Lucas Castro
Lucas Nahuel Castro (born 9 April 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Italian club SPAL on loan from Cagliari, as a winger.
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] | ||
Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | SPAL | ||
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– | Cagliari | 27 | (3) |
2020– | → SPAL (loan) | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:39, 23 March 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
Gimnasia La Plata
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
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 and 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
On 20 July 2012, Castro signed for Italian Serie A club Catania for €2.5 million on a five-year contract.[5]
Chievo Verona
On 29 June 2015, Castro signed with Chievo.[6]
International career
In 2011, Castro was called up to the Argentina National side by the then manager Alejandro Sabella for a friendly match against Brazil.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 March 2020[10]
Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
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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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
Career total | 306 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 41 |
References
- Lucas Castro at Soccerway
- Letra G. "OTRO PATA EN PRIMERA". Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2012-07-20.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). June 21, 2011. Archived from the original on June 25, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 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.
- http://www.football-italia.net/68484/chievo-sign-catanias-castro
- "Castro signed with Cagliari" (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- "LUCAS CASTRO E' BIANCAZZURRO!" (Press release) (in Italian). SPAL. 31 January 2020.
- http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dlucas%2Bcastro%2Bcalcio%26safe%3Doff%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D643&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=it&u=http://www.futblogger.com/pt/2011/08/23/torna-riquelme&usg=ALkJrhjVIB0hDRis7Sicl9chSxtj3vAUig
- "Lucas Castro".
External links
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- goal.com
- calciocatania.it (Lucas Nahuel Castro, scatto e dribbling)