Daniel Castro (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Esteban Castro Santibáñez | ||
| Date of birth | April 27, 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Campiche, Puchuncaví, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Limache | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bernardo O'Higgins | |||
| Cruz del Llano[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Quintero Unido | ||
| 2016 | General Velásquez | (19) | |
| 2017 | Deportes Limache | ||
| 2018 | Unión La Calera | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Deportes Limache | ? | (52) |
| 2020–2021 | Unión Española | 11 | (0) |
| 2021 | Deportes Limache | 8 | (3) |
| 2022 | Santiago Wanderers | 8 | (2) |
| 2023– | Deportes Limache | 18 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023 | |||
Daniel Esteban Castro Santibáñez (born 27 April 1994) is a Chilean footballer who currently plays as a forward for Deportes Limache.
Career[edit]
He has become the Top Goalscorer of the fourth division of the Chilean football for three times: in 2016 playing for General Velásquez and in 2018 and 2019 playing for Deportes Limache. In 2020, he joined Unión Española in the Chilean Primera División.[2] In 2022, he joined Santiago Wanderers in the Primera B.[3]
For the 2023 season, he switched to Deportes Limache,[4] winning the league title.[5]
Personal life[edit]
He is nicknamed Popin, like a Chilean comic TV character.[6]
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
Deportes Limache
Individual[edit]
- Tercera A Top Scorer (3): 2016, 2018, 2019
References[edit]
- ^ "FÚTBOL (M): EL GOLEADOR DANIEL CASTRO – Radio Nuevo Mundo". RadioNuevoMundo.cl (in Spanish). 25 July 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "¡Es oficial! Daniel Castro vestirá los colores de Unión Española este 2020". Unión Española. 2020-01-04. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Daniel CASTRO". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Arévalo, Joaquín (19 January 2023). "Tiene 42 años, enfrentó a la U de Sampaoli y a Ronaldinho: ahora quiere ser campeón en Segunda División". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Zavala, Jaime (8 September 2023). "¡Histórico! Deportes Limache se corona campeón de la Segunda División y asciende a la Primera B". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ ""Popín" Castro tiene a Limache a punto de subir a Segunda División: final es el domingo". soychile.cl (in Spanish). 9 December 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
External links[edit]
- Daniel Castro at Soccerway
- Daniel Castro at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)
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Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Valparaíso Province
- Footballers from Valparaíso Region
- Chilean men's footballers
- General Velásquez footballers
- Deportes Limache footballers
- Unión La Calera footballers
- Unión Española footballers
- Santiago Wanderers footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Segunda División Profesional de Chile players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Men's association football forwards
- Chilean football forward stubs