Cristóbal Castillo
Chilean footballer (born 2003)
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Cristóbal Alonso Castillo Espinaza (born 4 February 2003) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportes Santa Cruz.
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Castillo with O'Higgins in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristóbal Alonso Castillo Espinaza | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Machalí, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Santa Cruz | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2021 | O'Higgins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2026 | O'Higgins | 42 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Deportes Santa Cruz (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2026– | Deportes Santa Cruz | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Chile U20 | 18 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 February 2023 | |||
Club career
Born in Machalí, Castillo came to O'Higgins at the age of 10. He became the team captain of the under-13 level, winning the 2016 Youth Football National Championship.[1] He made his professional debut in the 2021 Primera División match against Everton de Viña del Mar on 27 March.[2] In 2025, he was loaned out to Deportes Santa Cruz.[3] He left them in June 2026.[4]
In July 2026, Castillo rejoined Deportes Santa Cruz.[5]
International career
Castillo represented Chile U20 at the friendly tournament Copa Rául Coloma Rivas,[6] playing all the matches, and at three friendly matches against Paraguay U20[7][8] and Peru U20 on 2022.[9] In September 2022, he made three appearances in the Costa Cálida Supercup.[10] In the 2022 South American Games, he made three appearances.[11] In 2023, he made three appearances in the South American U20 Championship.
