Einar Galilea

Einar Galilea
Born	Einar Galilea Azaceta (1994-05-22) May 22, 1994 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain
Occupation	Professional footballer
Years active	2012–present
Known for	Football player for Málaga CF, Alavés, Istra 1961

Einar Galilea Azaceta (born 22 May 1994) is a Spanish professional football player currently representing Málaga CF, where he operates mainly as a centre-back or midfielder.

Galilea, who developed through the ranks of Alavés, has spent a significant portion of his playing career in the Croatian Football League, accumulating over 100 appearances predominantly with Istra 1961 and also featuring for Rudeš.

Alavés

Originating from Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Galilea completed his formative football education at his local club, Deportivo Alavés, breaking into their reserve side during the 2012–13 campaign. He made his first appearance for the senior team on 19 May 2013 as a substitute in a 3–1 victory against CD Izarra in the Segunda División B play-offs.

His professional debut followed on 4 January 2014 when he came off the bench in a 2–0 win over CD Numancia in the Segunda División. On 20 August 2014, Galilea was officially promoted to the first team and shortly thereafter, on 2 September, extended his contract through to 2017.

After Alavés achieved promotion to La Liga for the 2016–17 season, Galilea was assigned back to the B squad but continued to be involved with the senior group. He netted his inaugural senior goal soon after, aiding a 4–0 triumph over Santutxu FC. Despite injury challenges, he secured a two-year contract extension on 16 January 2017.

In January 2018, Galilea was loaned out to Croatian club NK Rudeš. On 9 June 2018, he renewed his deal with Alavés until 2021 and was subsequently loaned to French Ligue 2 side FC Sochaux-Montbéliard eleven days later.

Istra 1961

Galilea departed Sochaux on loan in January 2019 to join NK Istra 1961. This loan agreement was prolonged for an additional season on 30 August 2020.

He scored his first goal for Istra on 21 April 2021 during a 2–1 home defeat against rivals HNK Rijeka. On 19 May, he featured in the 2021 Croatian Football Cup Final, where Istra were defeated by GNK Dinamo Zagreb with a scoreline of 6–3.

Following the expiration of his contract with Alavés at the end of June 2021, Galilea signed permanently with Istra 1961.

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Alavés	2012–13	Segunda División B	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2013–14	Segunda División	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2014–15		13	0	4	0	—		—		17	0
	2015–16		6	0	2	0	—		—		8	0
	2016–17	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Total			22	0	6	0	-	-	-	-	28	0
Rudeš (loan)	2017–18	1. HNL	14	1	0	0	—		—		14	1
Sochaux (loan)	2018–19	Ligue 2	3	0	2	0	1	0	—		6	0
Istra 1961 (loan)	2018–19	1. HNL	12	0	0	0	—		2	0	14	0
	2019–20		31	0	1	0	—		1	0	33	0
	2020–21		25	1	2	0	—		—		27	1
NK Istra 1961	2021-22		32	2	1	0	—		—		24	1
Total			108	3	6	0	1	0	3	0	118	3
Career total			130	3	12	0	1	0	3	0	146	3

Honours

Alavés

• Segunda División: 2015–16 season