Manuel Castro
Luis Manuel Castro Cáceres (born 27 September 1995) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Atlanta United in the MLS on loan from Estudiantes.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Manuel Castro Cáceres | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Durazno, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right winger[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Atlanta United (on loan from Estudiantes) | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Montevideo Wanderers | 76 | (17) |
| 2019– | Estudiantes | 23 | (2) |
| 2020– | → Atlanta United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:14, 21 July 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Castro's career started in his homeland with Montevideo Wanderers, manager Alfredo Arias promoted the midfielder into his first-team squad during the 2014–15 Uruguayan Primera División season.[2][3] Having been an unused substitute for matches with El Tanque Sisley, Rampla Juniors and Tacuarembó, Castro made his first professional appearance in a 1–0 loss away to Sud América on 6 December 2014.[2] That was his sole appearance that season, with just two more coming in 2015–16.[2] Castro featured fifteen times in the next campaign, whilst scoring his first three senior goals; including his opener over Nacional in September 2016.[2]
In total, Castro appeared in eighty-seven matches for Montevideo Wanderers across five years, a spell in which he netted seventeen goals; notably eleven of which came in 2018, which was his last season with the club.[2] On 4 January 2019, Castro joined Argentine Primera División side Estudiantes; signing a three-year contract.[2][4][5]
Midway through Castro's second season with Estudiantes he joined Major League Soccer's Atlanta United on a 6 month loan with the club option to extend for the end of the season.[6] The club exercised that option on June 29, keeping Castro at the club through the end of the calendar year.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 5 January 2019.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montevideo Wanderers | 2014–15 | Uruguayan Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 15 | 3 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2017 | 25 | 3 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2018 | 33 | 11 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | |||
| Total | 76 | 17 | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 17 | |||
| Estudiantes | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 76 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 17 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
References
- Profile at WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
- "Uruguay - M. Castro". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- "Ficha Estadistica de LUIS CASTRO". BDFA. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- "Wanderers confirmó la transferencia de Manuel Castro a Estudiantes de La Plata". Fútbol. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- "Manuel Castro a Estudiantes". Tenfield. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- "Atlanta United signs Manuel Castro on loan from Estudiantes". Atlanta United. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- "Atlanta United announces roster moves". Atlanta United. Atlanta United Communications. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
External links
- Manuel Castro at Soccerway