Nicolás Castro (footballer, born 1990)

Not to be confused with Alexis Castro (footballer, born 1984).

Nicolás Castro

Personal information
Full name	Nicolás Eduardo Castro
Date of birth	(1990-05-11) 11 May 1990 (age 34)[1][2]
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	24	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:26, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

Nicolás Eduardo Castro (born 11 May 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for Atlético Tucumán.[3]

Career

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]

Career statistics

As of 27 March 2019.[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		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

1. Appearance(s) in the Torneo Federal A play-offs

References

1. "Castro es el tercero". Crucero del Norte. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
2. "Nicolás Castro: "Cuando me lo dijeron ni lo dudé, me encanta Sarmiento"". La Verdad. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
3. "Argentina - N. Castro". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
4. Nicolás Castro at WorldFootball.net
5. "Nicolás Castro se suma al equipo de Nardi". Pasión Cervecera. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
6. "Crucero cedió a Nicolás Castro a Quilmes". Deportes Misiones. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
7. "Ficha Estadistica de NICOLAS CASTRO". BDFA. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
8. "Nico Castro es refuerzo de Crucero del Norte". El Suplente. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
9. "Nicolás Castro, la figura del triunfo de Crucero ante Santamarina de Tandil". Misiones Online. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
10. "Castro: "Un claro déficit fue el no generar mucho en ataque"". Diario Popular. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.

External links

• Nicolás Castro at Soccerway