Carlos Castro García
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Castro García | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Ujo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | CD Ujo | ||
| 2006–2008 | Caudal | ||
| 2008–2009 | Oviedo | ||
| 2009–2013 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Sporting B | 22 | (4) |
| 2014– | Sporting Gijón | 55 | (15) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2016. | |||
Carlos Castro García (born 1 June 1995), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón as a forward.
Club career
Born in Ujo, Asturias, Castro graduated with Sporting de Gijón's youth setup. He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2011–12 campaign, aged only 16, in Segunda División B.
On 2 September 2014 Castro signed a four-year professional deal with the club, and was definitely promoted to the main squad in Segunda División.[1] Eight days later he made his professional debut, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Real Valladolid for the season's Copa del Rey.[2]
Castro made his league debut on the 28th, again from the bench in a 1–1 draw against the same club.[3] On 12 October he scored his first professional goal, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 home win against CD Leganés.[4]
On 9 November 2014, Castro scored a brace in a 3–1 home win against Real Zaragoza.[5] He added another on 22 February of the following year, in a 4–1 routing of CD Mirandés also at the El Molinón.[6]
Castro made his La Liga debut on 23 September 2015, replacing Miguel Ángel Guerrero in a 1–2 away loss against Rayo Vallecano.[7] Four days later he scored his first goal in the category, but in a home defeat to Real Betis for the same scoreline.[8]
References
- ↑ Carlos Castro y Julio, con ficha del primer equipo (Carlos Castro and Julio, with first-team place); El Comercio, 2 September 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Valladolid demuestra su experiencia (Valladolid shows their experience); Marca, 10 September 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Valladolid deja escapar en la recta final el liderato de Segunda (Valladolid lets the Segunda leadership slips in the end); Marca, 28 September 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Carlos Castro lanza al Sporting (Carlos Castro launches Sporting); Marca, 12 October 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ El único invicto se sitúa tercero tras imponerse con claridad (The only unbeaten places third after clearly imposing itself); Marca, 9 November 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Sporting acaba goleando y alcanza a la UD en el liderato (Sporting ends up routing and reaches UD in the leadership); Marca, 22 February 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Rayo sabe contemporizar ante un valiente Sporting (Rayo knows how to use time against a valiant Sporting); Marca, 23 September 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ Castro castiga la inocencia asturiana (Castro punishes the Asturians' innocence); Marca, 27 September 2015 (Spanish)
External links
- Carlos Castro profile at BDFutbol
- Carlos Castro profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Carlos Castro profile at Soccerway