Lucas Nahuel Castro (born 9 April 1989) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays for
Sarmiento Sarmiento may refer to:
Places Argentina
*Sarmiento Department, San Juan, a subdivision of the San Juan Province
*Sarmiento Department, Santiago del Estero, a subdivision of the Santiago del Estero Province
*Sarmiento Department, Chubut, a subdivi ...
, as a
winger.
Club career
Gimnasia La Plata
Castro began his career within the youth ranks of Argentine club
Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (; ''La Plata Gymnastics and Fencing Club''), also known simply as Gimnasia, is an Argentine professional sports club based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1887 as "Club de Gimnasia ...
in 2003.
After 68 appearances and 6 goals for his hometown club, Castro transferred to
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club de Avellaneda, officially known as Racing Club or shortened to just Racing, is an Argentine professional sports club based in Avellaneda, a city of the Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered o ...
.
Racing Club
In July 2011, Castro completed a transfer to Argentine rivals
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club de Avellaneda, officially known as Racing Club or shortened to just Racing, is an Argentine professional sports club based in Avellaneda, a city of the Buenos Aires Province. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered o ...
after being signed by Manager
Diego Simeone
Diego Pablo Simeone González (; ; born 28 April 1970, nicknamed El Cholo (), is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder; he has been the manager of Atlético Madrid since December 2011.
In his cl ...
. Castro played mainly on the left wing and
Mauro Camoranesi
Mauro Germán Camoranesi Serra (, ; born 4 October 1976) is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a right midfielder or right winger.
Camoranesi began his career in Argentina in 1995, where he played for Aldosivi and B ...
usually playing on the right wing. In his only season with the club, he scored 6 goals in 29 league appearances.
Calcio Catania
On 20 July 2012, Castro signed for Italian Serie A club
Catania for €2.5 million on a five-year contract.
Chievo Verona
On 29 June 2015, Castro signed with
Chievo
Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige.
It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona, which competes in the second ...
.
Cagliari
On 30 June 2018, Castro signed with
Cagliari.
SPAL
On 31 January 2020, he joined
SPAL
Società Polisportiva Ars et Labor, commonly known as S.P.A.L. (), is a professional football club based in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The team plays in Serie B, the second tier of the Italian football league system.
Founded in 1907, sinc ...
on loan. As certain performance conditions were met, SPAL were obligated to purchase his rights.
Turkey
On 19 January 2021, Castro signed with Turkish club
Fatih Karagümrük
Fatih () is a district of and a municipality (''belediye'') in Istanbul, Turkey, and home to almost all of the provincial authorities (including the governor's office, police headquarters, metropolitan municipality and tax office) but not the co ...
. In August 2021 he moved to
Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor Kulübü is a sports club based in Adana, Turkey. Founded by railway workers in 1940, the club is competitive in football, watersports, racquet sports and martial arts. Football team's thriving success at the Adana League and the ...
.
International career
In 2011, Castro was called up to the
Argentina
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national side by the then manager
Alejandro Sabella
Alejandro Javier Sabella (; 5 November 19548 December 2020) was an Argentine football player and manager. Born in Buenos Aires, he began his playing career with River Plate in his home country before moving to England in 1978 to play for Sheff ...
for a friendly match against
Brazil
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.
Career statistics
Club
References
External links
Argentine Primera statisticsat Fútbol XXI
goal.comcalciocatania.it(Lucas Nahuel Castro, scatto e dribbling)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Castro, Lucas
1989 births
Living people
Footballers from La Plata
Argentine footballers
Association football wingers
Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
Catania S.S.D. players
A.C. ChievoVerona players
Cagliari Calcio players
S.P.A.L. players
Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers
Adana Demirspor footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Süper Lig players
Argentine expatriate footballers
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers