Edson Castillo

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Edson Castillo
Personal information
Full name Edson Daniel Castillo García
Date of birth (1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Caracas
Number 8
Youth career
Mineros
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Mineros 101 (2)
2016–2017 Neftchi Baku 20 (0)
2017 → Mineros (loan) 10 (0)
2018 Academia Puerto Cabello 28 (3)
2019 Monagas 30 (8)
2020 → Zacatepec (loan) 6 (0)
2021– Caracas 6 (0)
National team‡
2011 Venezuela U17 3 (1)
2013 Venezuela U20 1 (0)
2021– Venezuela 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:19, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:00, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Edson Daniel Castillo García (born 18 May 1994) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Caracas.

Career[]

Club[]

Edson Castillo began his career at Mineros, made his debut in the Venezuelan Primera División at the age of 16, against Aragua on 17 October 2010.[1]

In June 2016, Castillo moved to Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftchi Baku.[2][3][4]

In July 2017, Neftchi Baku announced that Castillo had moved back to Mineros on loan until the end of 2017.[5] On 18 December 2017, Neftchi Baku announced that they had parted ways with Castillo by mutual consent.[6]

International[]

Castillo played with U-17 at Sudamericana sub-17 in Ecuador and with U-20 at Sudamericana sub-20 in Argentina.[7]

He made his debut for Venezuela national football team on 13 June 2021 in the 2021 Copa América opening game against Brazil. He substituted Cristian Cásseres Jr. in the 83rd minute as Venezuela lost 0–3.[8]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 9 December 2017[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mineros 2010–11 Venezuelan Primera División 3 0 - - - 3 0
2011–12 11 0 - - - 11 0
2012–13 14 0 - 3 0 - 17 0
2013–14 19 1 - 1 0 - 20 1
2014–15 22 0 - 2 0 - 24 0
2015 12 0 0 0 - - - 12 0
2016 20 1 0 0 - - - 20 1
Total 101 2 - - 5 0 - - 106 2
Neftchi Baku 2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League 20 0 3 0 - 4 0 - 27 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0
Total 20 0 3 0 - - 4 0 - - 27 0
Mineros (loan) 2017 Venezuelan Primera División 10 0 6 2 – – 5 1 21 3
Career total 131 2 9 2 - - 9 0 5 1 154 5

International goals[]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 20 June 2021 Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Ecuador
1–1
2–2
 2021 Copa América

Honours[]

Mineros

References[]

  1. ^ "ARAGUA VS. MINEROS DE GUAYANA 1 - 0". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  2. ^ ""Neftçi"də 4 yeni futbolçu". neftchipfk.com. Neftchi Baku. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Эдсон Кастильо о переходе в Нефтчи". azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 16 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Edson Castillo: "Siempre soñé con poder jugar en Europa"". accdminerosdeguayana.com (in Spanish). Mineros de Guayana. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Edson Kastilyo icarəyə verildi". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Neftçi iki futbolçu ilə yollarını ayırır". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Ficha del Partido". ficfiles.com. Ficfiles. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Brazil v Venezuela game report". ESPN. 13 June 2021.
  9. ^ Edson Castillo at Soccerway

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