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Thomas Galdames
Chilean footballer (born 1998)
Thomas Ignacio Galdames Millán (born 20 November 1998) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defender for Argentine side Godoy Cruz.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Ignacio Galdames Millán | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Godoy Cruz | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Española | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2022 | Unión Española | 84 | (3) |
| 2023– | Godoy Cruz | 43 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Chile U17 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:01, 4 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 August 2022 | |||
In 2023, he signed with Argentine Primera División club Godoy Cruz.[1]
Galdames represented Chile U17 during 2015. In 2020, he took part of the Chile U23 squad in the Pre-Olympic Tournament, but he didn't any appearance.[2]
At senior level, he received his first call up for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in September 2023.[3]
He is the son of the Chilean former international footballer Pablo Galdames, the younger brother of Pablo Jr., the older brother of Benjamín[4] and the half-brother of Mathías Galdames.[5][6] In addition, through his maternal line, he and his brothers are related to the Spanish footballer Nerea Sánchez Millán.[7]
Club
- As of 11 January 2020.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Unión Española | 2016–17 | Chilean Primera División | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the Copa Chile
- Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- Huerta, Rodrigo (2 January 2023). "Oficial: Thomas Galdames da el salto al extranjero" (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- Guerra, Felipe (20 November 2021). "Thomas Galdames: Defensa de La Roja en el Preolímpico Sub 23 de 2020". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh.
- Jeria, Diego (10 September 2023). "La nueva faceta de Thomas Galdames que recomienda para la Roja". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- Lorca, David Aguayo y Matías (1 October 2015). "El Clan de Los Galdames". La Tercera.
- Mathías Galdames at PlaymakerStats
- "Parentesco entre seleccionados". PartidosdelaRoja.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- @futchile_oficial (14 November 2022). "Nerea Sanchez Millán, es una volante ofensiva categoría 2004, de madre chilena y juega en el Atlético de Madrid de España" (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 November 2022 – via Instagram.
- Thomas Galdames at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- Thomas Galdames at Soccerway
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