Erick Castillo
Ecuadorian footballer (born 1995)
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Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo, better known as "La Culebra" (born 5 February 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Peruvian club Alianza Lima and the Ecuador national team.[1]
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Castillo in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alianza Lima | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Norte América | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → LDU Loja (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2014–2018 | Barcelona SC | 90 | (13) |
| 2014 | → Olmedo (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Tijuana | 36 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Santos Laguna (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | → Juárez (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Barcelona SC (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2023 | Aucas | 23 | (3) |
| 2024 | Vitória | 14 | (1) |
| 2024 | Coritiba | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | Alianza Lima | 27 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Ecuador | 4 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2019 | |||
Club career
Born in Eloy Alfaro, Esmeraldas, Castillo joined Independiente del Valle's youth setup in 2011. After failing to make his breakthrough, he signed a contract with Norte América and subsequently signed for LDU Loja on loan.[2]
Castillo made his professional debut on 29 March 2013, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Emelec.[3] His first goal came on 25 August, the opener in a 3–1 home win against Barcelona.[4]
On 7 January 2014 Castillo joined Barcelona,[5] but was subsequently loaned to Olmedo for one year. He was converted into a left back during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation.[6]
Back to Barcelona, Castillo mainly featured as a substitute during his first two seasons. On 26 February 2017, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against El Nacional.[7]
International career
Career statistics
- As of 11 February 2026.[10]
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Independiente del Valle | Serie A | 2012 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| LDU Loja | Serie A | 2013 | 28 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| Olmedo | Serie A | 2014 | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Barcelona SC | Serie A | 2015 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 32 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 2017 | 28 | 5 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | ||||
| 2018 | 20 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 5 | ||||
| Tijuana | Liga MX | 2018-19 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| Santos Laguna | Liga MX | 2019-20 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| Juárez | Liga MX | 2020-21 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Tijuana | Liga MX | 2021-22 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Barcelona SC | Serie A | 2022 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 31 | 2 | |
| Total | 110 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 15 | ||
| Aucas | Serie A | 2023 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 30 | 5 | |
| Vitória | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 2024 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Coritiba | Campeonato Brasileiro Série B | 2024 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Alianza Lima | Liga 1 | 2025 | 27 | 6 | — | 18 | 6 | — | 45 | 12 | ||
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 319 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 53 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 393 | 46 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.[11]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 September 2019 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States |  Peru | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |