Lucas Castro
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucas Nahuel Castro | ||
Date of birth | 9 April 1989 | ||
Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gimnasia La Plata | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2008 | Gimnasia La Plata | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2011 | Gimnasia La Plata | 64 | (5) |
2011–2012 | Racing Club | 29 | (6) |
2012–2015 | Catania | 90 | (13) |
2015–2018 | Chievo | 92 | (11) |
2018–2020 | Cagliari | 27 | (3) |
2020 | → SPAL (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2020–2021 | SPAL | 11 | (3) |
2021 | Fatih Karagümrük | 16 | (3) |
2021–2022 | Adana Demirspor | 11 | (0) |
2022 | Sarmiento | 23 | (0) |
2023 | Huracán | 11 | (0) |
2023– | Gimnasia La Plata | 23 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:28, 18 April 2024 (UTC) |
Lucas Nahuel Castro (born 9 April 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Gimnasia La Plata, as a winger.
Club career
[edit]Gimnasia La Plata
[edit]Castro began his career within the youth ranks of Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in 2003.[2]
After 68 appearances and 6 goals for his hometown club, Castro transferred to Racing Club de Avellaneda.[3]
Racing Club
[edit]In July 2011, Castro completed a transfer to Argentine rivals Racing Club de Avellaneda after being signed by Manager Diego Simeone.[4] Castro played mainly on the left wing, with Mauro Camoranesi usually playing on the right wing. In his only season with the club, he scored 6 goals in 29 league appearances.[1]
Calcio Catania
[edit]On 20 July 2012, Castro signed for Italian Serie A club Catania for €2.5 million on a five-year contract.[5]
Chievo Verona
[edit]On 29 June 2015, Castro signed with Chievo.[6]
Cagliari
[edit]On 30 June 2018, Castro signed with Cagliari.[7]
SPAL
[edit]On 31 January 2020, he joined SPAL on loan. As certain performance conditions were met, SPAL were obligated to purchase his rights.[8]
Turkey
[edit]On 19 January 2021, Castro signed with Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük.[9] In August 2021 he moved to Adana Demirspor.[10]
International career
[edit]In 2011, Castro was called up to the Argentina national side by the then-manager Alejandro Sabella for a friendly match against Brazil.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 2 August 2020[12]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gimnasia de La Plata | 2008–09 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
2009–10 | 33 | 2 | – | – | – | 33 | 2 | |||||
2010–11 | 30 | 4 | – | – | – | 30 | 4 | |||||
Total | 64 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 6 | ||
Racing Club | 2011–12 | Argentine Primera División | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 32 | 7 | ||
Catania | 2012–13 | Serie A | 36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 4 | ||
2013–14 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 3 | ||||
2014–15 | Serie B | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 6 | |||
Total | 90 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 13 | ||
Chievo | 2015–16 | Serie A | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 3 | ||
2016–17 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 35 | 6 | ||||
2017–18 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 3 | ||||
Total | 92 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 12 | ||
Cagliari | 2018–19 | Serie A | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 2 | ||||
Total | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
SPAL (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
Career total | 309 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 41 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lucas Castro at Soccerway
- ^ Letra G. "OTRO PATA EN PRIMERA". Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Diego Simeone fue presentado como nuevo técnico de Racing Club" [Diego Simeone was introduced as new coach of Racing Club]. Racing (in Spanish). 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "Lucas Nahuel Castro al Catania – Oggi alle 14 l'argentino e gli altri neo-rossazzurri in sala stampa". CalcioCatania.it. Retrieved 20 July 2012.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Chievo sign Catania's Castro - Football Italia". 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Castro signed with Cagliari" (in Italian). 30 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "LUCAS CASTRO E' BIANCAZZURRO!" (Press release) (in Italian). SPAL. 31 January 2020.
- ^ Alaimo, Alessio (19 January 2021). "TMW - Lucas CASTRO joining Fatih Karagumruk - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Son dakika: Adana Demirspor'a bir yıldız daha! Lucas Castro resmen imzayı attı - Transfer Haberleri". www.hurriyet.com.tr. 13 July 2021.
- ^ "TORNA RIQUELME | FUTBLOgger | Futbol y despues todo el resto". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Argentina - L. Castro - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". it.soccerway.com.
External links
[edit]- Argentine Primera statistics[usurped] at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- goal.com
- calciocatania.it (Lucas Nahuel Castro, scatto e dribbling)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Footballers from La Plata
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- Catania FC players
- AC ChievoVerona players
- Cagliari Calcio players
- SPAL players
- Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers
- Adana Demirspor footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Süper Lig players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers
- Club Atlético Huracán footballers
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen