Jesús Abdallah Castillo Molina (born 11 June 2001) is a Peruvian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Gil Vicente and the Peru national team.

Club career

In July 2023, Castillo left

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in Peru to join Portuguese club Gil Vicente.

International career

Castillo made his debut for the Peru national team in 2022. By 2024, during

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, he had become a regular in the team's lineup.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Castillo goal.''

Honours

Sporting Cristal *

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* Copa Bicentenario:

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References

2001 births Living people Footballers from Callao Peruvian men's footballers 21st-century Peruvian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Peruvian Primera División players Primeira Liga players Sporting Cristal footballers Gil Vicente F.C. players Peru men's international footballers Peruvian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal 2024 Copa América players {{Peru-footy-midfielder-stub