Romain Del Castillo
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 Del Castillo in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Vénissieux, France | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brest | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2007 | Mions FC | ||
| 2007–2010 | Saint-Priest | ||
| 2010–2011 | US Vénissieux | ||
| 2011–2012 | FC Lyon | ||
| 2012–2015 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Lyon B | 55 | (4) |
| 2015–2018 | Lyon | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Bourg-Péronnas (loan) | 37 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | → Nîmes (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2018–2021 | Rennes | 79 | (3) |
| 2021– | Brest | 105 | (20) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | France U21 | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2025 | |||
Romain Del Castillo (born 29 March 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Ligue 1 club Brest.[1]
Lyon
Del Castillo is a youth exponent from Lyon. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 20 November 2015 against Nice replacing Sergi Darder after 64 minutes in a 3–0 away defeat.[2]
Del Castillo was loaned to Bourg-Péronnas for the 2016–17 season, and after a successful season was loaned again to Nîmes in September 2017 for the 2017–18 season.[3]
Rennes
On 20 June 2018, Del Castillo signed a four-year deal with fellow Ligue 1 side Rennes who agreed a €2 million transfer fee with Lyon.[4] On 26 August 2021, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 3–1 away win over Rosenborg during the Europa Conference League play-off round.[5]
Brest
On 31 August 2021, Del Castillo signed with fellow Breton side Brest.[6] In November 2023, he extended his contract until 2027.[7] In the 2023–24 season, he contributed to his club's impressive campaign,[8] being their top scorer with 8 goals,[9] as they secured a third-place finish in the league and first ever qualification to the UEFA Champions League.[10]
International career
Del Castillo was born in France, and is of Spanish descent through his paternal grandparents.[11] He is a youth international for France, and represented the France U21s in a 2–0 win over the Montenegro U21s on 27 March 2018.[12]