Benjamín Galdames

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Galdames and the second or maternal family name is Millán.

Benjamín Ignacio Galdames Millán (born 24 February 2001) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Atlético San Luis.

Benjamín Galdames

Personal information
Full name	Benjamín Ignacio Galdames Millán
Date of birth	(2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Atlético San Luis
Number	7
Youth career
	Unión Española
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2023	Unión Española	39	(0)
2023–	Atlético San Luis	41	(4)
International career‡
2021–2022	Mexico U21	6	(0)
2023	Mexico U23	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 June 2023

International career

Youth

In October 2020, Galdames received his first ever call up to the Mexico national under-20 team by Raúl Chabrand for training camp.

On 9 October 2021, Galdames made his Mexico under-21 debut in a friendly match against the Romania U21 side. He was called up by Raúl Chabrand to participate with the under-21 team at the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament,^[1] where Mexico finished the tournament in third place.^[2] In June 2023, he took part in the Maurice Revello Tournament in France^[3] with Mexico, in which he finished second, losing in final against Panama.

Senior

In December 2021, Galdames was included in the senior national team call-up by Gerardo Martino for a friendly match against Chile set to take place on December 8.^[4] He had also been called up for Chile by the coach Martín Lasarte, but he rejected that chance.^[5]

Personal life

Galdames is the son of Chilean former international footballer Pablo Galdames.^[6] He was born in Mexico City due to his father being a Cruz Azul player at the time. Due to the fact that he holds dual Mexican-Chilean nationality, he can play for the Chile national team as well as the Mexico national team.^[7]

From his paternal line, he is the younger brother of the Chilean footballers Pablo Jr. and Thomas^[6] and the half-brother of the also footballer Mathías.^[8] In addition, through his maternal line, he and his brothers are related to the Spanish-Chilean footballer Nerea Sánchez Millán.^[9][10]

Galdames Millán is of Mapuche descent and his second surname, Millán, means "golden" in Mapudungun.^[11][12][13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 March 2024^[14]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Unión Española	2018	Chilean Primera División	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	2019		–		–		–		–		0	0
	2020		7	0	–		–		–		7	0
	2021		6	0	2	0	–		–		8	0
	2022		11	0	3	0	1[a]	0	–		15	0
	2023		14	0	1	1	–		–		15	1
	Total		39	0	6	1	1	0	–		46	1
Atlético San Luis	2023–24	Liga MX	16	3	–		–		2[b]	0	18	3
Career total			55	3	6	1	1	0	2	0	64	4

1. Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honours

Individual

• Maurice Revello Tournament Revelation Player: 2023^[15]
• Maurice Revello Tournament Best XI: 2023^[16]