Alexis Castro (born 18 October 1994) is an Argentine professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

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for Tigre in the

Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). Th ...

Career

Born in

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, Castro started his career with

Club Atlético Tigre Club Atlético Tigre is an Argentine professional football club located in Victoria, Buenos Aires. Tigre currently plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football league system, having secured promotion as the 2021 Pri ...

in 2011. He made his professional debut for the club on 30 March 2015 against

Defensa y Justicia Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.

. He started the match and played 75 minutes as the match ended 0–0. Castro scored his first goals on 7 March 2016, scoring a hattrick against

Atlético Tucumán Club Atlético Tucumán (mostly known as Atlético Tucumán) is an Argentinian football club based in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán of Tucumán Province. Although several sports are practised at the club, Atlético is mostly known for its fo ...

. His hattrick helped Tigre win 5–0.

Career statistics

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AFA Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Castro, Alexis 1994 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Buenos Aires Club Atlético Tigre footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Defensa y Justicia footballers Club Tijuana footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Argentine Primera División players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico