Matías_Castro_(footballer,_born_1991)
Matías Castro (footballer, born 1991)
Argentine footballer (born 1991)
Matías Gastón Castro (born 18 December 1991) is an Argentine-Chilean[1] professional footballer who plays as a striker for Paraguayan club Sportivo Luqueño.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Neuquén, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sportivo Luqueño | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | C.A.I. | 19 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | El Porvenir | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Defensores de Cambaceres | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Danubio | 27 | (9) |
| 2015 | Unión de Santa Fe | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Unión La Calera | 5 | (1) |
| 2016 | Villa Española | 9 | (0) |
| 2017 | San Marcos | 11 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | Xanthi | 39 | (8) |
| 2019 | Montevideo Wanderers | 15 | (5) |
| 2020 | Xanthi | 8 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Ionikos | 27 | (15) |
| 2021 | Santa Fe | 11 | (3) |
| 2022 | Al-Wehdat | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Montevideo Wanderers | 10 | (1) |
| 2023– | Sportivo Luqueño | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 February 2023 | |||
On 2021, he joined Colombian club Independiente de Santa Fe.[2] In 2022, he moved to Jordanian club Al-Wehdat.[3] On second half 2022, he returned to South America and signed with Montevideo Wanderers.[4]
In February 2023, he joined Paraguayan side Sportivo Luqueño.[5]
He holds dual nationality: Argentine-Chilean. On 2017, he acquired the Chilean nationality by descent according to the Chilean law, due to the fact that his paternal grandfather is Chilean.[1]
- Ionikos
- "El desconocido goleador chileno que se destapó en Uruguay" [The unknown Chilean goalscorer who was uncovered in Uruguay] (in Spanish). AS Chile. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- "Matías Castro y sus primeras palabras como jugador de Santa Fe: "Estoy feliz por mi llegada"". Gol Caracol (in Spanish). 2 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "An Arab team signs an Argentine striker". what-new.com. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- @mwfc_oficial (2 August 2022). "𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐢́𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨, centrodelantero argentino de pasado en el Club, firma contrato con el 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐬" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2022 – via Instagram.
- "Luqueño continúa reforzando: presentó a Matías Gastón Castro". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- Matías Castro at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Matías Castro at Soccerway
- Matías Castro at WorldFootball.net
- Matías Gastón Castro at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)
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