Romain Del Castillo

Romain Del Castillo

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Vénissieux, France
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, right winger
Team information
Current team	Brest
Number	10
Youth career
2002–2007	Mions FC
2007–2010	Saint-Priest
2010–2011	US Vénissieux
2011–2012	FC Lyon
2012–2015	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Lyon B	55	(4)
2015–2018	Lyon	2	(0)
2016–2017	→ Bourg en Bresse (loan)	37	(5)
2017–2018	→ Nîmes (loan)	31	(4)
2018–2021	Rennes	79	(3)
2021–	Brest	74	(12)
International career
2018–2019	France U21	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:34, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Romain Del Castillo (born 29 March 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Ligue 1 club Brest. ^[1]

Club career

Lyon

Del Castillo is a youth exponent from Lyon. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 20 November 2015 against OGC Nice replacing Sergi Darder after 64 minutes in a 3–0 away defeat. ^[2]

Del Castillo was loaned to Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 for the 2016–17 season, and after a successful season was loaned again to Nîmes Olympique in September 2017 for the 2017–18 season. ^[3]

Rennes

On 20 June 2018, Del Castillo signed a four-year deal with fellow Ligue 1 side Rennes who agreed a €2 million transfer fee with Lyon. ^[4]

Brest

On 31 August 2021, Del Castillo signed with fellow Breton side Brest. ^[5]

International career

Del Castillo was born in France, and is of Spanish descent through his paternal grandparents. ^[6] He is a youth international for France, and represented the France U21s in a 2–0 win over the Montenegro U21s on 27 March 2018. ^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 April 2024 ^{[1] [8]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		League cup [lower-alpha 2]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyon	2015–16	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Bourg en Bresse (loan)	2016–17	Ligue 2	37	5	0	0	1	0	—		—		38	5
Lyon B	2017–18	National 2	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
Nîmes (loan)	2017–18	Ligue 2	31	4	3	0	0	0	—		—		34	4
Rennes	2018–19	Ligue 1	29	0	2	0	1	0	4 [lower-alpha 3]	0	—		36	0
	2019–20		21	2	5	0	1	0	5 [lower-alpha 3]	0	1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	33	2
	2020–21		25	0	1	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 5]	0	—		30	0
	2021–22		3	0	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 6]	1	—		5	1
	Total		78	2	8	0	2	0	15	1	1	0	104	3
Rennes B	2019–20	National 3	1	1	—		—		—		—		1	1
Brest	2021–22	Ligue 1	19	0	0	0	—		—		—		19	0
	2022–23		27	6	0	0	—		—		—		27	6
	2023–24		28	6	3	0	—		—		—		31	6
	Total		74	12	3	0	—		—		—		77	12
Career total			226	24	14	0	3	0	15	1	1	0	259	25

1. Includes Coupe de France
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance(s) in Trophée des champions
5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
6. Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Rennes

• Coupe de France: 2018–19

References

1. "France - Del Castillo - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
2. "Nice vs. Lyon - 20 November 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
3. "Romain Del Castillo (OL) prêté à Nîmes". L'Équipe.
4. "Romain Del Castillo rejoint Rennes (officiel)". L'Équipe. 20 June 2018.
5. "Transferts : Romain Del Castillo (Rennes) file à Brest". L'Équipe. 31 August 2021.
6. "Football / Ligue 2 : Romain Del Castillo, la vie de château à Nîmes".
7. "Match - Monténégro - France - FFF".
8. "Romain Del Castillo L'EQUIPE Profile". L'Equipe . Retrieved 7 March 2016.

External links

• Romain Del Castillo at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Romain Del Castillo at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)