Niklas Castro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niklas Fernando Nygård Castro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway[2] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aalesund | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manglerud Star | |||
| Vålerenga | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Vålerenga | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Kongsvinger | 53 | (22) |
| 2019– | Aalesund | 36 | (20) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 August 2020 | |||
Niklas Fernando Nygård Castro (born 8 January 1996) is a Norwegian-born Chilean[4] football forward who currently plays for Aalesund.
Career
His father is Chilean and his mother is Norwegian. He played youth football for Manglerud Star.[5] Ahead of the 2016 he was drafted into the senior team of first-tier club Vålerenga. He made his Norwegian top division debut in April 2016 against Stabæk.
Already on 15 June 2018, Castro signed with Aalesund for the 2019 season. The contract was until 2021.[6]
International career
Due to his Chilean heritage, on 3 October 2019, Castro was officially called up to the Chile national team for the friendly matches against Colombia and Guinea[7]. Since he did not have Chilean nationality at the time, he was included in the squad as a "special guest" according to manager Reinaldo Rueda.[8]
On 27 February 2020, it was confirmed Castro officially acquired the Chilean nationality and may be called up to the national team according to Ambassador of Chile to Norway, Waldemar Coutts[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 August 2020[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vålerenga | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 13 | 1 | ||
| Kongsvinger | 2017 | OBOS-ligaen | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | - | 28 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | - | 30 | 12 | |||
| Total | 53 | 22 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 58 | 27 | ||
| Aalesund | 2019 | OBOS-ligaen | 24 | 17 | 3 | 3 | - | 27 | 20 | |
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 3 | ||
| Total | 36 | 20 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 39 | 23 | ||
| Career total | 98 | 42 | 12 | 9 | - | - | 110 | 51 | ||
References
- ^ Niklas Fernando Nygård Castro - Player Profile - Football - Eurosport, eurosport.com
- ^ https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/9v0GRd/aafk-spiller-ble-tatt-ut-paa-chiles-landslag-men-kan-ikke-spille-kamper
- ^ "Profile". Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
- ^ "Niklas Castro recibe la nacionalidad chilena y puede ser citado a la Roja" [Niklas Castro acquires Chilean nationality and may be called up to The Red One] (in Spanish). cdf.cl. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Granerød, Thomas (21 October 2010). "Oppsals gullgutter. Slo Manglerud Star i finalen i KM". Nordstrands Blad (in Norwegian). p. 35.
- ^ Castro klar for AaFK, 15 June 2018
- ^ "Nómina de la Selección Chilena Adulta para enfrentar a Colombia y Guinea en España" [Squad of the Chile national team to play against Colombia and Guinea in Spain] (in Spanish). laroja.cl. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Rueda sobre el chileno-noruego Niklas Castro: Es un invitado especial" [Rueda about Chilean-Norwegian Niklas Castro: "He is a special guest"] (in Spanish). cooperativa.cl. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Efectivamente @pabloramosg, Niklas Castro tiene nuestra nacionalidad" [In fact @pabloramosg, Niklas Castro gets our nationality] (in Spanish). @ErnestoWcoutts. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Niklas Castro". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
External links
- Niklas Castro at WorldFootball.net
- Aalesunds FK profile
- Niklas Castro at Soccerway
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