Lucas Castro
Argentine professional footballer
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Lucas Nahuel Castro (born 9 April 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Gimnasia La Plata, as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Nahuel Castro | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gimnasia La Plata | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Gimnasia La Plata | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Gimnasia La Plata | 64 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Racing Club | 29 | (6) |
| 2012–2015 | Catania | 90 | (13) |
| 2015–2018 | Chievo | 92 | (11) |
| 2018–2020 | Cagliari | 27 | (3) |
| 2020 | → SPAL (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | SPAL | 11 | (3) |
| 2021 | Fatih Karagümrük | 16 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Adana Demirspor | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Sarmiento | 23 | (0) |
| 2023 | Huracán | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | Gimnasia La Plata | 67 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:12, 31 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Gimnasia La Plata
Castro began his career within the youth ranks of Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in 2003.[2]
After 68 appearances and 6 goals for his hometown club, Castro transferred to Racing Club de Avellaneda.[3]
Racing Club
In July 2011, Castro completed a transfer to Argentine rivals Racing Club de Avellaneda after being signed by Manager Diego Simeone.[4] Castro played mainly on the left wing, with Mauro Camoranesi usually playing on the right wing. In his only season with the club, he scored 6 goals in 29 league appearances.[1]
Calcio Catania
On 20 July 2012, Castro signed for Italian Serie A club Catania for €2.5 million on a five-year contract.[5]
Chievo Verona
Cagliari
SPAL
On 31 January 2020, he joined SPAL on loan. As certain performance conditions were met, SPAL were obligated to purchase his rights.[8]
Turkey
On 19 January 2021, Castro signed with Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük.[9] In August 2021 he moved to Adana Demirspor.[10]
International career
In 2011, Castro was called up to the Argentina national side by the then-manager Alejandro Sabella for a friendly match against Brazil.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 August 2020[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gimnasia de La Plata | 2008–09 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 33 | 2 | – | – | – | 33 | 2 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 30 | 4 | – | – | – | 30 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 64 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 6 | ||
| Racing Club | 2011–12 | Argentine Primera División | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 32 | 7 | ||
| Catania | 2012–13 | Serie A | 36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 3 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Serie B | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 6 | |||
| Total | 90 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 13 | ||
| Chievo | 2015–16 | Serie A | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 35 | 6 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 92 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 12 | ||
| Cagliari | 2018–19 | Serie A | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| SPAL (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 309 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 41 | ||