Juan Diego Castillo

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Juan Diego Castillo
Personal information
Full name Juan Diego Castillo Reyes [1]
Date of birth (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia [1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Fortaleza C.E.I.F.
Number 1
Youth career
Cardozo
Sarmiento Lora
2019 Fortaleza C.E.I.F.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Fortaleza C.E.I.F. 98 (0)
International career
2017 Colombia U15 1 (0)
2019 Colombia U17 2 (0)
2021– Colombia U20 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 2 June 2023 (UTC)

Juan Diego Castillo Reyes (born 13 January 2003) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Fortaleza C.E.I.F.

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Club career

Castillo began his career with a club named "Cardozo" and the Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora, before joining Fortaleza C.E.I.F. at the age of sixteen. [2] [3] In March 2021, following his first full season with the Fortaleza first team, he was named by the CIES Football Observatory as one of the most promising young footballers in the world. [4] In pre-season ahead of the 2023 season, he gained national attention after performing a "scorpion kick" save, popularised by compatriot René Higuita. [5]

International career

Castillo has represented Colombia at under-15, under-17 and under-20 level. [1] [4] He was called up to the under-20 squad in March 2023, but found himself culpable for two mistakes leading to goals in the 2–0 friendly loss to Wales. [6] He was called up again ahead of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, stating that the opportunity was a "dream come true". [3]

Personal life

He is the nephew of Bréiner Castillo. [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 June 2023. [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fortaleza C.E.I.F. 2019 Categoría Primera B 0000–0000
2020 1503 [a] 0–00180
2021 23000–00230
2022 402 [a] 0–0060
2023 11000–00110
Career total530500000580
Notes
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Copa Colombia

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Juan Diego Castillo at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Sub-15" [Call for Colombia U-15 Selection]. fcf.com.co (in Spanish). 19 October 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Campos Guerrero, Julián (4 May 2023). "Juan Diego Castillo, tras ser convocado a la Selección Colombia Sub-20: "Es un sueño hecho realidad"" [Juan Diego Castillo, after being called up to the Colombia U-20 National Team: "It's a dream come true"]. gol.caracoltv.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Juan Castillo, la "promesa mundial" que ataja en Fortaleza" [Juan Castillo, the "world promise" that saves in Fortaleza]. colombia.as.com (in Spanish). 8 March 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Le salió competencia al escorpión de Higuita: joven arquero se atrevió" [Competition came out for the Higuita scorpion: young goalkeeper dared]. futbolred.com (in Spanish). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "¿La sub-20 busca arquero? Errores insólitos de Juan Diego Castillo en derrota con Gales" [Is the sub-20 looking for a goalkeeper? Unusual mistakes by Juan Diego Castillo in defeat against Wales]. noticiasrcn.com (in Spanish). 24 March 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Juan Diego Castillo at Soccerway
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