Milton Óscar Casco (born 11 April 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as left-back for River Plate.
 Casco with River Plate in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Milton Óscar Casco[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | María Grande, Entre Ríos, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | River Plate | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlético María Grande | |||||||||||||||||
| Gimnasia LP | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Gimnasia LP | 73 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Newell's Old Boys | 82 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015– | River Plate | 176 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Argentina | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:02, 2 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editBorn in María Grande, Entre Ríos Province, Casco began his professional career with Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata of the Argentine Primera División in 2009. In July 2012 he signed for Newell's Old Boys under manager Gerardo Martino, who bought 50% of his economic rights.[3]
In August 2015, Casco was close to a €2.5 million move to French club Olympique de Marseille. The transfer fell through when compatriot Marcelo Bielsa unexpectedly resigned as the Ligue 1 team's manager.[4]
On 9 September 2015, Casco signed a three-year contract with CA River Plate, with the Buenos Aires–based club purchasing 85% of his economic rights for $3 million.[5] He made his debut four days later in the Superclásico against arch-rivals Boca Juniors, a 1–0 home loss.[6] On 18 July 2017 he signed an extension until June 2020.[7] On 12 February 2021 he signed an extension until December 2023.[8] On 13 September 2022, he extended his contract until December 2025[9]
International career
editOn 27 May, uncapped Casco was selected by coach Gerardo Martino for the 2015 Copa América in Chile.[10] He made his debut in a preparation friendly on 7 June at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, filling in for Facundo Roncaglia for the final 29 minutes of a 5–0 win over Bolivia;[11] however, he did not feature in the tournament, in which his country lost to the hosts in the final.
Absent from the national team since the 2015 tournament, Casco was a surprise inclusion for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil, with Lionel Scaloni picking him ahead of Gabriel Mercado.[12] He played one game of a third-place finish, the 1–1 group draw with Paraguay at the Mineirão.[13]
Club statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 22 June 2023[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental[a] | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gimnasia La Plata | 2008–09 | Argentine Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Primera B | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ||
| Newell's | 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| 2013–14 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 82 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 7 | ||
| River Plate | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 159 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 243 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 314 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 82 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 419 | 12 | ||
- ^ Includes the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
- ^ Includes the FIFA Club World Cup, Recopa Sudamericana, Copa de la Superliga and Supercopa Argentina.
Honours
editNewell's Old Boys
River Plate
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2016, 2019
- Copa Argentina: 2015–2016, 2016–2017, 2019
- Supercopa Argentina: 2017, 2019
- Copa Libertadores: 2018
- Argentine Primera División: 2021, 2023
- Trofeo de Campeones:2021, 2023
Argentina
- Copa América: runner-up 2015,[15] third place 2019[16]
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players: River Plate" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Milton Casco" (in Spanish). Club Atlético River Plate. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Milton Casco, la nueva incorporación de Newell's" [Milton Casco, new signing for Newell's]. Popular (in Spanish). 7 July 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Marseille retreats from Milton Casco deal after Bielsa's departure". EFE. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Milton Casco es nuevo jugador de River y podría jugar ante Boca" [Milton Casco is new River player and could play against Boca] (in Spanish). ESPN. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Maverino, Silvio (12 September 2015). "Casco debuta ante Boca: ¿Cuántas veces pasó?" [Casco debuts against Boca: How many times has this happened?]. Fox Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Casco y Rodríguez renovaron su contrato con River". caRiverPlate.com.ar (in Spanish). 18 July 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ Berardo, Nico (12 February 2021). "Casco firmó su renovación con River". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Milton Casco renovó su contrato con River". caRiverPlate.com.ar (in Spanish). 13 September 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Gerardo Martino confirmó la lista de 23 convocados y mantuvo a Casco para la Copa América" [Gerardo Martino confirmed the list of 23 squad members and maintained Casco for the Copa América]. La Nación. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Pisani, Sacha (7 June 2015). "Argentina 5-0 Bolivia: Aguero bags hat-trick". Goal.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Garcia, Adriana (21 May 2019). "Messi leads Argentina's Copa America squad list". ESPN FC. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Argentina draws with Paraguay 1-1 in Copa America". USA Today. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Milton Casco at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ Hill, Tim (5 July 2015). "Chile win Copa América after beating Argentina on penalties – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Copa América: Messi sent off as Argentina takes 3rd place". Fox Sports. AP. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
External links
edit- Milton Casco at Soccerway