# Pablo Gállego

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

### 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. 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. 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.

### Managua

After fulfilling his 6-month contract with Teruel, Gállego returned to Nicaragua signing for Managua in the Liga Primera de Nicaragua. On 12 December 2019, Managua won the Copa de Nicaragua, after beating Diriangén 4–3 in penalties. 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.

### Pierikos

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

### Þróttur Vogum

On 21 April 2022, Gállego joined Icelandic second division club Þróttur Vogum.

### 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. On 9 March 2021, national team manager Juan Vita included Gállego into the Nicaragua squad. On 2 February 2022, he scored in his debut in a friendly match against Belize.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 7 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Almudévar | 2012–13 | Tercera División | 37 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 1 |
| Almudévar | 2013–14 | Tercera División | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 2 |
| Almudévar | Total | 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 |
| Cacereño | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 27 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
| Cacereño | Total | 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 |
| Managua | Clausura 2020 | Liga Primera de Nicaragua | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 |
| Managua | Apertura 2020 | Liga Primera de Nicaragua | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 9 |
| Managua | Clausura 2021 | Liga Primera de Nicaragua | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 21 | 6 |
| Managua | Total | 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 | Career Total | Career Total | 274 | 54 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 324 | 66 |
* ↑ Includes appearances in the Copa del Rey, Greek Football Cup, Kupa e Shqipërisë, Copa Nicaragua, Slovak Cup and Sapling Cup
* ↑ Includes appearances in the CONCACAF League
* ↑ Includes appearances in the Segunda División B playoffs, Apertura playoffs and Clausura playoffs

### International

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