Castro (Brazilian footballer)

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In this Portuguese name, the second or paternal family name is Castro."Neto" is a generational suffix meaning "grandson", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father and grandfather, like "III" in English.
Castro
Personal information
Full name Luiz Felipe Castro Neto
Date of birth (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Ponte Preta
Number 3
Youth career
2011–2013 São Cristóvão
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Coríntians 1 (0)
2016 Olaria 3 (0)
2017 Amparo 12 (1)
2017 Icasa 0 (0)
2018 Ferroviário 0 (0)
2018–2019 Alcanenense
2019 Cascavel CR 9 (0)
2020 Anapolina 1 (0)
2020 Caucaia 1 (0)
2021 Cascavel CR 9 (3)
2021 Caucaia 7 (1)
2021 Rio São Paulo  [ pt ] 9 (2)
2022 UNIRB 5 (0)
2022 Garibaldi 8 (4)
2023 Águia de Marabá 20 (2)
2023– Ponte Preta 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:40, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Luiz Felipe Castro Neto (born 13 February 1995), commonly known as Castro, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ponte Preta.

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Career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Castro represented hometown side São Cristóvão as a youth. [1] He began his senior career with Coríntians, and subsequently represented Olaria, Amparo and Icasa, impressing in the 2017 Copa Fares Lopes with the latter. [2]

On 9 March 2018, Castro was announced at Ferroviário, [3] but left in April after just three matches. He had a short spell abroad with Portuguese side Alcanenense, before spending the 2019 season with Cascavel CR.

On 19 November 2019, Castro agreed to a deal with Capital, [4] but was announced at Anapolina on 2 January 2020. [5] On 7 February, after just one match, he moved to Caucaia. [6]

Castro returned to Cascavel for the 2021 campaign, but was suspended by the Federação Paranaense de Futebol for six matches after his club provided false COVID-19 test results. [7] He subsequently returned to Caucaia, but finished the year with Rio São Paulo  [ pt ].

Castro played the 2022 Campeonato Baiano with UNIRB, but moved to Garibaldi for the year's Copa FGF. [8] In December of that year, he was named in the squad of Águia de Marabá for the upcoming season, [9] and was a regular starter as the club won the 2023 Campeonato Paraense.

On 23 June 2023, Águia confirmed that Castro had agreed to a deal with Série B side Ponte Preta. [10] He only became a starter in the latter stages of the year, [11] but started the 2024 campaign as a first-choice.

Career statistics

As of 23 February 2024. [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coríntians 2014 Potiguar —10———10
Olaria 2016 [13] Carioca Série B —30———30
Amparo 2017 Paulista 2ª Divisão —121———121
Icasa 2017 Cearense Série B ————6 [lower-alpha 1] 161
Ferroviário 2018 Série D 000000—3 [lower-alpha 2] 030
Cascavel CR 2019 Paranaense —90———90
Anapolina 2020 Goiano —10———10
Caucaia 2020 Cearense —10———10
Cascavel CR 2021 Paranaense—93———93
Caucaia 2021 Série D71————71
Rio São Paulo  [ pt ] 2021 Carioca Série B1 —92———92
UNIRB 2022 Baiano —50———50
Garibaldi 2022 Gaúcho Série B ————8 [lower-alpha 3] 484
Águia de Marabá 2023 Série D7013240——242
Ponte Preta 2023 Série B 60———4 [lower-alpha 4] 1101
2024 0080———80
Total6080——41181
Career total201718400021611615
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

Honours

Águia de Marabá

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References

  1. ↑ "Zagueiro da Ponte lembra início: "Pulava muro da estação de trem e treinava de barriga vazia"" [Ponte stopper remembers beginnings: "I would jump the walls of the train station and I would train with an empty stomach"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Destaque do Icasa na Taça Fares Lopes, zagueiro Castro chama a atenção de clubes" [Spotlight of Icasa in the Taça Fares Lopes, stopper Castro catches the eye of clubs] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Zagueiro Castro é o novo reforço para a defesa coral" [Stopper Castro is the new addition for the coral defense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ferroviário AC. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ativo no mercado, Capital confirma mais seis novas contratações" [Active on the market, Capital confirm six more signings] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Distrito do Esporte. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Lateral ex-Goiânia e mais três reforçam a Anapolina" [Former Goiânia full-back and three more bolster Anapolina] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Goiano. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Cearense: Visando à Copa do Brasil, Caucaia oficializa quatro reforços" [Cearense: Aiming the Copa do Brasil, Caucaia turn official four signings] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Clube paranaense é suspenso por 2 anos por falsificar testes de covid-19" [Paranaense club are suspended for 2 years for faking COVID-19 tests] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Garibaldi reforça elenco e intensifica preparação para a Copa FGF" [Garibaldi bolster squad and intensify trainings for the Copa FGF] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FML Esportes. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Esportes: Águia de Marabá apresenta novo elenco para 2023" [Sports: Águia de Marabá present new squad for 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Marabá. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Águia de Marabá confirma saída do volante Castro, que está indo para a Ponte Preta" [Águia de Marabá confirm departure of defensive midfielder Castro, who is going to Ponte Preta] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Ponte Preta: titular na reta final, Castro diz que vive "melhor momento da carreira"" [Ponte Preta: starter in the final rounds, Castro says that he is in "the best moment of his career"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Carlos Batista. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  12. ↑ Castro at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "OLARIA ATLÉTICO CLUBE – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE B DE PROFISSIONAIS - 2016" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro . Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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