Gastón Alexander del Castillo (born 10 June 1997) is an Argentine professional
footballer who plays as a
forward
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for
Saltillo FC in Mexico.
Career
Born in
Avellaneda
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, Castillo was promoted to train with the
Independiente first-team in August 2015.
He made his professional debut for the club on 30 April 2016 in the
Primera División
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against
San Lorenzo
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. He came on as a 79th minute substitute for
Leandro Fernández as Independiente lost 1–0.
On 30 August 2016, Castillo was loaned to
Segunda División
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side
Cádiz CF
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, for one year. He joined
Arsenal de Sarandí on loan in August 2017.
In August 2019, Castillo was transferred to
Saltillo FC in the Liga Premier Mexicana (3rd Division).
Hermano del ‘Kun’ Agüero jugará con el Saltillo FC
, zocalo.com.mx, 10 August 2019
Personal life
Castillo is the brother of fellow footballers Mauricio del Castillo
Mauricio Jordan del Castillo Agüero (born 10 March 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Independiente.
Club career
del Castillo started his senior career with Independiente in 2016. On 3 July, del Castill ...
and Sergio Agüero.
Career statistics
References
External links
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1997 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Avellaneda
Argentine footballers
Association football forwards
Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Segunda División players
Cádiz CF B players
Cádiz CF players
Arsenal de Sarandí footballers
Argentine expatriate footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate footballers in Mexico