Castro (Brazilian footballer)

Luiz Felipe Castro Neto (born 13 February 1995), commonly known as Castro, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ponte Preta.

Castro
Personal information
Full name Luiz Felipe Castro Neto
Date of birth (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Ponte Preta
Number 3
Youth career
2011–2013 São Cristóvão
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Coríntians 1 (0)
2016 Olaria 3 (0)
2017 Amparo 12 (1)
2017 Icasa 0 (0)
2018 Ferroviário 0 (0)
2018–2019 Alcanenense
2019 Cascavel CR 9 (0)
2020 Anapolina 1 (0)
2020 Caucaia 1 (0)
2021 Cascavel CR 9 (3)
2021 Caucaia 7 (1)
2021 Rio São Paulo [pt] 9 (2)
2022 UNIRB 5 (0)
2022 Garibaldi 8 (4)
2023 Águia de Marabá 20 (2)
2023– Ponte Preta 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:40, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Castro represented hometown side São Cristóvão as a youth.[1] He began his senior career with Coríntians, and subsequently represented Olaria, Amparo and Icasa, impressing in the 2017 Copa Fares Lopes with the latter.[2]

On 9 March 2018, Castro was announced at Ferroviário,[3] but left in April after just three matches. He had a short spell abroad with Portuguese side Alcanenense, before spending the 2019 season with Cascavel CR.

On 19 November 2019, Castro agreed to a deal with Capital,[4] but was announced at Anapolina on 2 January 2020.[5] On 7 February, after just one match, he moved to Caucaia.[6]

Castro returned to Cascavel for the 2021 campaign, but was suspended by the Federação Paranaense de Futebol for six matches after his club provided false COVID-19 test results.[7] He subsequently returned to Caucaia, but finished the year with Rio São Paulo [pt].

Castro played the 2022 Campeonato Baiano with UNIRB, but moved to Garibaldi for the year's Copa FGF.[8] In December of that year, he was named in the squad of Águia de Marabá for the upcoming season,[9] and was a regular starter as the club won the 2023 Campeonato Paraense.

On 23 June 2023, Águia confirmed that Castro had agreed to a deal with Série B side Ponte Preta.[10] He only became a starter in the latter stages of the year,[11] but started the 2024 campaign as a first-choice.

Career statistics

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As of 23 February 2024.[12]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coríntians 2014 Potiguar 1 0 1 0
Olaria 2016[13] Carioca Série B 3 0 3 0
Amparo 2017 Paulista 2ª Divisão 12 1 12 1
Icasa 2017 Cearense Série B 6[a] 1 6 1
Ferroviário 2018 Série D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 3 0
Cascavel CR 2019 Paranaense 9 0 9 0
Anapolina 2020 Goiano 1 0 1 0
Caucaia 2020 Cearense 1 0 1 0
Cascavel CR 2021 Paranaense 9 3 9 3
Caucaia 2021 Série D 7 1 7 1
Rio São Paulo [pt] 2021 Carioca Série B1 9 2 9 2
UNIRB 2022 Baiano 5 0 5 0
Garibaldi 2022 Gaúcho Série B 8[c] 4 8 4
Águia de Marabá 2023 Série D 7 0 13 2 4 0 24 2
Ponte Preta 2023 Série B 6 0 4[d] 1 10 1
2024 0 0 8 0 8 0
Total 6 0 8 0 4 1 18 1
Career total 20 1 71 8 4 0 0 0 21 6 116 15
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

Honours

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Águia de Marabá

References

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  1. ^ "Zagueiro da Ponte lembra início: "Pulava muro da estação de trem e treinava de barriga vazia"" [Ponte stopper remembers beginnings: "I would jump the walls of the train station and I would train with an empty stomach"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Destaque do Icasa na Taça Fares Lopes, zagueiro Castro chama a atenção de clubes" [Spotlight of Icasa in the Taça Fares Lopes, stopper Castro catches the eye of clubs] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Zagueiro Castro é o novo reforço para a defesa coral" [Stopper Castro is the new addition for the coral defense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ferroviário AC. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Ativo no mercado, Capital confirma mais seis novas contratações" [Active on the market, Capital confirm six more signings] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Distrito do Esporte. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Lateral ex-Goiânia e mais três reforçam a Anapolina" [Former Goiânia full-back and three more bolster Anapolina] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Goiano. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Cearense: Visando à Copa do Brasil, Caucaia oficializa quatro reforços" [Cearense: Aiming the Copa do Brasil, Caucaia turn official four signings] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Clube paranaense é suspenso por 2 anos por falsificar testes de covid-19" [Paranaense club are suspended for 2 years for faking COVID-19 tests] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Garibaldi reforça elenco e intensifica preparação para a Copa FGF" [Garibaldi bolster squad and intensify trainings for the Copa FGF] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FML Esportes. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Esportes: Águia de Marabá apresenta novo elenco para 2023" [Sports: Águia de Marabá present new squad for 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Marabá. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Águia de Marabá confirma saída do volante Castro, que está indo para a Ponte Preta" [Águia de Marabá confirm departure of defensive midfielder Castro, who is going to Ponte Preta] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Ponte Preta: titular na reta final, Castro diz que vive "melhor momento da carreira"" [Ponte Preta: starter in the final rounds, Castro says that he is in "the best moment of his career"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Carlos Batista. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  12. ^ Castro at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  13. ^ "OLARIA ATLÉTICO CLUBE – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE B DE PROFISSIONAIS - 2016" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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