Lucas Castro

Lucas Castro
Personal information
Full name	Lucas Nahuel Castro
Date of birth	9 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Gimnasia La Plata
Number	19
Youth career
2003–2008	Gimnasia La Plata
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2011	Gimnasia La Plata
2011–2012	Racing Club
2012–2015	Catania
2015–2018	Chievo
2018–2020	Cagliari
2020	→ SPAL (loan)
2020–2021	SPAL
2021	Fatih Karagümrük
2021–2022	Adana Demirspor
2022	Sarmiento
2023	Huracán
2023–	Gimnasia La Plata
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:28, 18 April 2024 (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
Club	Season	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	Serie A	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	Serie A	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