Rocío Gálvez

Defender • Age 29 • #4

Rocío Gálvez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga F club Real Madrid CF and the Spain national team.

226 Appearances

20 Goals

4 Trophies

Fun Facts about Rocío

Quirky facts. Inspired by her game.

Rocío Gálvez was born in Córdoba and started her football career at the age of eleven with localclub Deportivo Córdoba

Gálvez debuted in Spanish league as only 15 years old. On 17 March 2013, she played for Sevilla FC against Valencia CF

Her full name is Rocío Gálvez Luna, on shirt she wears just "Rocío"

The Guardian described her as strong, physical and great at bringing the ball out from the back and that she is reminiscent of Gerard Piqué at his best

Rocío Gálvez was Real Madrid supporter since she was a kid, so when she joined the club in 2021, her dream come true

In her free time she likes to spend time in nature. She also often shares photos on her Instagram profile how she is "recharging batteries" in nature

In 2021, she was part of action #QueremosSoluciones (=We want solutions). Female players from Spanish league issued an open letter towards the Spanish Football Association, they demanded improved Covid protocol. Spanish league was strugelling with huge amount of postponed matches due to Covid-19, while other European leagues didn't have such big issues

Rocío Gálvez was regular and successful member of Spain youth national teams. She have bronze and silver medal from EURO 2013 and EURO 2014 in Under-17 category. Also she have silver medal from 2014 Would Cup U-17. And another silver medal with Spain team she won at EURO 2015 in U19 category