Alessio Castro-Montes

Alessio Castro-Montes

Castro-Montes playing for Eupen
Personal information
Full name	Alessio Daniel Castro-Montes [1]
Date of birth	(1997-05-17) 17 May 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Tongeren, Belgium
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Union SG
Number	21
Youth career
	Gelmen V.V.
	Standard Liège
	Anderlecht
	Sint-Truidense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Sint-Truidense	1	(0)
2017–2019	Eupen	36	(2)
2019–2023	Gent	125	(14)
2023–	Union SG	59	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2025

Alessio Daniel Castro-Montes (born 17 May 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Union SG. ^[2]

Career

He started his football career at Gelmen V.V. under the coaching of his father, where also his three year older brother played. He was soon noticed by a scout from Standard Liège and shortly after moved to the club where he played for seven years. He later moved to R.S.C. Anderlecht. ^[3]

On 17 June 2019, Eupen announced that they had sold Castro-Montes to K.A.A. Gent. ^[4]

On 1 September 2023, Castro-Montes signed a three-year contract with Union SG. ^[5]

Personal life

Castro-Montes was born in Belgium to a Spanish father and a Belgian mother. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 August 2025 ^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Belgian Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sint-Truiden	2015–16	Belgian Pro League	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
Eupen	2017–18	Belgian Pro League	14	0	1	0	–		–		15	0
	2018–19		22	2	2	0	–		–		24	2
	Total		36	2	3	0	–		–		39	2
Gent	2019–20	Belgian Pro League	21	2	2	0	8 [a]	0	–		31	2
	2020–21		37	7	2	0	9 [b]	0	–		48	7
	2021–22		35	4	5	1	13 [c]	0	–		53	5
	2022–23		31	1	3	0	11 [d]	0	1 [e]	0	46	1
	2023–24		1	0	0	0	3 [c]	0	–		4	0
	Total		125	14	12	1	44	0	1	0	182	15
Union SG	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	33	4	4	0	10 [f]	0	–		47	4
	2024–25		23	2	1	0	4 [g]	0	1 [e]	0	29	2
	2025–26		3	0	0	0	0	0	1 [e]	0	4	0
	Total		59	6	5	0	14	0	2	0	80	6
Career total			221	22	20	1	58	0	3	0	300	23

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
4. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, nine appearances in UEFA Conference League
5. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
6. Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
7. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Gent

• Belgian Cup: 2021–22 ^{[ citation needed ]}

Union SG

• Belgian Pro League: 2024–25 ^[7]
• Belgian Cup: 2023–24 ^[8]
• Belgian Super Cup: 2024

References

1. "Player profile".
2. Alessio Castro-Montes at Soccerway
3. EXCL. PORTRET: CASTRO MONTES NU WEL KLAAR VOOR BELGISCHE TOPCLUB, voetbalbelgie.be, 7 June 2019
4. Alessio Castro-Montes wechselt von der KAS Eupen zu KAA Gent Archived 2019-06-24 at the Wayback Machine , as-eupen.be, 17 June 2019
5. "Alessio Castro-Montes joins Union". Union SG. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
6. DH.be. "Alessio Castro Montes : "Je voulais un sacre chez les jeunes"".
7. "Union Saint-Gilloise end 90-year wait for Belgian league title". Reuters. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
8. "Union St Gilloise end 110 year wait for third Belgian Cup victory". OneFootball. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.