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Erick Castillo
	Castillo in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo
Date of birth	5 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Coritiba
Number	7
Youth career
2011–2013	Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2014	Norte América
2013	→ LDU Loja (loan)
2014–2018	Barcelona SC
2014	→ Olmedo (loan)
2019–2022	Tijuana
2019–2020	→ Santos Laguna (loan)
2020–2021	→ Juárez (loan)
2022	→ Barcelona SC (loan)
2023	Aucas
2024	Vitória
2024–	Coritiba
International career‡
2019–	Ecuador
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:52, 21 September 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2019 (UTC)

Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo, better known as "La Culebra" (born 5 February 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Brazilian club Coritiba and the Ecuador national team.^[1]

Club career

Born in Eloy Alfaro, Esmeraldas, Castillo joined Independiente del Valle's youth setup in 2011. After failing to make his breakthrough, he signed a contract with Norte América and subsequently signed for LDU Loja on loan.^[2]

Castillo made his professional debut on 29 March 2013, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Emelec.^[3] His first goal came on 25 August, the opener in a 3–1 home win against Barcelona.^[4]

On 7 January 2014 Castillo joined Barcelona,^[5] but was subsequently loaned to Olmedo for one year. He was converted into a left back during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation.^[6]

Back to Barcelona, Castillo mainly featured as a substitute during his first two seasons. On 26 February 2017, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against El Nacional.^[7]

International career

On 5 September 2019 Castillo made his debut appearance for Ecuador against Peru, where he scored to only goal in a 1–0 win.^[8]^[9]

Career statistics

As of 25 July 2018.^[10]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
LDU Loja	2013	Serie A	28	1	—		4^[a]	0	—		32	1
Olmedo	2014	Serie A	29	0	—		—		—		29	0
Barcelona SC	2015	Serie A	10	1	—		—		—		10	1
	2016		32	2	—		2^[a]	0	—		34	2
	2017		28	5	—		9^[b]	0	—		37	5
	2018		20	5	—		2^[a]	0	—		22	5
	Subtotal		90	13	—		13	0	—		103	13
Career total			147	14	0	0	17	0	0	0	164	14

^ ^a ^b ^c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

International goals

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.^[11]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 September 2019	Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States	Peru	1–0	1–0	Friendly

References

^ "Erick Castillo: O "Gringo" que Reforça os Planos Táticos de Léo Condé no Vitória" [Erick Castillo: The "gringo" who bolsters the tactical plans of Léo Condé at Vitória] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal Bahia. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
^ "Conoce más sobre Erick Castillo, el jugador que anotó para BSC frente a LDUQ" [Know more about Erick Castillo, the player who scored for BSC against LDUQ] (in Spanish). EcuaGol. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
^ "Emelec gana 2–1 a Liga de Loja" [Emelec defeat Liga de Loja by 2–1] (in Spanish). La República. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
^ "Liga de Loja derrotó 3–1 a Barcelona" [Liga de Loja defeated Barcelona by 3–1] (in Spanish). El Universo. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
^ "Barcelona SC ficha a tres prometedores juveniles" [Barcelona SC sign three promising youngsters] (in Spanish). EcuaGol. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ""Lucharé por ganarme un puesto"" ["I will fight to win a place"] (in Spanish). Hincha Amarillo. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
^ "Barcelona ganó 3–2 a El Nacional con goles de Castillo y Álvez" [Barcelona defeated El Nacional by 3–2 with goals from Castillo and Álvez] (in Spanish). El Universo. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
^ "PERU VS. ECUADOR 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
^ "Highlights: Castillo Hits On Counter To Give Ecuador 1-0 Friendly Win Over Peru". BeIN Sports. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
^ Erick Castillo at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
^ "Erick Castillo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 September 2019.