Gastón del Castillo

Gastón del Castillo
Personal information
Full name Gastón Alexander del Castillo
Date of birth (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Avellaneda, Argentina
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Saltillo
Youth career
Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Independiente 2 (0)
2016–2017 → Cádiz B (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2017 → Cádiz (loan) 1 (0)
2017 → Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2019 Newell's Old Boys II
2019– Saltillo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:31, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

Gastón Alexander del Castillo (born 10 June 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saltillo FC in Mexico.

Career

Born in Avellaneda, Castillo was promoted to train with the Independiente first-team in August 2015.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 30 April 2016 in the Primera División against San Lorenzo. He came on as a 79th-minute substitute for Leandro Fernández as Independiente lost 1–0.[2]

On 30 August 2016, Castillo was loaned to Segunda División side Cádiz CF, for one year.[3] He joined Arsenal de Sarandí on loan in August 2017.[4]

In August 2019, Castillo was transferred to Saltillo FC in the Liga Premier Mexicana (3rd Division).[5]

Personal life

Castillo is the brother of fellow footballers Mauricio del Castillo and Sergio Agüero.[1][6]

Career statistics

As of 22 May 2016[4]
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Independiente 2016 Argentine Primera División 2 0 0 0 — — — — 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

References

  1. ^ a b Coates, Pedro (16 August 2016). "SERGIO AGÜERO NETS IN BIG CITY WIN WHILE LITTLE BROTHER GASTÓN IS PROMOTED TO INDEPENDIENTE'S FIRST TEAM". Golazo Argentino. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Independiente 0-1 San Lorenzo". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Gastón del Castillo llega cedido por Independiente" [Gastón del Castillo arrives on loan from Independiente] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Gastón del Castillo profile". Soccerway. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  5. ^ Hermano del ‘Kun’ Agüero jugará con el Saltillo FC Archived 2019-08-12 at the Wayback Machine, zocalo.com.mx, 10 August 2019
  6. ^ "Aguero spotted watching brother Mauricio del Castillo's debut". Marca. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018.