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André Castro
Castro (behind) in action for Porto in 2013
Personal information
Full name André Castro Pereira
Date of birth (1988-04-02) 2 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Gondomar, Portugal
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Göztepe
Number 8
Youth career
1997–1999 Gondomar
1999–2007 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Porto 20 (1)
2008–2010 → Olhanense (loan) 56 (9)
2011–2012 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 44 (4)
2013–2014 → Kasımpaşa (loan) 33 (3)
2014–2017 Kasımpaşa 98 (15)
2017– Göztepe 88 (8)
International career
2004–2005 Portugal U17 10 (0)
2005–2006 Portugal U18 8 (1)
2006–2007 Portugal U19 14 (0)
2007 Portugal U20 6 (0)
2008–2010 Portugal U21 19 (0)
2010 Portugal U23 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2020

André Castro Pereira (born 2 April 1988), known as Castro, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Göztepe S.K. as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Gondomar, Porto District, Castro joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of 11, from hometown's Gondomar SC. In 2007, he helped the team conquer the junior championship.

On 2 February 2008, Castro made his first-team – and Primeira Liga – debut, coming on as a substitute for Paulo Assunção for the last 11 minutes of a 4–0 home win against U.D. Leiria.[1] He appeared in a further two official matches during the season.

In the following two years, Castro played with S.C. Olhanense on loan,[2] helping the Algarve side returned to the top level after an absence of more than 30 years in his debut campaign and being named the country's Best Young Player in his second, where he scored six goals in 28 games as his team retained their status.

Castro returned to Porto for 2010–11, but was soon deemed surplus to requirements by new manager André Villas-Boas as practically all Portuguese players. In January 2011, after having amassed 106 minutes in six competitive matches, he was loaned to Sporting de Gijón in Spain,[3] making his La Liga debut on the 23rd by playing one minute in a 1–0 home victory over Atlético Madrid.[4]

Castro managed to feature regularly for the Asturians during his spell, starting 11 times and scoring against RCD Mallorca (4–0, away)[5] and Getafe CF (2–0 at home),[6] in an eventual escape from relegation.

In mid-August 2011, another loan spell was arranged between Porto and Gijón.[7] He started in 26 of his 29 league appearances and added another two goals, but his team dropped down a division.

On 14 August 2013, Castro joined Turkish Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa S.K. on loan.[8] The move was made permanent for the 2014–15 season.

International career

Castro earned 57 caps for Portugal all youth levels combined, including 19 for the under-21s. On 5 August 2011, he was called by the full side for a friendly with Luxembourg,[9] but remained an unused substitute.

Career statistics

As of match played on 11 March 2018[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto 2007–08 Primeira Liga 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2010–11 1 0 2 0 — 2 0 5 0
2012–13 17 1 2 0 3 0 2 0 24 1
Total 20 1 4 0 3 0 4 0 31 1
Olhanense (loan) 2008–09 Segunda Liga 28 3 0 0 — 28 3
2009–10 Primeira Liga 28 6 0 0 1 0 — 29 6
Total 56 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 57 9
Sporting Gijón (loan) 2010–11 La Liga 15 2 0 0 — 15 2
2011–12 29 2 0 0 — 29 2
Total 44 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 4
Kasımpaşa (loan) 2013–14 Süper Lig 33 3 1 0 — 34 3
Kasımpaşa 2014–15 Süper Lig 32 5 0 0 — 32 5
2015–16 33 4 0 0 — 33 4
2016–17 33 6 6 1 — 39 7
Total 98 15 6 1 0 0 0 0 104 16
Göztepe 2017–18 Süper Lig 24 4 0 0 — 24 4
Career totals 275 36 11 1 4 0 4 0 294 37

Honours

Porto

Olhanense

References

  1. ^ "FC Porto goleia União de Leiria por 4–0" [FC Porto rout União de Leiria by 4–0]. Público (in Portuguese). 2 February 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Dragõezinhos de Olhão procuram chegar a bom Porto" [Little dragons from Olhão trying to reach a good Port ("Porto" in English, pun on club name)]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 4 October 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Official: Andre Castro joins Sporting Gijon on season-long loan from Porto". Goal. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Un fallo defensivo del Atlético da al Sporting tres puntos vitales" [Atlético defensive blunder gives Sporting three vital points]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 23 January 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Gijon hit Mallorca for four". ESPN Soccernet. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Sporting end unwanted run". ESPN Soccernet. 6 March 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Cerrada la cesión de André Castro" [André Castro loan completed] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Andre Castro Pereira Kasımpaşa'da" [Andre Castro Pereira to Kasımpaşa]. Milliyet (in Turkish). 14 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  9. ^ "André Castro se convierte en compañero de Cristiano" [André Castro becomes Cristiano's teammate]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 5 August 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  10. ^ André Castro at Soccerway

External links

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