Alexis Castro (footballer, born 1984)
Alexis Nicolás Castro (born 23 January 1984) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sarmiento Resistencia[1][2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexis Nicolás Castro | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sarmiento Resistencia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Instituto | 24 | (1) |
| 2007 | Al-Ahli | ||
| 2007–2008 | Huracán | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Atlético Tucumán | 20 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | Atlético de Rafaela | 110 | (27) |
| 2012–2013 | Godoy Cruz | 52 | (5) |
| 2014–2017 | Newell's Old Boys | 33 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Sarmiento (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Aldosivi (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Atlético de Rafaela | 16 | (0) |
| 2019– | Sarmiento Resistencia | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 April 2019 | |||
Career
Club
Castro started his career with Instituto in 2004,[3] he made 24 league appearances and scored one goal for the club before he left in 2007 to join UAE Arabian Gulf League side Al-Ahli.[4][5] However, his spell with Al-Ahli was short as he left soon after to return to Argentina and join Huracán but after just 8 appearances in one year with Huracán, he was soon on the move again as, in 2008, he agreed to sign for Atlético Tucumán.[1] 20 appearances and 12 months later, Castro departed Atlético Tucumán after winning the 2008–09 Primera B Nacional and joined Atlético de Rafaela.[1] In three years with Rafaela, Castro participated in 110 matches, scored 27 goals and won the 2010–11 Primera B Nacional.[1]
2012 saw a move firstly to Godoy Cruz and then to Newell's Old Boys. In June 2015, he was loaned out to Sarmiento.[3] He made 14 Argentine Primera División appearances for Sarmiento before returning to Newell's Old Boys.[1] In January 2016, Castro completed a loan move to Aldosivi and made his debut for the club on 6 February against Olimpo.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newell's Old Boys | 2013–14 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | |||
| Sarmiento (loan) | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Aldosivi (loan) | 2016 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 65 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 6 | |||
- Includes the Copa Argentina
- Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
- Five appearances in 2014 Copa Libertadores
Honours
Club
- Atlético Tucumán
- Atlético de Rafaela
References
- "Alexis Castro profile". Soccerway. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/45072/alexis-nicolás-castro?cc=5901
- "Alexis Castro será nuevo refuerzo de Sarmiento". TyC Sports. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- "Al Ain add to Al Ahli's growing tale of woes with lone-goal win". Gulf News. 12 March 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- "الأهلي يفاجئ "الجميع" بعودة مجيدي على سبيل الإعارة". Albayan. 12 February 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- "Alexis Castro se convirtió en el noveno refuerzo de Aldosivi". TyC Sports. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- "Alexis Castro profile". ESPN FC. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
External links
- Alexis Castro at Soccerway