Beckham David Castro Espinosa (born 12 September 2003) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a winger for La Equidad on loan from Millonarios.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Beckham David Castro Espinosa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | La Equidad (on loan from Millonarios) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chiqui Orozco | |||
| Academia de Crespo | |||
| Estudiantil | |||
| Aston Villa de Cali | |||
| 2020–2023 | Millonarios | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Millonarios | 29 | (7) |
| 2024– | La Equidad (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 6 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editCastro was born in Cartagena, and is named after former Manchester United, Real Madrid and England international footballer David Beckham, as his father was a fan of Real Madrid.[2] Due to his relatively unusual name, his footballing career was the subject of media attention from a young age, and in 2013 Colombian newspaper Q'hubo ran an article on him, despite him only being ten years old at the time.[3]
Club career
editEarly career
editCastro began his footballing career at Chiqui Orozco, a local footballing school in Cartagena.[4] He later played for Academia de Crespo and Estudiantil de Medellín, also representing Aston Villa de Cali.[4]
Millonarios
editHaving trialled with Brazilian and Portuguese clubs Grêmio and Braga, respectively, Castro signed a professional contract with Categoría Primera A side Millonarios in his native Colombia in December 2020.[4] He finished bronze in the 2022 golden boot race at youth level, and the following year he made his debut on 22 March 2023, coming on as a late substitute for Fernando Uribe in a 2–0 league win over Deportivo Pasto.[4]
Following teammate Óscar Cortés' call up to the Colombia under-20 side for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and an injury to attacking midfielder Daniel Cataño, Castro was given a run of games as a starter in the Millonarios side.[5] Having been named in the line-up for Millonarios' Categoría Primera A fixture against Independiente Medellín on 20 May 2023, he latched on to a cross from Leonardo Castro late into the first half to score his first goal for the club in the eventual 2–2 draw.[5][6] Three days later he made his Copa Sudamericana bow, starting in a 3–1 win over Uruguayan opposition Peñarol, and getting the assist for Jorge Arias' goal.[7][8] He followed this up with an assist in the following game, a 1–0 win against Boyacá Chicó, before scoring his second goal for the club - the only goal in a 1–0 win against América de Cali on 31 May 2023.[5][8][9]
On 3 August 2023, following a short absence from the first team, he returned to action in Millonarios' friendly win over Spanish opposition Real Zaragoza, scoring the first goal in an eventual 2–1 win.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 6 August 2023.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Millonarios | 2023 | Categoría Primera A | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Career total | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
Honours
edit- Millonarios
References
edit- ^ a b c Beckham Castro at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Puerto, Guillermo (31 May 2023). "Video: Beckham David Castro contando la historia de su nombre. ¡Es por eso!" [Video: Beckham David Castro telling the story of his name. That's why!]. futbolete.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Martínez Castellar, Juan Carlos (24 May 2023). "Así pintaba Beckham David Castro Espinoza cuando tenía diez años" [This is how Beckham David Castro Espinoza was painted when he was ten years old]. eluniversal.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d Anaya, Lucho (22 March 2023). "Beckham David Castro, la joya cartagenera que debutó con Millonarios" [Beckham David Castro, the jewel from Cartagena who debuted with Millonarios]. primertiempo.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Puerto, Guillermo (31 May 2023). "Beckham Castro, la sorpresiva nueva aparición en Millonarios" [Beckham Castro, the surprising new appearance in Millionaires]. futbolete.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Beckham David Castro marcó su primer gol con Millonarios frente al Medellín" [Beckham David Castro scored his first goal with Millonarios against Medellín]. espndeportes.espn.com (in Spanish). 20 May 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Anaya, Lucho (25 May 2023). "Pidiendo vía: Beckham Castro se estrenó en Sudamericana con una asistencia" [Asking for a way: Beckham Castro made his debut in Sudamericana with an assist]. primertiempo.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ a b Marín, Javier (1 June 2023). "Beckham Castro demuestra la calidad de la cantera de Millonarios: cuatro partidos en línea con goles y asistencias" [Beckham Castro demonstrates the quality of the Millonarios academy: four games in a row with goals and assists]. espn.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Caballero Villa, Carlos (31 May 2023). "El cartagenero Beckham Castro le da triunfo a Millonarios ante América" [Beckham Castro from Cartagena gives Millonarios victory against América]. eluniversal.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Anaya, Lucho (3 August 2023). "Gol en La Romareda: Beckham Castro le anotó con Millonarios al Real Zaragoza" [Goal in La Romareda: Beckham Castro scored with Millionaires against Real Zaragoza]. primertiempo.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Beckham Castro at Soccerway