Alexis Castro (footballer, born 1984)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexis Nicolás Castro | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sarmiento Resistencia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Instituto | 24 | (1) |
| 2007 | Al-Ahli | ||
| 2007–2008 | Huracán | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Atlético Tucumán | 20 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | Atlético de Rafaela | 110 | (27) |
| 2012–2013 | Godoy Cruz | 52 | (5) |
| 2014–2017 | Newell's Old Boys | 33 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Sarmiento (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Aldosivi (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Atlético de Rafaela | 16 | (0) |
| 2019– | Sarmiento Resistencia | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2019 | |||
Alexis Nicolás Castro (born 23 January 1984) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sarmiento Resistencia[1][2]
Club
Castro started his career with Instituto in 2004,[3] he made 24 league appearances and scored one goal for the club before he left in 2007 to join UAE Arabian Gulf League side Al-Ahli.[4][5] However, his spell with Al-Ahli was short as he left soon after to return to Argentina and join Huracán but after just 8 appearances in one year with Huracán, he was soon on the move again as, in 2008, he agreed to sign for Atlético Tucumán.[1] 20 appearances and 12 months later, Castro departed Atlético Tucumán after winning the 2008–09 Primera B Nacional and joined Atlético de Rafaela.[1] In three years with Rafaela, Castro participated in 110 matches, scored 27 goals and won the 2010–11 Primera B Nacional.[1]
2012 saw a move firstly to Godoy Cruz and then to Newell's Old Boys. In June 2015, he was loaned out to Sarmiento.[3] He made 14 Argentine Primera División appearances for Sarmiento before returning to Newell's Old Boys.[1] In January 2016, Castro completed a loan move to Aldosivi and made his debut for the club on 6 February against Olimpo.[6]