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(s) 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)
2013LDU Loja (loan) 28 (1)
2014–2018 Barcelona SC 90 (13)
2014Olmedo (loan) 29 (0)
2019–2022 Tijuana 36 (3)
2019–2020Santos Laguna (loan) 28 (4)
2020–2021Juárez (loan) 21 (2)
2022Barcelona SC (loan) 20 (1)
2023 Aucas 23 (3)
2024 Vitória 9 (1)
2024– Coritiba 4 (0)
International career
2019– Ecuador 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 September 2023
‡ 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 20120000
LDU Loja Serie A 201328140321
Olmedo Serie A 2014290290
Barcelona SC Serie A 2015101101
201632220342
201728590375
201820520225
Tijuana Liga MX 2018-1924262304
Santos Laguna Liga MX 2019-2028450334
Juárez Liga MX 2020-21212212
Tijuana Liga MX 2021-22121121
Barcelona SC Serie A 202220110101312
Total11014102310013415
Aucas Serie A 20232331062305
Vitória Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 20249180171
Coritiba Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 20246060
Alianza Lima Liga 1 202582112194
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.