Carlos Castro García

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Carlos Castro
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Personal information
Full nameCarlos Castro García
Date of birth (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995 (age 23)
Place of birth Ujo, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Elche
(on loan from Mallorca)
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2006 CD Ujo
2006–2008 Caudal
2008–2009 Oviedo
2009–2013 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Sporting B 22 (4)
2014–2018 Sporting Gijón 99 (21)
2018– Mallorca 8 (1)
2019– → Elche (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2014–2016 Spain U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of 9 February 2019

Carlos Castro García (born 1 June 1995), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Elche CF on loan from RCD Mallorca as a forward.

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Elche CF Spanish association football team

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RCD Mallorca Spanish association football team

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Club career

Born in Ujo, Asturias, Castro graduated with Sporting de Gijón's youth setup. He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2011–12 campaign, aged only 16, in Segunda División B.

Asturias Autonomous community and province of Spain

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On 2 September 2014 Castro signed a four-year professional deal with the club, and was definitely promoted to the main squad in Segunda División. [1] Eight days later he made his professional debut, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Real Valladolid for the season's Copa del Rey. [2]

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Castro made his league debut on the 28th, again from the bench in a 1–1 draw against the same club. [3] On 12 October he scored his first professional goal, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 home win against CD Leganés. [4]

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On 9 November 2014, Castro scored a brace in a 3–1 home win against Real Zaragoza. [5] He added another on 22 February of the following year, in a 4–1 routing of CD Mirandés also at the El Molinón . [6]

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Castro made his La Liga debut on 23 September 2015, replacing Miguel Ángel Guerrero in a 1–2 away loss against Rayo Vallecano. [7] Four days later he scored his first goal in the category, but in a home defeat to Real Betis for the same scoreline. [8]

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On 10 July 2018, Castro signed a two-year deal with RCD Mallorca in the second division. [9] The following 29 January, after being rarely used, he moved to fellow league team Elche CF on loan until the end of the season. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Carlos Castro y Julio, con ficha del primer equipo (Carlos Castro and Julio, with first-team place); El Comercio, 2 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ El Valladolid demuestra su experiencia (Valladolid shows their experience); Marca, 10 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Valladolid deja escapar en la recta final el liderato de Segunda (Valladolid lets the Segunda leadership slips in the end); Marca, 28 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Carlos Castro lanza al Sporting (Carlos Castro launches Sporting); Marca, 12 October 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ El único invicto se sitúa tercero tras imponerse con claridad (The only unbeaten places third after clearly imposing itself); Marca, 9 November 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ El Sporting acaba goleando y alcanza a la UD en el liderato (Sporting ends up routing and reaches UD in the leadership); Marca, 22 February 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ El Rayo sabe contemporizar ante un valiente Sporting (Rayo knows how to use time against a valiant Sporting); Marca, 23 September 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Castro castiga la inocencia asturiana (Castro punishes the Asturians' innocence); Marca, 27 September 2015 (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ El Mallorca ficha a Carlos Castro, exdelantero del Sporting de Gijón (Mallorca sign Carlos Castro, former Sporting de Gijón forward); Mundo Deportivo, 10 July 2018 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ "OFICIAL | Carlos Castro, refuerzo para la delantera franjiverde" [OFFICIAL | Carlos Castro, addition for the franjiverde forward line] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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