Federico Gastón Castro (born 28 August 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Curicó Unido.[1]

Federico Castro
Personal information
Full name Federico Gastón Castro
Date of birth (1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Curicó Unido
Number 20
Youth career
Defensa y Justicia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Deportivo Maipú 1 (0)
2012–2013 Cambaceres 20 (0)
2014 Defensores de Belgrano 13 (5)
2015–2016 Sarmiento 4 (0)
2016Santamarina (loan) 19 (2)
2016–2018 Defensores de Belgrano 54 (13)
2018–2019 Independiente Rivadavia 27 (7)
2019 Palestino 6 (1)
2020 Curicó Unido 30 (10)
2021 Sol de América 10 (0)
2022– Curicó Unido 30 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2020

Career edit

Castro started in Defensa y Justicia's youth, before moving to Deportivo Maipú who selected him for his senior bow on 21 October 2012 in a 4–1 victory over Juventud Unida Universitario.[1][2] Months later, Castro went across Torneo Federal A to Cambaceres.[3] Twenty appearances followed.[3] A move to fellow third tier outfit Defensores de Belgrano was completed on 30 June 2014.[1] He scored on his club debut, netting a winner over Alvarado on the way to five overall goals; including a brace over Talleres.[1] In January 2015, Castro joined Primera División's Sarmiento.[1] His pro league bow came months later versus Arsenal de Sarandí.[4]

Having featured four times in the 2015 campaign for Sarmiento, they loaned him out in early 2016 to Santamarina of Primera B Nacional.[1] He subsequently scored in matches against Instituto and Gimnasia y Esgrima as they finished thirteenth.[1] Defensores de Belgrano resigned Castro ahead of the 2016–17 Torneo Federal A.[1] Fifty-six fixtures and fourteen goals occurred across two seasons with them.[1] On 30 June 2018, Castro signed with Independiente Rivadavia in Primera B Nacional.[1][5] Twenty-seven total appearances and seven goals occurred, including two in the end of season promotion play-offs versus Nueva Chicago.[1]

In July 2019, Castro went abroad after agreeing terms with Chilean Primera División side Palestino.[6]

Career statistics edit

As of 8 August 2019.[1][3]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo Maipú 2011–12 Torneo Argentino A 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Cambaceres 2012–13 Primera C Metropolitana 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Defensores de Belgrano 2014 Torneo Federal A 13 5 3 2 0 0 16 7
Sarmiento 2015 Primera División 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Santamarina (loan) 2016 Primera B Nacional 19 2 0 0 0 0 19 2
Defensores de Belgrano 2016–17 Torneo Federal A 21 5 1 1 4[a] 1 26 7
2017–18 24 6 1 0 5[a] 1 30 7
Total 45 11 2 1 9 2 56 14
Independiente Rivadavia 2018–19 Primera B Nacional 23 5 1 0 4[b] 2 28 7
Palestino 2019 Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 125 23 6 3 13 4 144 30
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Torneo Federal A play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Argentina - F. Castro". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Conocé a todos los refuerzos que llegaron". Mundo Lepra. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Ficha Estadistica de FEDERICO CASTRO". BDFA. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Sarmiento se prepara pensando en Temperley". Diario Democracia. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Zules Caicedo y Federico Castro se suman a Independiente Rivadavia". Jornada Online. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  6. ^ "¡BIENVENIDO FEDERICO CASTRO!". Palestino. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

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