Alessio Daniel Castro-Montes (born 17 May 1997) is a Belgian professional

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who plays for

Union SG Royale Union Saint-Gilloise , abbreviated to Union SG or USG, unofficially simply called Union, is a Belgian football club originally located in the municipality of Saint-Gilles, in Brussels, although since the 1920s it has been based at the Jos ...

Career

He started his football career at Gelmen V.V. under the coaching of his father, where also his three year older brother played. He was soon noticed by a scout from Standard Liège and shortly after moved to the club where he played for seven years. He later moved to

R.S.C. Anderlecht ; french: Les Mauves et Blancs) , short name = R.S.C.A. , founded = , ground = Constant Vanden Stock Stadium , capacity = 22,500 , owntitle = Chairman , owner = Wouter Vandenhaute , manager = Brian Riemer , ...

. On 17 June 2019, Eupen announced that they had sold Castro-Montes to

K.A.A. Gent Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent (, English: ''Royal Athletic Association Ghent''), often simply known as Ghent or by their nickname ' ( en, The Buffalos), is a Belgian sports club, based in the city of Ghent, East Flanders. Their football ...

. On 1 September 2023, Castro-Montes signed a three-year contract with

Personal life

Castro-Montes was born in Belgium to a Spanish father and a Belgian mother.

Career statistics

Honours

Gent * Belgian Cup: 2021–22 Union Saint-Gilloise * Belgian Cup: 2023-24

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Castro-Montes, Alessio 1997 births Living people Footballers from Sint-Truiden Belgian men's footballers Belgian people of Spanish descent Belgian Pro League players K.A.S. Eupen players Sint-Truidense V.V. players K.A.A. Gent players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players Men's association football midfielders