Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yrick Rapisura Gallantes | ||
Date of birth | 14 January 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Manila, Philippines | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
Hibernian | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Gala Fairydean Rovers (loan) | ||
2020 | → Azkals Development Team (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2021–2023 | Azkals Development Team | 12 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019– | Philippines U23 | 16 | (0) |
2019– | Philippines | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Yrick Rapisura Gallantes[1] (born 14 January 2001) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a left back for the Philippines national team.
Gallantes was born in the Philippines, but was raised in Scotland after his family emigrated there.[2][3] He started his football career in the Hibernian academy.[2] He first played for the club's development squad in October 2016, aged 15.[4]
In July 2019, Galantes was sent out on loan to Lowland Football League club Gala Fairydean Rovers.[5][6] On 21 September, he scored in the first round of the Scottish Cup as Gala won 3–1 away over Dalbeattie Star.[7]
In October 2020, Gallantes was loaned to the Azkals Development Team (ADT) of the Philippines Football League (PFL).[8] He started in ADT's first PFL match of the season on 28 October, a 1–0 loss to United City.[9] He scored his first PFL goal on 6 November, in a 5–0 victory over Maharlika Manila.[10]
In September 2021, Gallantes returned to ADT on a permanent deal.[11][12]
He is currently available to represent both the Philippines and Scotland.
Gallantes was part of the Philippines U-23 squad that competed in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in Philippines.[13]
Gallantes was included in the 20-man squad for 31st Southeast Asian Games, which was held in Vietnam.[14]
In March 2019, Galantes received an invitation to train with the Philippines national team.[15] He was called up for the Philippines squad in August 2019, ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Syria and Guam.[16][17][18] He made his debut for the Philippines in a 4–1 win against Guam on 10 September.[19] He was part of the starting eleven of that match but was substituted out on the 36th minute for Javier Patiño.[20]