Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolás Eduardo Castro | ||
Date of birth | [1] [2] | 11 May 1990||
Place of birth | Ranchos, Argentina [2] | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, midfielder [4] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Tucumán | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2009 | Gimnasia y Esgrima | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2009–2013 | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 0 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Liniers (loan) | 23 | (1) |
2012–2013 | → Juventud Unida (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Unión Mar del Plata | 67 | (8) |
2016–2017 | Crucero del Norte | 56 | (7) |
2017–2018 | Quilmes | 13 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Sarmiento | 27 | (2) |
2019–2020 | San Martín Tucumán | 21 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 44 | (0) |
2022 | Patronato | 36 | (3) |
2023 | Platense | 41 | (6) |
2024– | Atlético Tucumán | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:27, 16 April 2024 (UTC) |
Nicolás Eduardo Castro (born 11 May 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for Atlético Tucumán. [3]
Castro started with Gimnasia y Esgrima, signing in 2004. [5] In 2009, Castro was loaned to Liniers of Torneo Argentino B. [6] One goal in twenty-three appearances followed. [7] He returned to his parent club in 2010, subsequently making his debut in the Copa Argentina versus Sportivo Desamparados on 30 November 2011. [3] A second loan spell away arrived in August 2012, with the midfielder signing for Juventud Unida Universitario. [3] He made his bow in a 3–1 loss to Rivadavia on 26 August. [3] Castro left Gimnasia y Esgrima in 2013, joining Unión Mar del Plata. [3] Season two ended with promotion. [3]
After scoring goals versus Guaraní Antonio Franco, Independiente Rivadavia and Chacarita Juniors in his debut second tier campaign as they were relegated, Castro then completed a move to Crucero del Norte to remain in Primera B Nacional. [3] [8] Castro played in fifty-seven games and netted seven goals across all competitions in two seasons with Chacarita Juniors, with his last two goals coming in a 3–0 win over Estudiantes in April 2017. [3] [9] In the succeeding August, having suffered his second career relegation, Quilmes completed the signing of Castro. [3] Thirteen appearances occurred with them. [3] [10]
Ten months later, Castro agreed to join his seventh senior team in Sarmiento. [3] [2] His first appearance was in a fixture with Olimpo on 26 August, as he featured for eighty-five minutes before being substituted for Juan Caviglia. [3]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2009–10 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Liniers (loan) | 2009–10 | Torneo Argentino B | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
Juventud Unida Universitario (loan) | 2012–13 | Torneo Argentino A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Unión Mar del Plata | 2013–14 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||
2014 | Torneo Federal A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
2015 | Primera B Nacional | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
Total | 67 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 68 | 8 | |||
Crucero del Norte | 2016 | Primera B Nacional | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
2016–17 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | |||
Total | 56 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 57 | 7 | |||
Quilmes | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Sarmiento | 2018–19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Career total | 185 | 16 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 189 | 16 |