Carlos Castro (footballer, born 1995)
 Castro with Sporting Gijón in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Castro García | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Ujo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | CD Ujo | ||
| 2006–2008 | Caudal | ||
| 2008–2009 | Oviedo | ||
| 2009–2013 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Sporting B | 22 | (4) |
| 2014–2018 | Sporting Gijón | 99 | (21) |
| 2018–2020 | Mallorca | 8 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Elche (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Lugo (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Racing Santander | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2020 | |||
Carlos Castro García (born 1 June 1995), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Club career[edit]
Born in Ujo, Asturias, Castro graduated with Sporting de Gijón's youth setup. He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2011–12 campaign, aged only 16, in Segunda División B.
On 2 September 2014 Castro signed a four-year professional deal with the club, and was definitely promoted to the main squad in Segunda División.[1] Eight days later he made his professional debut, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Real Valladolid for the season's Copa del Rey.[2]
Castro made his league debut on the 28th, again from the bench in a 1–1 draw against the same club.[3] On 12 October he scored his first professional goal, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 home win against CD Leganés.[4]
On 9 November 2014, Castro scored a brace in a 3–1 home win against Real Zaragoza.[5] He added another on 22 February of the following year, in a 4–1 routing of CD Mirandés also at the El Molinón.[6]
Castro made his La Liga debut on 23 September 2015, replacing Miguel Ángel Guerrero in a 1–2 away loss against Rayo Vallecano.[7] Four days later he scored his first goal in the category, but in a home defeat to Real Betis for the same scoreline.[8]
On 10 July 2018, Castro signed a two-year deal with RCD Mallorca in the second division.[9] The following 29 January, after being rarely used, he moved to fellow league team Elche CF on loan until the end of the season.[10]
On 16 July 2019, Castro moved to fellow second division side CD Lugo also in a temporary deal.[11]
On 7 October 2020, Castro moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a contract with FC Dinamo Tbilisi until December 2022.[12]
On 8 June 2021, Castro returned to his country, signed with third division side Racing Santander.
Honors[edit]
Sporting Gijón
- Segunda División second-place promotion: 2014–15
Racing Santander
References[edit]
- ^ Carlos Castro y Julio, con ficha del primer equipo (Carlos Castro and Julio, with first-team place); El Comercio, 2 September 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Valladolid demuestra su experiencia (Valladolid shows their experience); Marca, 10 September 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Valladolid deja escapar en la recta final el liderato de Segunda (Valladolid lets the Segunda leadership slips in the end); Marca, 28 September 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Carlos Castro lanza al Sporting (Carlos Castro launches Sporting); Marca, 12 October 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El único invicto se sitúa tercero tras imponerse con claridad (The only unbeaten places third after clearly imposing itself); Marca, 9 November 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Sporting acaba goleando y alcanza a la UD en el liderato (Sporting ends up routing and reaches UD in the leadership); Marca, 22 February 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Rayo sabe contemporizar ante un valiente Sporting (Rayo knows how to use time against a valiant Sporting); Marca, 23 September 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Castro castiga la inocencia asturiana (Castro punishes the Asturians' innocence); Marca, 27 September 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Mallorca ficha a Carlos Castro, exdelantero del Sporting de Gijón (Mallorca sign Carlos Castro, former Sporting de Gijón forward); Mundo Deportivo, 10 July 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ "OFICIAL | Carlos Castro, refuerzo para la delantera franjiverde" [OFFICIAL | Carlos Castro, addition for the franjiverde forward line] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Carlos Castro, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo" [Carlos Castro, new player of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Ex Sporting: Carlos Castro cierra su fichaje en Georgia" [Ex Sporting: Carlos Castro closes deal in Georgia] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
External links[edit]
- Carlos Castro at BDFutbol
- Carlos Castro at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Carlos Castro at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Mieres, Asturias
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Sporting de Gijón B players
- Sporting de Gijón players
- RCD Mallorca players
- Elche CF players
- CD Lugo players
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- Racing de Santander players
- Kings League players
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country)
- Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country)