Wolves star called up for ‘out of the ordinary’ fixture as rare opportunity arises

Charlie Haffenden
By Charlie Haffenden

Football Journalist

Published 29th May 2024, 10:19 GMT
Hugo Bueno has been handed a rare opportunity to play for Galicia, an autonomous community of Spain.Hugo Bueno has been handed a rare opportunity to play for Galicia, an autonomous community of Spain.
Hugo Bueno has been handed a rare opportunity to play for Galicia, an autonomous community of Spain. | Wolves via Getty Images
Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Hugo Bueno has been called up for a rare and out of the ordinary international opportunity.

The 21-year-old has been named in the Galicia squad for an upcoming friendly fixture against Central American nation Panama, it has been confirmed.

Bueno has never received such a call-up before as Galicia, not affiliated with UEFA or FIFA, haven’t played a single match since 2016. It’s a game of historic billing, hyped by the Galician region as their team gears up for their first outing since the 1-1 draw with Venezuela eight years ago.

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Galicia is an autonomous community of northwestern Spain, similarly so to the famous Catalonia and Basque Country areas. Its capital is Santiago de Compostela but football fans will better recognise the cities of Vigo and A Coruña given both play host to teams regularly seen in La Liga and La Liga Santander.

Hugo Bueno has been handed a rare opportunity to play for Galicia, an autonomous community of Spain.Hugo Bueno has been handed a rare opportunity to play for Galicia, an autonomous community of Spain.
Hugo Bueno has been handed a rare opportunity to play for Galicia, an autonomous community of Spain. | Wolves via Getty Images

Those two sides are of course Celta Vigo and Deportivo de La Coruña, both of which have several players included in the Galicia squad. Iván Villar, Kevin Vázquez, Carlos Domínguez, Hugo Sotelo, Miguel Rodríguez and Iago Aspas represent Celta, while Diego Villarres and Lucas Pérez line up from Deportivo.

Galicia squad to face Panama

The full squad, ready to take on Panama in Vigo this Friday, May 31, is as follows: Iván Villar, Fran Vieites, Álvaro Ratón, Kevin Vázquez, Jonny Otto, Germán Nóvoa, Carlos Domínguez, Lucas Taibo, Quique Fornos, Álvaro Carreras, Hugo Bueno, Álvaro Lemos, Miguel Loureiro, Diego Villares, Álex López, Hugo Sotelo, Iker Losada, Héber Pena, Manu Justo, Miguel Rodríguez, Lucas Pérez and Iago Aspas.

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