Tomás Ezequiel Castro Ponce (born 3 March 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Atlético Tucumán, on loan from River Plate.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomás Ezequiel Castro Ponce | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Concarán, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Atlético Tucumán (on loan from River Plate) | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Escuela de Fútbol EFIC | |||
| 2014–2021 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | River Plate | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Godoy Cruz (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Atlético Tucumán (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:13, 16 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editCastro Ponce is a product of the River Plate youth system, having joined in 2014 from Escuela de Fútbol EFIC.[4][5][6] He notably scored goals against Millonarios and Libertad at the 2020 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Paraguay.[3][7] He made the breakthrough into Marcelo Gallardo's first-team squad later that year, appearing as an unused substitute in early November for Copa de la Liga Profesional victories away to Godoy Cruz and Banfield.[3][8][9] Castro Ponce made his senior debut in the same competition on 28 November against Rosario Central, featuring for the final eight minutes of a two-goal away win.[3][10][11][12]
On 5 January 2022, Ponce joined Godoy Cruz on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 29 November 2020.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 2020–21[nb 1] | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Notes
edit- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
edit- ^ "Tomás Castro Ponce". World Football. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Tomás Castro Ponce, el nuevo juvenil por el que apuesta Gallardo". Marca. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Argentina - T. Castro". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Tomás Castro Ponce, la sorpresa en la lista de River". La Página Millonaria. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Quién es el nuevo juvenil por el que apuesta Gallardo en River". Olé. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Quién es Tomás Castro Ponce, el jugador de 19 años que irá al banco de River por primera vez". TyC Sports. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Un nuevo juvenil debutó en la Primera de River". La Página Millonaria. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "El puntano Tomás Castro irá por primera vez al banco de River Plate". Radio Popular de San Luis. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Tomás Castro Ponce, un puntano de 19 años, estará por primera vez en el banco de River ante el Tomba". Cuyo Noticias. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Tomás Castro, otro debut en la era Gallardo". Olé. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Debutó Tomás Castro Ponce". Pasión Monumental. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Tomás Castro, otro pibe que debuta en la era Gallardo". TyC Sports. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Club Godoy Cruz on Twitter: "#PrimeraDivisión ¡Bienvenido ..., twitter.com, 5 January 2022
External links
edit- Tomás Castro Ponce at Soccerway