![]() Castillo in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo | ||
Date of birth | 5 February 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vitória | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2013 | Independiente del Valle | ||
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) |
2019–2022 | Tijuana | 36 | (3) |
2019–2020 | → Santos Laguna (loan) | 28 | (4) |
2020–2021 | → Juárez (loan) | 21 | (2) |
2022 | → Barcelona SC (loan) | 20 | (1) |
2023 | Aucas | 23 | (3) |
2024– | Vitória | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019– | Ecuador | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:52, 21 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2019 (UTC) |
Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo, better known as "La Culebra" (born 5 February 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Brazilian club Vitória and the Ecuador national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]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.[2]
Castillo made his professional debut on 29 March 2013, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Emelec.[3] His first goal came on 25 August, the opener in a 3–1 home win against Barcelona.[4]
On 7 January 2014 Castillo joined Barcelona,[5] but was subsequently loaned to Olmedo for one year. He was converted into a left back during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation.[6]
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.[7]
International career
[edit]On 5 September 2019 Castillo made his debut appearance for Ecuador against Peru, where he scored to only goal in a 1–0 win.[8][9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 25 July 2018.[10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
LDU Loja | 2013 | Serie A | 28 | 1 | — | 4[a] | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
Olmedo | 2014 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
Barcelona SC | 2015 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
2016 | 32 | 2 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
2017 | 28 | 5 | — | 9[b] | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | ||||
2018 | 20 | 5 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 22 | 5 | ||||
Subtotal | 90 | 13 | — | 13 | 0 | — | 103 | 13 | ||||
Career total | 147 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 14 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.[11]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 5 September 2019 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
References
[edit]- ^ "Erick Castillo: O "Gringo" que Reforça os Planos Táticos de Léo Condé no Vitória" [Erick Castillo: The "gringo" who bolsters the tactical plans of Léo Condé at Vitória] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal Bahia. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Barcelona SC ficha a tres prometedores juveniles" [Barcelona SC sign three promising youngsters] (in Spanish). EcuaGol. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ ""Lucharé por ganarme un puesto"" ["I will fight to win a place"] (in Spanish). Hincha Amarillo. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "PERU VS. ECUADOR 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Highlights: Castillo Hits On Counter To Give Ecuador 1-0 Friendly Win Over Peru". BeIN Sports. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ Erick Castillo at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Erick Castillo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
External links
[edit]- Ecuafutbol profile (in Spanish)
- Erick Castillo at Soccerway