Erick Castillo

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Erick Castillo
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Castillo in 2018
Personal information
Full name Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo
Date of birth (1995-02-05) 5 February 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Alianza Lima
Number 8
Youth career
2011–2013 Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Norte América 0 (0)
2013 → LDU Loja (loan) 28 (1)
2014–2018 Barcelona SC 90 (13)
2014 → Olmedo (loan) 29 (0)
2019–2022 Tijuana 36 (3)
2019–2020 → Santos Laguna (loan) 28 (4)
2020–2021 → Juárez (loan) 21 (2)
2022 → Barcelona SC (loan) 20 (1)
2023 Aucas 23 (3)
2024 Vitória 14 (1)
2024 Coritiba 6 (0)
2025– Alianza Lima 27 (6)
International career‡
2019– Ecuador 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2019

Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo, better known as "La Culebra" (born 5 February 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Peruvian club Alianza Lima and the Ecuador national team. [1]

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Club career

Born in Eloy Alfaro, Esmeraldas, Castillo joined Independiente del Valle's youth setup in 2011. After failing to make his breakthrough, he signed a contract with Norte América and subsequently signed for LDU Loja on loan. [2]

Castillo made his professional debut on 29 March 2013, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Emelec. [3] His first goal came on 25 August, the opener in a 3–1 home win against Barcelona. [4]

On 7 January 2014 Castillo joined Barcelona, [5] but was subsequently loaned to Olmedo for one year. He was converted into a left back during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation. [6]

Back to Barcelona, Castillo mainly featured as a substitute during his first two seasons. On 26 February 2017, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against El Nacional. [7]

International career

On 5 September 2019 Castillo made his debut appearance for Ecuador against Peru, where he scored to only goal in a 1–0 win. [8] [9]

Career statistics

As of 19 May 2025. [10]
ClubDivisionSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente del Valle Serie A 201200———00
LDU Loja Serie A 2013281—40—321
Olmedo Serie A 2014290———290
Barcelona SC Serie A 2015101———101
2016322—20—342
2017285—90—375
2018205—20—225
Tijuana Liga MX 2018-1924262——304
Santos Laguna Liga MX 2019-2028450——334
Juárez Liga MX 2020-21212———212
Tijuana Liga MX 2021-22121———121
Barcelona SC Serie A 202220110101—312
Total11014102310013415
Aucas Serie A 20232331062—305
Vitória Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 202491——80171
Coritiba Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 202460———60
Alianza Lima Liga 1 202582—112—194
Career total298301324458036337

International goals

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first. [11]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 September 2019 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 1–01–0 Friendly

Honours

Barcelona

Vitória

References

  1. ↑ "Erick Castillo: O "Gringo" que Reforça os Planos Táticos de Léo Condé no Vitória" [Erick Castillo: The "gringo" who bolsters the tactical plans of Léo Condé at Vitória] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal Bahia. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Conoce más sobre Erick Castillo, el jugador que anotó para BSC frente a LDUQ" [Know more about Erick Castillo, the player who scored for BSC against LDUQ] (in Spanish). EcuaGol. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Emelec gana 2–1 a Liga de Loja" [Emelec defeat Liga de Loja by 2–1] (in Spanish). La República. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Liga de Loja derrotó 3–1 a Barcelona" [Liga de Loja defeated Barcelona by 3–1] (in Spanish). El Universo. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Barcelona SC ficha a tres prometedores juveniles" [Barcelona SC sign three promising youngsters] (in Spanish). EcuaGol. 7 January 2014. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. ↑ ""Lucharé por ganarme un puesto"" ["I will fight to win a place"] (in Spanish). Hincha Amarillo. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Barcelona ganó 3–2 a El Nacional con goles de Castillo y Álvez" [Barcelona defeated El Nacional by 3–2 with goals from Castillo and Álvez] (in Spanish). El Universo. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "PERU VS. ECUADOR 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Highlights: Castillo Hits On Counter To Give Ecuador 1-0 Friendly Win Over Peru". BeIN Sports . Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  10. ↑ Erick Castillo at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Erick Castillo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
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