Fran Castillo
Spanish footballer
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Francisco "Fran" Castillo Viñolo (born 30 January 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for CD Castellón.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Castillo Viñolo | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Alhaurín de la Torre, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Castellón | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Alhaurín de la Torre | ||
| 2012–2013 | La Mosca | ||
| 2013–2014 | Tiro Pichón | ||
| 2014–2015 | San Félix | ||
| 2015–2016 | Málaga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Málaga B | 19 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Albacete B | 74 | (12) |
| 2019–2020 | Albacete | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Alhaurino | 25 | (4) |
| 2021–2025 | Juventud Torremolinos | 125 | (42) |
| 2025–2026 | Ibiza | 29 | (9) |
| 2026– | Castellón | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026 | |||
Career
Born in Alhaurín de la Torre, Málaga, Andalusia, Castillo represented Alhaurín de la Torre CF, UD La Mosca, CD Tiro Pichón and CD San Félix before joining Málaga CF's Juvenil squad in June 2015.[1] In July 2016, he was promoted to the reserves in Tercera División,[2] and made his senior debut during the season.
On 12 January 2018, after spending the first six months of the campaign without featuring for Atlético Malagueño, Castillo signed for Albacete Balompié and was initially assigned to the B-team also in the fourth division.[3] He made his first team debut on 18 December 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Manu Fuster in a 1–0 Copa del Rey away win over CD Tudelano.[4]
On 17 September 2020, after one further first team match for Alba, Castillo moved to CD Alhaurino in his hometown.[5] In the following year, he signed for Juventud de Torremolinos CF in the newly-created Tercera División RFEF, and quickly became a key unit for the side, contributing with three promotions in his four-season spell and scoring a career-best 17 goals in the 2024–25 season.[6][7]
On 24 June 2025, Castillo agreed to a deal with Primera Federación side UD Ibiza, after the club triggered his release clause.[8] On 3 July of the following year, after being the top scorer of the Balearic side, he joined Segunda División club CD Castellón on a three-year contract.[9]