Erick Castillo

Ecuadorian footballer (born 1995)
Erick Castillo
Castillo in 2018
Personal information
Full name Erick Leonel Castillo Arroyo
Date of birth (1995-02-05) 5 February 1995 (age 29)
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 (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

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

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

As of 25 July 2018[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

International goals

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.[11]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 September 2019 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States  Peru 1–0 1–0 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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]
  6. ^ ""Lucharé por ganarme un puesto"" ["I will fight to win a place"] (in Spanish). Hincha Amarillo. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "PERU VS. ECUADOR 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Highlights: Castillo Hits On Counter To Give Ecuador 1-0 Friendly Win Over Peru". BeIN Sports. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  10. ^ Erick Castillo at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Erick Castillo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

External links

  • Ecuafutbol profile (in Spanish)
  • Erick Castillo at Soccerway
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