Juliana Castro Irizábal (born 28 June 1991) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Club Nacional de Football. She has been a member of the Uruguay women's national team.

Juliana Castro
Personal information
Full name Juliana Castro Irizábal
Date of birth (1991-06-28) 28 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Trinidad, Flores, Uruguay
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Nacional
Youth career
1996–2004 Porongos
2004–2005 Inau
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Missouri Valley Vikings[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Inau (15)
2007 River Plate (24)
2008 Sportivo Artigas de Sauce (29)
2008–2009 Rampla Juniors (58)
2011–2015 Nacional 26 (37)
2015–2017 River Plate 44 (56)
2018– Nacional 33 (57)
International career
Uruguay U-20
2006 Uruguay 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 November 2006

College career

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Castro attended the Missouri Valley College in the United States.

Club career

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Castro played in Uruguay for Inau, River Plate, Sportivo Artigas de Sauce, Rampla Juniors and Nacional.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

International career

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Castro played for Uruguay at senior level in two Copa América Femenina editions (2006 and 2010).[8][9]

Personal life

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Castro's older brother, Gonzalo Castro, is also a professional footballer who plays for Club Nacional de Football as a winger.

References

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  1. ^ "Juliana Castro 2010 Women's Soccer". Missouri Valley College. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Juliana Castro quebró los récords de goleo en el historial del balompié femenino charrúa" (in Spanish). Ecos Regionales. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Club Nacional de Football - Femenino". AUF (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Club Atlético River Plate - Femenino". AUF (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Club Atlético River Plate - Femenino". AUF (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Club Nacional de Football - Femenino". AUF (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Club Nacional de Football - Femenino". AUF (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  8. ^ Juliana CastroFIFA competition record (archived)
  9. ^ "Uruguay viajó para disputar sudamericano femenino". Fútbol uy (in Spanish). 3 November 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2020.