Nicolás Castillo

Nicolás Ignacio Castillo Mora (born 14 February 1993) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Mexican club América and the Chile national team.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Castillo and the second or maternal family name is Mora.
Nicolás Castillo
Castillo with Chile in 2016
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Ignacio Castillo Mora
Date of birth (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 América
Number 15
Youth career
2005–2011 Universidad Católica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Universidad Católica 52 (17)
2014–2016 Club Brugge 30 (10)
2015 → Mainz 05 (loan) 1 (0)
2015 → Frosinone (loan) 6 (0)
2016 → Universidad Católica (loan) 23 (24)
2017–2018 Pumas UNAM 39 (25)
2018–2019 Benfica 4 (0)
2019– América 22 (9)
National team‡
2013 Chile U20 11 (9)
2013– Chile 24 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 July 2019

Club career

Universidad Católica

Castillo was born and raised in Renca, suburb of the capital Santiago.[2] During his childhood, he was part of Universidad Católica's supporter groups[2] and later joined the club's youth ranks when he was 12.[2][3]

In 2010, Castillo made a goalscorer debut against San Pedro de Atacama football team for a cup game, sealing a 10–0 thrash of Católica after scoring the tenth and last goal of it.[4]

In 2011, Castillo debuted professionally in a league match against Cobreloa, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute during a 2–0 win.[5] On 2 March 2012, he scored his first competitive goal in a 2–0 win over Rangers, again for a league match.[6]

As a result of his performance in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Castillo was linked with Premier League side Manchester United, where his compatriot Ángelo Henríquez was playing at the time. Despite the rumours surrounding his move, the transfer never materialised.[7]

Club Brugge

In January 2014, Universidad Católica reached an agreement to sell Castillo to Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge.[8] The move became official as Castillo signed for a fee of €3 million on a deal until 2018.[9] He scored in his debut for Club Brugge in a 3–1 win over Genk on 9 February 2014.[10] He struggled to score again but did so during the play-offs in the last game of the season against Zulte Waregem, with Brugge winning 2–0.[11]

On 9 November 2014, Castillo netted a hat-trick in Brugge's 5–0 home win over Westerlo.[12] On 28 January 2015, he was loaned to 1. FSV Mainz 05 until the end of the season, with an option to buy.[13] On 7 April, having only made one substitute appearance for the Bundesliga club, he was ruled out for the remainder of the season with damage to his right knee ligaments.[14]

Later, on 28 August 2015, Castillo joined Italian side Frosinone on loan from Club Brugge until the end of the season.[15]

Pumas, Benfica

In 2017, Castillo joined Mexican club Pumas UNAM, where he played for a year. On 4 June 2018, he was sold to Portuguese side Benfica, signing a five-year contract.[16]

América

On 1 February 2019, Castillo returned to Mexico, joining Club América on a €7 million transfer fee, potentially rising to €9 million.[17][18] Nine days later, he made his league debut as a second-half substitute in América’s 3–0 loss to León at the Estadio Azteca.[19]

International career

Castillo was listed in the 21-man squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[20] In the tournament, he scored four goals, including an opener against Egypt, and was the top-scorer for Chile.[21]

Castillo made his debut for the Chile senior team on 23 March 2013 in a 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) away loss to Peru, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Jean Beausejour.[22]

In 2016, Castillo was nominated for the 2016 Copa América squad and was part of the Chilean victory in the tournament. He was subbed in the 104th minute of the final against Argentina, which Chile won 4–2 on penalties, where he converted the 2nd spot kick.

Career statistics

Club
As of 9 November 2019[23]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universidad Católica 2011 Primera División of Chile 3052—82
2012 21832823212
2013 1134263218
2013–14 17600—176
Total 52171261457828
Club Brugge 2013–14 Belgian Pro League 12200—122
2014–15 18831622711
Total 301031623913
Mainz 05 (loan) 2014–15 Bundesliga 1000—10
Frosinone (loan) 2015–16 Serie A 6000—60
Universidad Católica (loan) 2015–16 Primera División of Chile 111100—1111
2016–17 121375102018
Total 232475103129
Pumas UNAM 2016–17 Liga MX 1180020138
2017–18 281741—3218
Total 392541204526
Benfica 2018–19 Primeira Liga 404030110
Club América 2018–19 Liga MX 14510—155
2019–20 741[nb 1]00084
Total 2192000239
Career totals 176853213267234105
  1. Includes 1 match in the 2019 Campeón de Campeones

International
As of match played 6 July 2019[24]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile 201310
201400
201500
201671
201720
201882
201961
Total244

International goals
Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.[24]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 May 2016Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile Jamaica1–21–2Friendly
2.16 October 2018Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro City, Mexico Mexico1–01–0
3.20 November 2018Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, Temuco, Chile Honduras4–14–1
4.22 March 2019SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, United States Mexico1–31–3

Honours

Club

Universidad Católica

Club Brugge

Benfica

América

International

Chile

References
  1. "Nicolás Ignacio Castillo Mora". LigaMX.net. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  2. Lagos Barahona, Felipe (23 June 2012). "De la galeria a la cancha Nicolás Castillo el delantero de la UC que juega "como hincha"". Emol. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  3. "Nace el Ibra Chileno". Goal.com. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  4. "Nicolás Castillo, el mejor de los mejores". Cruzados.cl. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. Universidad Católica vs. Cobreloa 2–0
  6. Universidad Católica vs. Rangers 2–0
  7. "Transfer news: No Man Utd bids yet for Chile U20 striker Nicolas Castillo". Sky Sports. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  8. "Cruzados heeft principe-akkoord met Club Brugge over "Chileense Ibrahimovic"". Nieuwsblad. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  9. "Club Brugge betaalt drie miljoen euro voor Castillo". Nieuwsblad. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  10. "krcgenk 1–3 club brugge kv". Nieuwsblad. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  11. "Club sluit seizoen af met 2-0 zege tegen Zulte Waregem". Official Website of Club Brugge. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  12. "Sterk Club Brugge legt ook Westerlo over de knie" [Strong Club Brugge puts Westerlo on its knees]. Sporza (in Dutch). 9 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  13. "Castillo joins on loan from Brugge". 1. FSV Mainz 05. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  14. "Nicolás Castillo se pierde el resto de la temporada en el Mainz" [Nicolás Castillo to miss rest of season for Mainz] (in Spanish). La Tercera. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  15. http://football-italia.net/71756/brugges-castillo-frosinone
  16. Rebelo, Marco (4 June 2018). "Welcome, Castillo!". S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  17. "Liga MX's Club America signs Chilean striker Nicolas Castillo". ESPN. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  18. "Club América dá as boas-vindas a Castillo" [Club América welcomes Castillo]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  19. "Nicolás Castillo debuta con el América" [Nicolás Castillo debuts with América]. La Afición (in Spanish). 10 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  20. "Mundial Sub 20 Turquía 2013: Chile presentó lista de convocados". La Nueve. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  21. "Egypt lose to Chile in opening Under-20 group match". BBC Sport. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  22. Peru vs. Chile 1–0
  23. Nicolas Castillo at Soccerway
  24. "Nicolás Castillo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  25. "São estes os campeões nacionais pelo Benfica em 2018/19" [These are the national champions for Benfica in 2018–19]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 May 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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