Lucas Castro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Nahuel Castro | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chievo | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Gimnasia La Plata | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | Gimnasia La Plata | 68 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Racing Club | 26 | (5) |
| 2012–2015 | Catania | 89 | (13) |
| 2015– | Chievo | 15 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:55, 15 December 2015 (UTC). | |||
Lucas Nahuel Castro (born 9 April 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Italian club Chievo, 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.[1] He remained within the youth system until 2008, when he was promoted to the first team. He made his debut against River Plate. He later scored his first goal for the club on 10 October 2008 scoring against Rosario Central
After 68 appearances and 6 goals for his hometown club, Castro transferred to Racing Club de Avellaneda.[2]
Racing Club
In July 2011, Castro completed a transfer to Argentine rivals Racing Club de Avellaneda after being signed by Manager Diego Simeone.[3] Castro played mainly on the left wing and Mauro Camoranesi usually playing on the right wing. In his only season with the club, he scored 6 goals in 29 league appearances.[4]
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]
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.[7]
References
- ↑ Letra G. "OTRO PATA EN PRIMERA". Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ↑
- ↑ "Diego Simeone fue presentado como nuevo técnico de Racing Club" [Diego Simeone was introduced as new coach of Racing Club]. Racing (in Spanish). June 21, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
- ↑ Lucas Castro profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "Lucas Nahuel Castro al Catania - Oggi alle 14 l'argentino e gli altri neo-rossazzurri in sala stampa". CalcioCatania.it. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ↑ http://www.football-italia.net/68484/chievo-sign-catanias-castro
- ↑ http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dlucas%2Bcastro%2Bcalcio%26safe%3Doff%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D643&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=it&u=http://www.futblogger.com/pt/2011/08/23/torna-riquelme&usg=ALkJrhjVIB0hDRis7Sicl9chSxtj3vAUig
External links
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)
- http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2012/07/17/3247532/lucas-castro-set-for-catania-move-report
- http://www.calciocatania.it/index-ok.php (Lucas Nahuel Castro, scatto e dribbling)
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