Luís Leandro Castillo

Luís Leandro Castillo (born 12 February 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender.[1]

Luís Leandro Castillo
Personal information
Full name Luís Leandro Castillo
Date of birth (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Rosario del Tala, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Colón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Colón 62 (0)
2016–2017 Instituto 15 (1)
2018 Atlético Tala
2018–2020 Gimnasia y Esgrima 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Castillo started his career with Colón.[1][2] Having come through their academy, Castillo was promoted into the Primera División club's senior squad for the 2012–13 season to make his professional bow on 16 March 2013 against San Lorenzo.[1] He made fourteen appearances in his first season, before appearing twenty-five times in 2013–14 as they were relegated to the second tier.[1] Instant promotion back was won in his third campaign, with him participating in thirteen matches as they finished top of Zone A.[1] In July 2016, Instituto of Primera B Nacional signed Castillo.[1][3] He netted his first goal in a September draw with Douglas Haig.[1]

Instituto released Castillo in August 2017 after sixteen games and one goal for the club.[4] On 16 March 2018, Castillo joined regional side Atlético Tala; he had trained with the team since January.[4] Four months later, Castillo returned to Primera B Nacional with Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1] His first appearance came on 6 October in an away match against Quilmes.[1] He featured in a further five fixtures in 2018–19, before not playing at all in 2019–20 prior to being released at the end of the campaign.[1][5]

Career statistics

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As of 5 October 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
Colón 2011–12 Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2013–14 24 0 0 0 1[a] 0 25 0
2014 Primera B Nacional 13 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
2015 Primera División 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
2016 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 62 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 65 0
Instituto 2016–17 Primera B Nacional 15 1 1 0 0 0 16 1
Gimnasia y Esgrima 2018–19 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Career total 83 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 87 1
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera División play-offs

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Argentina - L. Castillo". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de LUIS CASTILLO". BDFA. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. ^ "En Instituto se sumó Leandro Luis Castillo". Mundo D - La Voz. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "UDL 2018: Leandro Castillo jugará en Atlético Tala". Super Deportivo. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  5. ^ "La situación de Gimnasia, varias bajas y algunas renovaciones". Diario Mendoza. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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