Milton Casco
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 Casco with River Plate in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Milton Óscar Casco[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | María Grande, Entre Ríos, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atlético Nacional | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlético María Grande | |||||||||||||||||
| Gimnasia LP | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Gimnasia LP | 73 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Newell's Old Boys | 82 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2025 | River Plate | 210 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Atlético Nacional | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Argentina | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:29, 9 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Milton Óscar Casco (born 11 April 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as left-back for Atlético Nacional.
Born in María Grande, Entre Ríos Province, Casco began his professional career with Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata of the Argentine Primera División in 2009. In July 2012 he signed for Newell's Old Boys under manager Gerardo Martino, who bought 50% of his economic rights.[3]
In August 2015, Casco was close to a €2.5 million move to French club Olympique de Marseille. The transfer fell through when compatriot Marcelo Bielsa unexpectedly resigned as the Ligue 1 team's manager.[4]
On 9 September 2015, Casco signed a three-year contract with CA River Plate, with the Buenos Aires–based club purchasing 85% of his economic rights for $3 million.[5] He made his debut four days later in the Superclásico against arch-rivals Boca Juniors, a 1–0 home loss.[6] On 18 July 2017 he signed an extension until June 2020.[7] On 12 February 2021 he signed an extension until December 2023.[8] On 13 September 2022, he extended his contract until December 2025.[9]
On 6 January 2026, Casco signed with Atlético Nacional.[10]
International career
On 27 May, uncapped Casco was selected by coach Gerardo Martino for the 2015 Copa América in Chile.[11] He made his debut in a preparation friendly on 7 June at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, filling in for Facundo Roncaglia for the final 29 minutes of a 5–0 win over Bolivia;[12] however, he did not feature in the tournament, in which his country lost to the hosts in the final.
Absent from the national team since the 2015 tournament, Casco was a surprise inclusion for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil, with Lionel Scaloni picking him ahead of Gabriel Mercado.[13] He played one game of a third-place finish, the 1–1 group draw with Paraguay at the Mineirão.[14]
