Nicolás Eduardo Castro (born 11 May 1990) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a winger or

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for

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Career

Castro started with Gimnasia y Esgrima, signing in 2004. In 2009, Castro was loaned to

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. One goal in twenty-three appearances followed. He returned to his parent club in 2010, subsequently making his debut in the

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versus

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on 30 November 2011. A second loan spell away arrived in August 2012, with the midfielder signing for

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. He made his bow in a 3–1 loss to Rivadavia on 26 August. Castro left Gimnasia y Esgrima in 2013, joining Unión Mar del Plata. Season two ended with promotion. After scoring goals versus

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and

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires. ...

in his debut second tier campaign as they were relegated, Castro then completed a move to

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to remain in

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. Castro played in fifty-seven games and netted seven goals across all competitions in two seasons with Chacarita Juniors, with his last two goals coming in a 3–0 win over Estudiantes in April 2017. In the succeeding August, having suffered his second career relegation,

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completed the signing of Castro. Thirteen appearances occurred with them. Ten months later, Castro agreed to join his seventh senior team in

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. His first appearance was in a fixture with Olimpo on 26 August, as he featured for eighty-five minutes before being substituted for

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