Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Galilea and the second or maternal family name is
Azaceta .
Einar Galilea
Galilea in 2018
Full name
Einar Galilea Azaceta Date of birth
(1994-05-22 ) 22 May 1994 (age 30) Place of birth
Vitoria-Gasteiz , Spain Height
1.84 m (6 ft 1 ⁄2 Position(s)
Centre-back / Midfielder Current team
Málaga Number
4
Alavés Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2012–2017
Alavés B
86
(3) 2013–2021
Alavés
22
(0) 2018
→ Rudeš (loan)
14
(1) 2018
→ Sochaux (loan)
3
(0) 2019–2021
→ Istra 1961 (loan)
68
(1) 2021–2023
Istra 1961
63
(4) 2023–
Málaga
35
(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024
Einar Galilea Azaceta (born 22 May 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Málaga CF as either a centre-back or a midfielder .
Formed at Alavés , he spent most of his career in the Croatian Football League , making over 100 appearances mainly for Istra 1961 and also for Rudeš .
Career
Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz , Álava , Galilea finished his formation with his hometown club Deportivo Alavés , and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2012–13 campaign . On 19 May 2013, as the Basque side were already in the play-offs , he made his first team debut, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 win at CD Izarra .[ 1]
On 4 January 2014 Galilea made his debut as a professional, again from the bench in a 2–0 success at CD Numancia in the Segunda División championship.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
After the club's promotion to La Liga , it was announced on 18 August 2016 that Galilea would return to the B-side, but still being involved with the first team.[ 5] Tercera División home routing of Santutxu FC .
On 16 January 2017, despite being injured, Galilea renewed his contract for two more seasons.[ 6] NK Rudeš until June.[ 7]
Galilea renewed his contract until 2021 on 9 June 2018,[ 8] Ligue 2 side FC Sochaux-Montbéliard eleven days later.[ 9]
Istra 1961
In January 2019, Galilea left Sochaux and went on loan again to NK Istra 1961 .[ 10] [ 11]
Galilea scored his first goal for the team from Pula on 21 April 2021, in a 2–1 home loss to rivals HNK Rijeka .[ 12] 2021 Croatian Football Cup Final , lost 6–3 to GNK Dinamo Zagreb .[ 13]
At the end of June 2021, Galilea's contract at Alavés expired, and he joined Istra 1961 permanently.[ 14]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 18 December 2021 [ 15]
^ a b Appearance(s) in Relegation Playoffs
Honours
Alavés
References
^ El muchacho tranquilo (The quiet boy) Archived 20 May 2014 at archive.today ; Noticias de Álava, 8 January 2014 (in Spanish) ^ El Alavés vence en Soria y abandona la última posición (Alavés wins in Soria and leaves last position) ; Marca , 4 January 2014 (in Spanish) ^ Einar y Sergio Llamas: "Es una buena noticia para todos los chavales de Ibaia" (Einar and Sergio Llamas: "It is good news for all the kids from Ibaia ") Archived 4 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; Alavés' official website, 20 August 2014 (in Spanish) ^ El Alavés renueva a Einar Galilea tras hacer uso de una cláusula (Alavés renews Einar Galilea after activating a clause) ; El Correo, 2 September 2014 (in Spanish) ^ Iglesias y Einar jugarán en el filial (Iglesias and Einar will play in the reserves) Archived 10 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine ; Noticias de Álava, 18 August 2016 (in Spanish) ^ Einar Galilea amplia su contrato como alavesista dos temporadas más (Einar Galilea extends his contract as an alavesista two further seasons) ; Deportivo Alavés, 16 January 2016 (in Spanish) ^ Einar Galilea cedido al NK Rudes hasta final de temporada (Einar Galilea loaned to NK Rudes until the end of the season) ; Deportivo Alavés, 18 January 2018 (in Spanish) ^ Einar Galilea renueva con el Deportivo Alavés hasta 2021 (Einar Galilea renews with Deportivo Alavés until 2021) ; Deportivo Alavés, 9 June 2018 (in Spanish) ^ Einar Galilea reforzará al FC Sochaux (Einar Galilea will bolster FC Sochaux) ; Deportivo Alavés, 20 June 2018 (in Spanish) ^ "Le défenseur Einar Galilea quitte Sochaux" [Defender Einar Galilea leaves Sochaux] (in French). L'Équipe . 8 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019 .^ "Einar Galilea saldrá cedido al NK Istra" [Einar Galilea will leave on loan to NK Istra] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020 .^ "Rijeka uzvratila Istri i skočila na treće mjesto" [Rijeka responded to Istria and jumped to third place] (in Croatian). Radio Ljubuški. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022 .^ "El Istra cae derrotado con claridad (6-3) en la final de la Copa de Croacia" [Istra fall comprehensively defeated (6-3) in the Croatian Cup final] (in Spanish). Noticias de Álava. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022 .^ "Einar Galilea, adiós al Alavés" [Einar Galilea, goodbye to Alavés] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022 .^ Einar Galilea at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2021.^ "No hay tregua, son de Primera" [There's no respite, they're in Primera ] (in Spanish). Naiz. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2022 .
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