Manuel Castro

Uruguayan footballer (born 1995)

Manuel Castro
Personal information
Full name Luis Manuel Castro Cáceres
Date of birth (1995-09-27) 27 September 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Durazno, Uruguay
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger[2]
Team information
Current team
 Juárez
Number 17
Youth career
Montevideo Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Montevideo Wanderers 76 (17)
2019–2022 Estudiantes 63 (9)
2020 → Atlanta United (loan) 9 (0)
2023– Juárez 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:25, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Luis Manuel Castro Cáceres (born 27 September 1995) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Liga MX club Juárez.[1]

Career

Castro's career started in his homeland with Montevideo Wanderers, manager Alfredo Arias promoted the midfielder into his first-team squad during the 2014–15 Uruguayan Primera División season.[1][3] Having been an unused substitute for matches with El Tanque Sisley, Rampla Juniors and Tacuarembó, Castro made his first professional appearance in a 1–0 loss away to Sud América on 6 December 2014.[1] That was his sole appearance that season, with just two more coming in 2015–16.[1] Castro featured fifteen times in the next campaign, whilst scoring his first three senior goals; including his opener over Nacional in September 2016.[1]

In total, Castro appeared in eighty-seven matches for Montevideo Wanderers across five years, a spell in which he netted seventeen goals; notably eleven of which came in 2018, which was his last season with the club.[1] On 4 January 2019, Castro joined Argentine Primera División side Estudiantes; signing a three-year contract.[1][4][5] After debuting in a home loss to Vélez Sarsfield on 28 January, he netted his first goal on 18 February against Argentinos Juniors.[1] Further goals versus Talleres and, in the Copa Argentina, Sarmiento occurred across thirty total appearances in his first twelve months with Estudiantes.[1]

Midway through Castro's second season with Estudiantes he joined Major League Soccer's Atlanta United on a six-month loan, with an option for the club to extend the deal for the rest of the season.[6] He made his debut in the CONCACAF Champions League on 11 March as Atlanta lost 3–0 at the Estadio Azteca to América.[1] The club, during the season's delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, exercised their loan extension option on 29 June.[7] After three appearances in the MLS is Back Tournament, Castro made his regular season bow in a win over Orlando City on 29 August.[1] His loan ended on 24 November, after the winger had appeared eleven times; though just three were as a starter.[1]

Career statistics

As of 22 December 2020.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Montevideo Wanderers 2014–15 Uruguayan Primera División 1 0 — — 0 0 0 0 1 0
2015–16 2 0 — — — 0 0 2 0
2016 15 3 — — 5[a] 0 0 0 20 3
2017 25 3 — — 4[b] 0 0 0 29 3
2018 33 11 — — 2[b] 0 0 0 35 11
Total 76 17 — — 11 0 0 0 87 17
Estudiantes 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 9 1 1 1 3 0 — 0 0 13 2
2019–20 14 1 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 17 1
2020–21[nb 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 23 2 4 1 3 0 — 0 0 30 3
Atlanta United (loan) 2020 Major League Soccer 10 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 109 19 4 1 3 0 12 0 0 0 128 20
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the CONCACAF Champions League

Notes

  1. ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Uruguay - M. Castro". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. ^ Profile at WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
  3. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de LUIS CASTRO". BDFA. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Wanderers confirmó la transferencia de Manuel Castro a Estudiantes de La Plata". Fútbol. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Manuel Castro a Estudiantes". Tenfield. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Atlanta United signs Manuel Castro on loan from Estudiantes". Atlanta United. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Atlanta United announces roster moves". Atlanta United. Atlanta United Communications. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

External links

  • Manuel Castro at Soccerway
  • Manuel Castro at BeSoccer
  • Manuel Castro at Soccerbase
  • Manuel Castro at Fichajes.com (in Spanish)
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