Alex Stik Castro

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Giraldo.

Alex Castro

Personal information
Full name	Alex Stik Castro Giraldo
Date of birth	(1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Medellín, Colombia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Deportes Tolima
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Alianza Petrolera	99	(4)
2017–2019	Deportivo Cali	12	(0)
2018	→ Alianza Petrolera (loan)	31	(3)
2019	→ Deportes Tolima (loan)	47	(9)
2020–2022	Cruz Azul	7	(0)
2021	→ Atlético Nacional (loan)	39	(4)
2022	→ Nacional (loan)	24	(1)
2023	Aguilas Doradas	15	(1)
2024–	Deportes Tolima	29	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

Alex Stik Castro Giraldo (born 8 March 1994) is a Colombian football player who plays as winger for Deportes Tolima.

Club career

Alianza Petrolera

Castro began his career at Alianza Petrolera, debuting on 17 October 2013 in a 1–0 Copa Colombia defeat Atlético Nacional as a 63rd minute substitute for Dairon Asprilla.^[1] He made his league debut three days later, again as a substitute, in a 2–0 defeat to Cúcuta Deportivo.^[2] Castro scored his first senior goal on 9 April 2015, the opening goal in a 2–2 league draw with La Equidad.^[3]

Deportivo Cali

In June 2017, Castro completed a transfer to Deportivo Cali.^[4] He made his debut for the team on 8 July 2017 in a 4–2 win over Envigado and appeared in a continental competition for the first a week later, in the second round of the 2017 Copa Sudamericana against Junior.^[5]

After half a season with Los Azucareros, Castro spent the next two campaigns on loan, returning to Alianza Petrolera in 2018 before another loan spell, this time to fellow Primera A team Deportes Tolima, in 2019. The loan deal contained the option to purchase Castro at the end of the season but in December 2019, Deportivo Cali released a statement announcing Tolima had declined the option. They did, however, admit that Castro's "future will be discussed" as he continued to express a desire to leave, particularly as he wanted to play abroad.^[6][7][8]

Cruz Azul

On 24 January 2020, Castro signed a three-year contract with Liga MX team Cruz Azul.^[9] On 21 January 2021, Castro returned to Colombia on a one-year loan with Atlético Nacional from Cruz Azul.^[10]

On 6 January 2021, Castro was loaned out to Uruguayan club Nacional until the end of 2022.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 February 2021.^[12]

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Alianza Petrolera	2013	Categoría Primera A	4	0	1	0	—		5	0
	2014		12	0	10	0	—		22	0
	2015		35	1	1	0	—		36	1
	2016		28	1	5	0	—		33	1
	2017		20	2	1	0	—		21	2
	Total		99	4	18	0	—		117	4
Deportivo Cali	2017	Categoría Primera A	12	0	2	0	1	0	15	0
Alianza Petrolera (loan)	2018	Categoría Primera A	31	3	1	0	—		32	3
Deportes Tolima (loan)	2019	Categoría Primera A	47	9	6	1	7	2	60	12
Cruz Azul	2019–20	Liga MX	5	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
	2020–21		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	2	0	9	0
Atlético Nacional (loan)	2021	Categoría Primera A	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			198	16	27	1	10	2	235	19

References

1. "Atlético Nacional vs. Alianza Petrolera - 17 October 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
2. "Cúcuta Deportivo vs. Alianza Petrolera - 20 October 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
3. "Alianza Petrolera vs. La Equidad - Football Match Commentary - April 9, 2015 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
4. "Deportivo Cali presentó a sus refuerzos: Christian Rivera, Ricardo Jerez y Alex Castro". GOL Caracol (in Spanish). 29 June 2017.
5. "Deportivo Cali vs. Atlético Junior". estadisticas.conmebol.com.
6. "Deportivo Cali da detalles sobre la situación contraactual de Alex Castro". Deportes RCN (in Spanish).
7. "Deportivo Cali: Alex Castro tendría una segunda oportunidad en el cuadro azucarero". El Pais (in Spanish).
8. "La frase de Álex Castro que no gustó en Cali y que reveló su futuro". futbolred.com (in Spanish).
9. "Alex Castro es nuevo jugador azul ⋆ Cruz Azul Fútbol Club". Cruz Azul Fútbol Club (in Mexican Spanish). 24 January 2020.
10. "Alex Stik Castro es nuevo jugador de Atlético Nacional". El Espectador (in Spanish). 21 January 2021.
11. Alex Castro, nuevo jugador de Nacional de Uruguay, colombia.as.com, 6 January 2022
12. "Colombia - A. Castro - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.

External links

• Alex Stik Castro at Soccerway
• Alex Castro at Copa Libertadores