Julio Castro (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio Alfonso Castro Gutiérrez | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Talca, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2016 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Rangers | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Deportes Linares | – | (–) |
| 2020–2022 | Unión San Felipe | 73 | (21) |
| 2023–2024 | Cobresal | 18 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | Deportes Temuco | 28 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 January 2026 | |||
Julio Alfonso Castro Gutiérrez (born 19 August 1996) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward.
Born in Talca, Chile, Castro was trained at Rangers de Talca and made his professional debut in 2017.[2][3][4] The next two seasons, he played for Deportes Linares, winning the 2019 Tercera A, scoring 19 goals. He was awarded as the best amateur player in Chilean football by Círculo de Periodistas Deportivos de Chile [es] (CPD) (Sports Journalists Circle of Chile).[5]
In January 2020, Castro joined Unión San Felipe[6] and spent three years with them.[7][8]
In 2023, Castro signed with Cobresal in the Chilean Primera División[9][10] and took part in the 2023 Copa Sudamericana[11] and the 2024 Copa Libertadores.[12] He also was a regular player during the 2023 Chilean Primera División, where they were the runners-up.[13]
On 8 July 2024, Castro signed with Deportes Temuco.[14] He suffered an ACL injury on 2 July 2025 in the match against Audax Italiano for the Copa Chile.[15][16]