Rocío Gálvez

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

Rocío Gálvez Luna (born 15 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga F club Real Madrid CF and the Spain national team.^[3]

Rocío Gálvez

Personal information
Full name	Rocío Gálvez Luna
Date of birth	(1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth	Córdoba, Spain[2]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Real Madrid
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Sevilla B
2013–2014	Betis
2014–2017	Atlético de Madrid	42	(5)
2017–2019	Betis	56	(6)
2019–2021	Levante	46	(2)
2021–2024	Real Madrid	69	(6)
International career‡
2013–2014	Spain U17	15	(1)
2015	Spain U19	9	(1)
2016	Spain U20	2	(0)
2018–	Spain	12	(0)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Spain FIFA Women's World Cup Winner 2023 Australia–New Zealand UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Runner-up 2015 Israel UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Runner-up 2014 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:54, 1 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:54, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Rocío Gálvez started her career at the age of eleven with Deportivo Córdoba. In 2011 she moved to the youth team at Sevilla FC and was promoted to the club's B team for the 2012/13 season. During that season, on 17 March 2013, she made her first-team debut in a league game against Valencia CF.

She then moved to city rivals Betis Sevilla and competed with them in the 2013/14 Segunda División. In the summer of 2014, Atlético Madrid signed her. In the 2014/15 season, she and her team finished second in the championship, qualifying for the first time for the UEFA Champions League, where they lost to eventual winners Olympique Lyon in the round of 16. In April 2016, she tore a cruciate ligament and ruptured the meniscus in her right knee and had to have an operation.^[4]  Atlético Madrid won the Spanish Cup that season. She made her return in October this year in a league match against her former club Betis Sevilla but was sidelined for the rest of the season after suffering another knee injury on 16 November at the U-20 World Cup. Her team won the championship that season. The recovered Rocío Gálvez then went on loan to Betis Sevilla, who had meanwhile been promoted to the Primera División, and ended the league as a regular in sixth place. After completing the loan deal, she stayed at Betis for one more season before returning to Levante UD in 2019. She finished third in the league with the Valencia club in both 2019/20 and 2020/21, while UD Levante made the 2021 cup final but lost to FC Barcelona.^[5]

In the summer of 2021, Rocío Gálvez joined Real Madrid.

National career

Rocío Gálvez competed on the Spain U-17 team at the Euro 2013, where she finished third with her team. At the Euro 2014, which actually took place at the end of 2013, she reached the final with Spain and lost there on penalties to Germany. In 2014, Rocío Gálvez was again in the finals squad at the U-17 World Cup, reached the final with her national squad, but lost 2–0 to Japan. With the U-19s she again played in the final of the 2015 European Championship, this time Spain lost 3–1 to Sweden. At the 2016 U-20 World Cup Rocío Gálvez was back in the squad for the Spaniards, but injured her knee in the second group game and was unable to take part in the further course of the tournament.^[6]

Rocío Gálvez made her senior debut on 5 March 2018 at the Cyprus Cup. The Spaniards ultimately won the title by beating Italy 2–0 in the final.

Honours

Atlético de Madrid

• Primera División: 2016–17
• Copa de la Reina de Fútbol: 2016

Spain (youth)

• U-17 European Championship runner-up: 2014
• U-19 European Championship runner-up: 2015

Spain

• FIFA Women's World Cup: 2023
• Cyprus Cup: 2018

References

1. "Rocío Gálvez" (in Spanish). Real Madrid C.F. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
2. "Player Profile". Aupa Athletic. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
3. "Squad List". Real Betis Official. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
4. "Rocío Gálvez dice adiós a la temporada por una grave lesión de rodilla". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
5. Raya, Antonio (11 May 2021). "La central cordobesa Rocío Gálvez se acerca al Real Madrid". Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2023.
6. "Rocío Gálvez causa baja definitiva con España por lesión". AS.com (in Spanish). 22 November 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

External links

• Rocío Gálvez at Soccerway
• Rocío Gálvez at Liga de Fútbol Profesional