Giuliano Galoppo

Giuliano Galoppo

Galoppo in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position	Midfielder [2]
Team information
Current team	River Plate
Number	34
Youth career
	Atlético Rafaela
2014–2015	Boca Juniors
2016–2018	Banfield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Banfield	73	(20)
2022–2025	São Paulo	45	(10)
2025	→ River Plate (loan)	23	(5)
2026–	River Plate	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:42, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

Giuliano Galoppo (born 18 June 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Argentine club River Plate. ^[1]

Club career

Banfield

Galoppo playing for Banfield in 2022

Galoppo joined Boca Juniors' youth ranks in 2014, after playing for Atlético de Rafaela. ^{[3] [4]} He had previously trained with clubs in Italy due to his father playing in the country. ^[4] In 2016, Galoppo joined Banfield. ^[4]

Galoppo was promoted to the club's first-team during the 2017–18 Primera División season, subsequently being an unused substitute on six occasions across Primera División, Copa Argentina and Copa Sudamericana matches before making his bow. ^{[1] [5]} In November 2018, he made his professional debut during a Primera División draw away to Racing Club; Julio César Falcioni substituted him on after seventy-eight minutes for Luciano Gómez. ^[6]

Galoppo's first start came in the succeeding March against Defensa y Justicia, which preceded him featuring four times off the bench in 2019–20. ^[1] He scored his first league goal against River Plate on 4 November 2020, scoring in the 37th minute. ^[7]

Galoppo then scored five goals in twelve appearances, one in each of the club's five away games, in the 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional as they reached the final; where they'd lose out to his ex-club Boca Juniors. ^[1] During the subsequent 2021 edition, the midfielder scored on matchday one at home to Racing Club before netting a brace on matchday two away against Arsenal de Sarandí. ^{[1] [8]}

São Paulo

On 26 July 2022, Galoppo joined Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club São Paulo, signing a contract until June 2027. ^[9] He made his league debut against Athletico Paranaense on 31 July, ^[10] and scored his first league goal against Goiás on 13 November. ^[11]

Galoppo started the 2023 season by scoring in a regular basis, before suffering a knee injury in March of that year; ^[12] despite his injury, he finished the 2023 Campeonato Paulista as a top scorer alongside Róger Guedes. He spent eight months sidelined, missing the remainder of the year. ^[13]

Galoppo also struggled with injuries during the 2024 campaign, also having limited playing time under head coach Luis Zubeldía. ^{[14] [15]}

Loan to River Plate

On 3 January 2025, Galoppo joined River Plate on loan until the end of the year. ^[16]

International career

In February 2018, Galoppo was selected to train with the Argentina U19s. ^[17]

Personal life

Galoppo is the son of former professional footballer Marcelino Galoppo. ^{[4] [18]}

Career statistics

As of 18 December 2024. ^{[1] [19]}

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		State league		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Banfield	2017–18	Primera División	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
	2018–19		2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	2019–20		4	0	3	1	0	0	—		—		—		7	1
	2020–21		13	5	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		13	5
	2021		34	7	0	0	—		—		—		—		32	7
	2022		20	8	1	0	—		6 [a]	0	—		—		27	8
	Total		73	20	4	1	2	0	6	0	—		—		85	21
São Paulo	2022	Série A	14	1	3	0	—		4 [a]	0	—		—		21	1
	2023		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	11 [b]	8	—		11	8
	2024		13	0	2	0	—		5 [c]	0	7 [b]	1	1 [d]	0	28	1
	Total		27	1	5	0	—		9	0	18	9	1	0	60	10
Career total			100	21	9	1	2	0	15	0	18	9	1	0	145	31

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
2. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista.
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
4. Appearance(s) in Supercopa do Brasil.

Honours

São Paulo

• Copa do Brasil: 2023
• Supercopa do Brasil: 2024

Individual

• 2023 Campeonato Paulista top scorer: 8 goals

References

1. Giuliano Galoppo at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
2. Giuliano Galoppo at WorldFootball.net
3. "Giuliano Galoppo. Quién es la nueva joya de Banfield que sorprende a todos con despliegue y goles importantes" [Giuliano Galoppo. Who is Banfield's new pearl who surprises everyone with skill and important goals]. La Nación (in Spanish). 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
4. "Una revelación que apareció dentro de otra: Giuliano Galoppo lleva el juego en los genes y a Banfield en el corazón" [A revelation who appeared inside another: Giuliano Galoppo brings football in the genes and Banfield in the heart]. La Nación (in Spanish). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
5. "Galoppo firmó su primer contrato" [Galoppo signed his first contract]. La Unión (in Spanish). 19 May 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
6. "Racing Club vs Banfield - 26 November 2018". int.soccerway.com.
7. "River Plate vs Banfield - 4 November 2020". int.soccerway.com.
8. "Giuliano Galoppo: Estamos atravesando un buen momento" [Giuliano Galoppo: We are going through a good moment]. Diario Popular (in Spanish). 19 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
9. "Giuliano Galoppo é do Tricolor" [Giuliano Galoppo joins Tricolor]. São Paulo FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
10. "Athletico Paranaense vs São Paulo - 31 July 2022". int.soccerway.com.
11. "Goiás vs São Paulo - 13 November 2022". int.soccerway.com.
12. "São Paulo confirma lesão de Galoppo, que precisará de cirurgia no joelho" [São Paulo confirm Galoppo's injury, who will need a knee surgery] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
13. "Galoppo desabafa sobre lesão e busca recuperar tempo perdido no São Paulo: "Quero jogar"" [Galoppo lets it out about injury and seeks to recover lost time at São Paulo: "I want to play"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
14. "Cadê o Galoppo? Meia 'some' do São Paulo após lesão e propostas recusadas" [Where is Galoppo? Midfielder 'vanishes' from São Paulo after injury and refused offers] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
15. "Com lesão e "fico" de Zubeldía, Galoppo se aproxima de fim de ciclo no São Paulo" [With injury and "I stay" from Zubeldía, Galoppo gets closer to the end of his cicle at São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
16. "Lo quiso Boca, pero se va a River: Galoppo, el cuarto refuerzo de Gallardo" [Boca wanted him, but he goes to River: Galoppo, Gallardo's fourth addition]. Olé (in Spanish). 2 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
17. "Banfield aporta juveniles a la Sub-19 de Pablo Aimar" [Banfield provide youth players to Pablo Aimar's under-19s]. La Unión (in Spanish). 16 February 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
18. "Giuliano Galoppo, de Banfield, palpitó la final ante Boca: "Tenemos que estar ordenados y saber que el gol va a llegar"" [Giuliano Galoppo, from Banfield, talked about the final against Boca: "We have to be organized and know that the goal will come"]. TyC Sports (in Spanish). 11 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
19. "Giuliano Galoppo". BDFA (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2018.

External links

• Giuliano Galoppo at Soccerway