Carlos Castro García (born 1 June 1995), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a

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for Dinamo Tbilisi.

Club career

Born in Ujo, Asturias, Castro graduated with Sporting de Gijón's youth setup. He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2011–12 campaign, aged only 16, in

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. On 2 September 2014 Castro signed a four-year professional deal with the club, and was definitely promoted to the main squad in

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. Eight days later he made his professional debut, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Real Valladolid for the season's Copa del Rey. Castro made his league debut on the 28th, again from the bench in a 1–1 draw against the same club. On 12 October he scored his first professional goal, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 home win against

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. On 9 November 2014, Castro scored a brace in a 3–1 home win against Real Zaragoza. He added another on 22 February of the following year, in a 4–1 routing of CD Mirandés also at the '' El Molinón''. Castro made his La Liga debut on 23 September 2015, replacing

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in a 1–2 away loss against Rayo Vallecano. Four days later he scored his first goal in the category, but in a home defeat to Real Betis for the same scoreline. On 10 July 2018, Castro signed a two-year deal with

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in the second division. The following 29 January, after being rarely used, he moved to fellow league team Elche CF on loan until the end of the season. On 16 July 2019, Castro moved to fellow second division side

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also in a temporary deal. On 7 October 2020, Castro moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a contract with

FC Dinamo Tbilisi FC Dinamo Tbilisi ( ka, დინამო თბილისი, ) is a Georgian professional football club based in Tbilisi, Georgia, that competes in the Erovnuli Liga, the top flight of Georgian football. Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the mo ...

until December 2022. On 8 June 2021, Castro returned to his country, signed with third division side Racing Santander.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Castro, Carlos 1995 births Living people Footballers from Mieres, Asturias Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Sporting de Gijón B players Sporting de Gijón players RCD Mallorca players Elche CF players CD Lugo players FC Dinamo Tbilisi players Racing de Santander players Kings League players Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country) Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country)