Tomás Castro Ponce
Argentine footballer (born 2001)
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Tomás Ezequiel Castro Ponce (born 3 March 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Atlanta of the Primera Nacional, the second division in Argentine football league system.[3] He comes from River Plate's academy in the Primera Division.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomás Ezequiel Castro Ponce | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Concarán, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlanta | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Escuela de Fútbol EFIC | |||
| 2014–2021 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2025 | River Plate | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Godoy Cruz (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Almagro (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2026– | Atlanta | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:59, 22 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
Castro Ponce is a product of the River Plate youth system, having joined in 2014 from Escuela de Fútbol EFIC.[4][5][6] He notably scored goals against Millonarios and Libertad at the 2020 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Paraguay.[3][7] He made the breakthrough into Marcelo Gallardo's first-team squad later that year, appearing as an unused substitute in early November for Copa de la Liga Profesional victories away to Godoy Cruz and Banfield.[3][8][9] Castro Ponce made his senior debut in the same competition on 28 November against Rosario Central, featuring for the final eight minutes of a two-goal away win.[3][10][11][12]
On 5 January 2022, Ponce joined Godoy Cruz on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 29 November 2020.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 2020–21[nb 1] | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Notes
- Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.