Federico Gastón Castro (born 28 August 1992) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a forward for

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Career

Castro started in Defensa y Justicia's youth, before moving to

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who selected him for his senior bow on 21 October 2012 in a 4–1 victory over

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. Months later, Castro went across

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to Cambaceres. Twenty appearances followed. A move to fellow third tier outfit

Defensores de Belgrano Club Atlético Defensores de Belgrano (usually known as Defensores de Belgrano) is an Argentine sports club from Nuñez, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in Primera Nacional, the regionalised sec ...

was completed on 30 June 2014. He scored on his club debut, netting a winner over Alvarado on the way to five overall goals; including a brace over Talleres. In January 2015, Castro joined Primera División's

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. His pro league bow came months later versus

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. Having featured four times in the 2015 campaign for Sarmiento, they loaned him out in early 2016 to Santamarina of

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. He subsequently scored in matches against Instituto and Gimnasia y Esgrima as they finished thirteenth. Defensores de Belgrano resigned Castro ahead of the 2016–17 Torneo Federal A. Fifty-six fixtures and fourteen goals occurred across two seasons with them. On 30 June 2018, Castro signed with

Independiente Rivadavia Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia (mostly known simply as Independiente Rivadavia) is a football club from Mendoza, Argentina. The team currently plays in Primera B Nacional, the second major league in Argentine Football league system. In ...

in Primera B Nacional. Twenty-seven total appearances and seven goals occurred, including two in the end of season promotion play-offs versus Nueva Chicago. In July 2019, Castro went abroad after agreeing terms with Chilean Primera División side

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* 1992 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Torneo Argentino A players Primera C Metropolitana players Torneo Federal A players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Chilean Primera División players Deportivo Maipú players Defensores de Cambaceres footballers Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo players Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers Club y Biblioteca Ramón Santamarina footballers Independiente Rivadavia footballers Club Deportivo Palestino footballers Curicó Unido footballers {{Argentina-footy-forward-1990s-stub