Francisco Castro (footballer, born 1990)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Fernando Castro Gamboa | ||
| Date of birth | September 4, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Talagante, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Iberia | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Cobreloa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Cobreloa | 36 | (2) |
| 2010–2016 | Universidad de Chile | 77 | (15) |
| 2013 | → Unión Española (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | → Deportes Iquique (loan) | 31 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | Deportes Antofagasta | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | Barnechea | 13 | (3) |
| 2018 | Unión La Calera | 11 | (1) |
| 2018 | Cobresal | 20 | (2) |
| 2019 | Santiago Wanderers | 11 | (1) |
| 2020 | Barnechea | 14 | (2) |
| 2021 | Cobreloa | 10 | (1) |
| 2021– | Iberia | 6 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Chile | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2022 | |||
Francisco Fernando Castro Gamboa (born 4 September 1990 in Talagante, Chile) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Deportes Iberia in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile as a winger.[1]
Career
[edit]In 2009 Castro ascended to the first team of Cobreloa, after playing 4 years on the youth club.[2] On August 11, 2010 he signed with Universidad de Chile with a free agent after leaving Cobreloa on his own,[3] but after claims of the ANFP and Cobreloa the player didn't sign a contract with Universidad de Chile, and he returned to Cobreloa. On August 18, Castro finally signed with Universidad de Chile after negotiations with Cobreloa, acquiring the 65% of the player, on 250.000 US dollars.[4] He scored his first goal with La U in a match against Unión San Felipe, for the 2011 Copa Chile. He was the top-scorer of La U in the 2011 Torneo de Clausura with 8 goals.
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Universidad de Chile
- Primera División de Chile (3): 2011 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Apertura
- Copa Sudamericana (1): 2011
- Supercopa de Chile (1): 2015
- Copa Chile (1): 2015
- Unión Española
References
[edit]- ^ @redgol (30 September 2021). "Luis Fuentes y Francisco Castro dejan Cobreloa" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ ""Nadie soltará el puesto así como así"". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ Francisco Castro se autodespidió de Cobreloa
- ^ Asunto resuelto: Francisco Castro será jugador de la 'U'
External links
[edit]- Francisco Castro at Soccerway
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