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 part of his career in the Croatian Football League, making over 100 appearances mainly for Istra 1961 and also for Rudeš.
Career Alavés 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.El muchacho tranquilo (The quiet boy) ; Noticias de Álava, 8 January 2014
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.El Alavés vence en Soria y abandona la última posición (Alavés wins in Soria and leaves last position); Marca, 4 January 2014 On 20 August he was definitely promoted to the main squad,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") ; Alavés' official website, 20 August 2014 and renewed his link until 2017 on 2 September.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
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.Iglesias y Einar jugarán en el filial (Iglesias and Einar will play in the reserves) ; Noticias de Álava, 18 August 2016 He scored his first senior goal ten days later, netting the second in a 4–0 Tercera División home routing of Santutxu FC.
On 16 January 2017, despite being injured, Galilea renewed his contract for two more seasons.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 Roughly one year later, he was loaned to NK Rudeš until June.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
Galilea renewed his contract until 2021 on 9 June 2018,Einar Galilea renueva con el Deportivo Alavés hasta 2021 (Einar Galilea renews with Deportivo Alavés until 2021); Deportivo Alavés, 9 June 2018 and was loaned to Ligue 2 side FC Sochaux-Montbéliard eleven days later.Einar Galilea reforzará al FC Sochaux (Einar Galilea will bolster FC Sochaux); Deportivo Alavés, 20 June 2018
Istra 1961 In January 2019, Galilea left Sochaux and went on loan again to NK Istra 1961. On 30 August 2020, the deal was extended for a further season.
Galilea scored his first goal for the team from Pula on 21 April 2021, in a 2–1 home loss to rivals HNK Rijeka. On 19 May, he played in the 2021 Croatian Football Cup Final, lost 6–3 to GNK Dinamo Zagreb.
At the end of June 2021, Galilea's contract at Alavés expired, and he joined Istra 1961 permanently.
Málaga On 30 June 2023, Galilea returned to his home country after signing a two-year deal with Primera Federación side Málaga CF. He was regularly used in the following years, as the club achieved two promotions in three years, and agreed to a one-year extension on 8 July 2026.
Galilea made his La Liga debut at the age of 32 on 19 August 2026, starting in a 2–0 away loss to Atlético Madrid.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAlavés2012–13Segunda División B1000——102013–14Segunda División2000——202014–1513040——1702015–166020——802016–17Primera División0000——002017–180000——00Total22060----280Rudeš (loan)2017–181. HNL14100——141Sochaux (loan)2018–19Ligue 2302010—60Istra 1961 (loan)2018–191. HNL12000—201402019–2031010—103302020–2125120——271Istra 1961 2021-2232210——241Total10836010301183Career total130312010301463
Honours Alavés Segunda División: 2015–16
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