 2007 season and became a regular starter for Chivas. On April 21, 2007, Galindo scored two goals in the first ten minutes of the match in a 4-0 win over Real Salt Lake. He remained with the club through the 2010 season, though he was briefly loaned to FC Tampa Bay of the USSF Division 2 Professional League in 2010.
A new regime hired by Chivas USA before the 2011 season deemed Galindo expendable and his contract option was declined on January 21, 2011.[3] He spent the 2011 preseason training with FC Dallas though Chivas USA still held his rights. FC Dallas finally traded a Supplemental draft pick for his rights and signed him on April 1, 2011.[4]
Galindo stayed with FC Dallas for the 2011 campaign. At season's end, the club declined his 2012 contract option, and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Galindo was not selected in the draft and became a free agent.
Honours
Seattle Sounders
- USL First Division Champion (1): 2005
References
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ↑ "Cuban defector put it all on line for his soccer dream". CNN. March 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ↑ http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2011/01/big-roster-changes-chivas-usa-open-training
- ↑ http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2011/04/fc-dallas-acquires-rights-maykel-galindo-chivas-usa
External links
- MLS player profile
- Maykel Galindo at National-Football-Teams.com
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