Benjamín Galdames

Youth

In October 2020, Galdames received his first ever call up to the Mexico national under-20 team by Raúl Chabrand for training camp. On 9 October 2021, Galdames made his Mexico under-21 debut in a friendly match against the Romania U21 side. He was called up by Raúl Chabrand to participate with the under-21 team at the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, where Mexico finished the tournament in third place. In June 2023, he took part in the Maurice Revello Tournament in France with Mexico, in which he finished second, losing in final against Panama.

Senior

In December 2021, Galdames was included in the senior national team call-up by Gerardo Martino for a friendly match against Chile set to take place on December 8. He had also been called up for Chile by the coach Martín Lasarte, but he rejected that chance.

Club

As of match played on 27 September 2026

Galdames is the son of Chilean former international footballer Pablo Galdames. He was born in Mexico City due to his father being a Cruz Azul player at the time. Due to the fact that he holds dual Mexican-Chilean nationality, he can play for the Chile national team as well as the Mexico national team. From his paternal line, he is the younger brother of the Chilean footballers Pablo Jr. and Thomas and the half-brother of the also footballer Mathías. In addition, through his maternal line, he and his brothers are related to the Spanish-Chilean footballer Nerea Sánchez Millán. Galdames Millán is of Mapuche descent and his second surname, Millán, means "golden" in Mapudungun.

Individual

Maurice Revello Tournament Revelation Player: 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament Best XI: 2023