Carlos Castro García

Carlos Castro
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Castro García
Date of birth1 June 1995
Place of birthUjo, Spain
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Sporting Gijón
Number16
Youth career
Caudal
Real Oviedo
Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–2014Sporting B22(2)
2014–Sporting Gijón5(2)
National team‡
2014–Spain U211(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2014
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Castro and the second or maternal family name is García.

Carlos Castro García (born 1 June 1995), is a Spanish 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 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]

References

  1. ↑ Carlos Castro y Julio, con ficha del primer equipo (Carlos Castro and Julio, with first-team place); El Comercio, 2 September 2014 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ El Valladolid demuestra su experiencia (Valladolid shows their experience); Marca, 10 September 2014 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ Carlos Castro lanza al Sporting (Carlos Castro launches Sporting); Marca, 12 October 2014 (Spanish)

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