Mauricio del Castillo

Mauricio del Castillo
Personal information
Full name Mauricio Jordan del Castillo Agüero
Date of birth (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Avellaneda, Argentina
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Independiente 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Deportivo Morón (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2018 → Defensores de Belgrano (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2020 → Tristán Suárez (loan) 1 (0)
International career
2013 Argentina U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:05, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

Mauricio Jordan del Castillo Agüero (born 10 March 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Independiente.[1]

Club career

Del Castillo started his senior career with Independiente in 2016.[1] On 3 July, del Castillo joined Deportivo Morón of Primera B Metropolitana on loan.[2] He made his professional debut on 3 September in a 2–1 victory over Estudiantes, which was the first of six appearances in all competitions for the club.[1] Ahead of the 2017–18 season, del Castillo signed for Primera B Metropolitana side Defensores de Belgrano.[3] Just two appearances followed, with both occurring off the bench in March during home matches with Villa San Carlos and San Telmo.[1] He returned to his parent club in June 2018.[1]

After twelve months in Independiente's reserves, a spell which also saw the forward extend his contract, del Castillo was loaned out to Tristán Suárez in July 2019.[1][4][5] His debut arrived in October against Los Andes, which would be his only match for them.[1] Upon returning to Independiente, he again signed a new contract in August 2020.[6] del Castillo made an Independiente competitive, first-team teamsheet for the first time on 1 November, though wasn't selected to come on in a Copa de la Liga Profesional win over Central Córdoba.[7] His debut for the club soon arrived in that competition, as he appeared for the final moments of a 1–0 win over Defensa y Justicia on 6 December.[8]

International career

Del Castillo represented Argentina U17s at the 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship, winning one cap against Venezuela.[1]

Personal life

Del Castillo is the brother of fellow footballers Gastón del Castillo and Sergio Agüero.[9]

Career statistics

As of 7 December 2020.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Independiente 2016–17 Primera División 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[nb 1] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Deportivo Morón (loan) 2016–17 Primera B Metropolitana 4 0 2 0 — — 0 0 6 0
Defensores de Belgrano (loan) 2017–18 2 0 0 0 — — 0 0 2 0
Tristán Suárez (loan) 2019–20 1 0 0 0 — — 0 0 1 0
Career total 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0

Honours

Club

Deportivo Morón[10]

International

Argentina U17[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Mauricio del Castillo profile". Soccerway. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Kuncito Gallito". Olé. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Fin de pretemporada y nuevo refuerzo". Defensores de Belgrano. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Renovó Mauricio del Castillo". De la Cuna al Infierno. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Mauricio del Castillo". World Football. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Mauricio Del Castillo renovó su contrato con el Rojo". Soy Del Rojo. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Pusineri incluyó al hermano del Kun Agüero entre los suplentes". TyC Sports. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  8. ^ "El debut del hermano del Kun, Mauricio Del Castillo, en Independiente". TyC Sports. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Aguero spotted watching brother Mauricio del Castillo's debut". Marca. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Argentina 2016/17". RSSSF. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.