Lucas Castro

Lucas Castro
Personal information
Full name Lucas Nahuel Castro
Date of birth (1989-04-09) 9 April 1989 (age 35)
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 44 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:39, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Lucas Nahuel Castro (born 9 April 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Gimnasia La Plata, as a winger.

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, 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

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]

Cagliari

On 30 June 2018, Castro signed with Cagliari.[7]

SPAL

On 31 January 2020, he joined SPAL on loan. As certain performance conditions were met, SPAL were obligated to purchase his rights.[8]

Turkey

On 19 January 2021, Castro signed with Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük.[9] In August 2021 he moved to Adana Demirspor.[10]

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.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 August 2020[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
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

  1. ^ a b Lucas Castro at Soccerway
  2. ^ Letra G. "OTRO PATA EN PRIMERA". Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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]
  6. ^ "Chievo sign Catania's Castro - Football Italia". 29 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Castro signed with Cagliari" (in Italian). 30 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  8. ^ "LUCAS CASTRO E' BIANCAZZURRO!" (Press release) (in Italian). SPAL. 31 January 2020.
  9. ^ Alaimo, Alessio (19 January 2021). "TMW - Lucas CASTRO joining Fatih Karagumruk - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Son dakika: Adana Demirspor'a bir yıldız daha! Lucas Castro resmen imzayı attı - Transfer Haberleri". www.hurriyet.com.tr. 13 July 2021.
  11. ^ "TORNA RIQUELME | FUTBLOgger | Futbol y despues todo el resto". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Argentina - L. Castro - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". it.soccerway.com.

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