Francisco Castro Gamboa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Fernando Castro Gamboa | ||
| Date of birth | September 4, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Talagante, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Universidad de Chile | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Cobreloa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2010 | Cobreloa | 40 | (2) |
| 2010– | Universidad de Chile | 61 | (13) |
| 2013 | → U. Española (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Chile | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Francisco Fernando Castro Gamboa (born 4 September 1990 in Talagante, Chile) is an Chilean football player, that currently plays as forward for Universidad de Chile.
Career
In 2009 Castro ascended to the first team of Cobreloa, after playing 4 years on the youth club.[1] On August 11, 2010 he signed with Universidad de Chile with a free agent after leaving Cobreloa on his own,[2] but after claims of the ANFP and Cobreloa the player didn't sign a contract with Universidad de Chile, and he returned to Cobreloa. On August 18, Castro finally signed with Universidad de Chile after negotiations with Cobreloa, acquiring the 65% of the player, on 250.000 US dollars.[3] He scored his first goal with La U in a match against Unión San Felipe, for the 2011 Copa Chile. He was the top-scorer of La U in the 2011 Torneo de Clausura with 8 goals.
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