Juan Diego Castillo
Colombian footballer (born 2003)
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Juan Diego Castillo Reyes (born 13 January 2003) is a Colombian professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Diego Castillo Reyes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória de Guimarães | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cardozo | |||
| Sarmiento Lora | |||
| 2019 | Fortaleza C.E.I.F. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2025 | Fortaleza C.E.I.F. | 105 | (0) |
| 2025– | Vitória de Guimarães | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Colombia U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Colombia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Colombia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Colombia U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | Colombia U23 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 | |||
Club career
Castillo began his career with a club named "Cardozo" and the Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora, before joining Fortaleza C.E.I.F. at the age of sixteen.[2][3] In March 2021, following his first full season with the Fortaleza first team, he was named by the CIES Football Observatory as one of the most promising young footballers in the world.[4] In pre-season ahead of the 2023 season, he gained national attention after performing a "scorpion kick" save, popularised by compatriot René Higuita.[5]
On 30 June 2025, Castillo joined Portuguese Primeira Liga club Vitória de Guimarães on a four-year contract.[6] On 10 January 2026, Castillo was on the bench in the Portuguese Taça da Liga final against Braga in which Vitória Guimarães won 2–1.
International career
Castillo has represented Colombia at under-15, under-17 and under-20 level.[1][4] He was called up to the under-20 squad in March 2023, but found himself culpable for two mistakes leading to goals in the 2–0 friendly loss to Wales.[7] He was called up again ahead of the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, stating that the opportunity was a "dream come true".[3]
Honours
Vitória SC
Personal life
He is the nephew of Bréiner Castillo.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 November 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fortaleza C.E.I.F. | 2020 | Categoría Primera B | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Categoría Primera A | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 105 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 112 | 0 | ||||
| Vitória de Guimarães | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 112 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- Includes Copa Colombia