Pablo Gállego

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

Pablo Gállego Lardiés (born 1 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger.

Pablo Gállego

Gállego with Real Estelí in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Pablo Gállego Lardiés
Date of birth	(1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Huesca, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Siglo XXI
0000–2008	Peña Oscenses
2008–2010	Real Zaragoza
2010–2012	Huesca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Almudévar	53	(3)
2013	Huesca	1	(0)
2014	Sariñena	10	(0)
2014–2016	Cacereño	59	(7)
2016–2017	Lealtad	17	(0)
2017	AEL	6	(1)
2018	Real Estelí	14	(7)
2018	Kastrioti	3	(0)
2019	Teruel	6	(0)
2019–2021	Managua	67	(29)
2021	Zemplín Michalovce	0	(0)
2022	Pierikos	3	(0)
2022	Þróttur Vogum	8	(0)
2022	Real Estelí	16	(6)
2023	Resources Capital	11	(1)
2023	Platense	16	(2)
2024	Barbastro	12	(0)
2024	Real Estelí	17	(3)
2025-Present	Managua	7	(1)
International career‡
2022	Nicaragua	2	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2022

Born and raised in Spain to Spanish parents, Gállego has played in the Nicaraguan league and subsequently capped for the Nicaragua national team.

Club career

Youth career

Gállego began his career in the youth academies of Siglo XXI and Peñas Oscenses, before transferring to the youth setup of Real Zaragoza. After spending two years at Zaragoza, Gállego moved on and signed for Huesca in 2010.

Huesca

In 2012, after spending two years in the team's youth academy, he gave his professional debut for their second team, Almudévar, where after a great first season his duties where also required in the first team. He gave his debut for Huesca in the Segunda División B, against Las Palmas Atlético in the 2013–14 season.

Sariñena

In January 2014, he left Huesca after three years, signing for Sariñena, where he continued gaining experience in the Segunda División B.

Cacereño

Staying for only 6 months, Gállego continued his career at Cacereño, staying for two seasons. In his second season with the team, Gállego showcased his abilities scoring seven goals in 27 league matches. He made a total of 61 games for the club.

Lealtad

In June 2017, Gállego signed for Lealtad, but again only spent 6 months with the team, as his transfer to Greek Superleague team AEL got announced on 20 December 2016.^[1]

AEL

On 4 January 2017, he made his official debut for AEL against Veria, scoring in his debut and being named man of the match. However, after 6 months he just managed to make five more appearances for AEL and was released at the end of the season.

Real Estelí

After his spell in Greece, he left Europe and signed for Nicaraguan side Real Estelí.^[2] In his 6 months with the club, Gállego managed to make a great impact and caught the eye of European clubs.

Kastrioti

On 31 August 2018, he returned to Europe signing for Albanian team Kastrioti.^[3] Not being able to showcase his talent and abilities for his new team, he was released on 7 November 2018 after just appearing in some league matches, one cup game and scoring one goal.

Teruel

On 2 January 2019, his return to Spain got announced, where he signed for Segunda División B club Teruel.^[4]

Managua

After fulfilling his 6-month contract with Teruel, Gállego returned to Nicaragua signing for Managua in the Liga Primera de Nicaragua.^[5] On 12 December 2019, Managua won the Copa de Nicaragua, after beating Diriangén 4–3 in penalties.^[6] Gállego played a major role in the teams achievement in finishing runner-up in both the Apertura 2019 and in the Clausura 2020. Managua also managed to reach the final of the Copa de Nicaragua in 2020, however was unable to defend its title, losing 0–1 to Diriangén.

Zemplín Michalovce

On 30 July 2021, Gállego returned to Europe and signed with Slovak club Zemplín Michalovce in the Fortuna liga.^[7]

Pierikos

After only staying in Slovakia for 5 months, Gállego returned to Greece by singing with Super League 2 club Pierikos.^[8]

Þróttur Vogum

On 21 April 2022, Gállego joined Icelandic second division club Þróttur Vogum.^[9]

Real Estelí

After unsuccessfully trying to find his luck in Europe, Gállego returned to Nicaragua and signed for his former club Real Estelí on 8 July 2022.

Resources Capital

On 13 January 2023, Gállego joined Resources Capital.

International career

After spending enough time in Nicaragua, Gállego gained citizenship and thus became eligible to play for the national team. According La Prensa, he did not comply with the Nationality Law No. 149 at the moment of his naturalization.^[10] On 9 March 2021, national team manager Juan Vita included Gállego into the Nicaragua squad.^[11] On 2 February 2022, he scored in his debut in a friendly match against Belize.

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 May 2023^[12]

Club	Season	League	League		Cup[a]		Continental[b]		Other[c]		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Almudévar	2012–13	Tercera División	37	1	–						37	1
	2013–14		16	2							16	2
	Total		53	3	–						53	3
Huesca	2013–14	Segunda División B	1	0	0	0	–				1	0
Sariñena	2013–14	Segunda División B	10	0	–						10	0
Cacereño	2014–15	Segunda División B	32	0	–				–		32	0
	2015–16		27	7					2	0	29	7
	Total		59	7	–				2	0	61	7
Lealtad	2016–17	Segunda División B	17	0	–						17	0
AEL	2016–17	Super League	6	1	0	0	–				6	1
Real Estelí	Clausura 2018	Liga Primera de Nicaragua	14	7	–				4	1	18	8
Kastrioti	2018–19	Kategoria Superiore	3	0	1	1	–				4	1
Teruel	2018–19	Segunda División B	6	0	0	0	–				6	0
Managua	Apertura 2019	Liga Primera de Nicaragua	17	6	7	5	2	1	5	1	31	13
	Clausura 2020		18	8	1	1	–		4	2	23	11
	Apertura 2020		17	9	4	0	2	0	–		23	9
	Clausura 2021		15	6	1	0	–		5	0	21	6
	Total		67	29	13	6	4	1	14	3	98	39
Zemplín Michalovce	2021–22	Fortuna Liga	0	0	3	0	–		0	0	3	0
Pierikos	2021–22	Super League 2	3	0	0	0	–				3	0
Þróttur Vogum	2022	Lengjudeild	8	0	0	0	–				8	0
Real Estelí	Apertura 2022	Liga Primera de Nicaragua	16	6	0	0	2	0	4	0	22	6
Resources Capital	2022–23	Hong Kong Premier League	11	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
Career Total			274	54	20	7	6	1	24	4	324	66

1. Includes appearances in the Copa del Rey, Greek Football Cup, Kupa e Shqipërisë, Copa Nicaragua, Slovak Cup and Sapling Cup
2. Includes appearances in the CONCACAF League
3. Includes appearances in the Segunda División B playoffs, Apertura playoffs and Clausura playoffs

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Nicaragua	2022	1	1
Total		2	1

International goals

Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 February 2022	Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Managua, Nicaragua	Belize	1–0	1–1	Friendly

Honours

Managua

• Copa Nicaragua: 2019; runners-up: 2020
• Liga Primera de Nicaragua runners-up: Apertura 2019, Clausura 2020, Clausura 2021

Real Estelí

• Liga Primera de Nicaragua: Apertura 2022; runners-up: Clausura 2018