Erick Castillo

Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo (born 5 February 1995) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Santos Laguna. Mainly a winger, he can also play as a left back.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Castillo and the second or maternal family name is Arroyo.
Erick Castillo
Personal information
Full name Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo
Date of birth (1995-02-05) 5 February 1995
Place of birth Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Santos Laguna
Number 13
Youth career
2011–2013 Independiente DV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Norte América 0 (0)
2013 → LDU Loja (loan) 28 (1)
2014–2018 Barcelona SC 90 (13)
2014 → Olmedo (loan) 29 (0)
2019 Tijuana 24 (2)
2019– Santos Laguna 10 (3)
National team‡
2019– Ecuador 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 August 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2019

Club career

Born in Eloy Alfaro, Esmeraldas, Castillo joined Independiente del Valle's youth setup in 2011. After failing to make his breakthrough, he signed a contract with Norte América and subsequently signed for LDU Loja on loan.[1]

Castillo made his professional debut on 29 March 2013, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Emelec.[2] His first goal came on 25 August, the opener in a 3–1 home win against Barcelona.[3]

On 7 January 2014 Castillo joined Barcelona,[4] but was subsequently loaned to Olmedo for one year. He was converted into a left back during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation.[5]

Back to Barcelona, Castillo mainly featured as a substitute during his first two seasons. On 26 February 2017, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against El Nacional.[6]

International career

On 5 September 2019 Castillo made his debut appearance for Ecuador against Peru, where he scored to only goal in a 1–0 win.[7][8]

Career statistics
As of 25 September 2017[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
LDU Loja 2013 Serie A 281—4[lower-alpha 1]0—321
Olmedo 2014 Serie A 290———290
Barcelona SC 2015 Serie A 101———101
2016 322—2[lower-alpha 1]0—342
2017 225—7[lower-alpha 2]0—295
Subtotal 648—90—738
Career total 121900130001349
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

International goals
Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.[10]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 September 2019Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States Peru1–01–0Friendly

References
  1. "Conoce más sobre Erick Castillo, el jugador que anotó para BSC frente a LDUQ" [Know more about Erick Castillo, the player who scored for BSC against LDUQ] (in Spanish). EcuaGol. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. "Emelec gana 2–1 a Liga de Loja" [Emelec defeat Liga de Loja by 2–1] (in Spanish). La República. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. "Liga de Loja derrotó 3–1 a Barcelona" [Liga de Loja defeated Barcelona by 3–1] (in Spanish). El Universo. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. "Barcelona SC ficha a tres prometedores juveniles" [Barcelona SC sign three promising youngsters] (in Spanish). EcuaGol. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. ""Lucharé por ganarme un puesto"" ["I will fight to win a place"] (in Spanish). Hincha Amarillo. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. "Barcelona ganó 3–2 a El Nacional con goles de Castillo y Álvez" [Barcelona defeated El Nacional by 3–2 with goals from Castillo and Álvez] (in Spanish). El Universo. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  7. "PERU VS. ECUADOR 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  8. "Highlights: Castillo Hits On Counter To Give Ecuador 1-0 Friendly Win Over Peru". BeIN Sports. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  9. Erick Castillo at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  10. "Erick Castillo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.