Ibsen Castro

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Ibsen Castro
Personal information
Full name Ibsen Adalberto Castro Avelar
Date of birth (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 (age 32)
Place of birth Quezaltepeque, La Libertad, El Salvador
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
CD Atlético Marte
Nejapa FC
CD Brasilia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 CD Atlético Marte 80 (24)
2014–2017 CD Águila 36 (10)
2017–2018 Sonsonate FC[1] 42 (3)
2018– CD FAS 87[2] (3)
National team
2014– El Salvador
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2021

Ibsen Adalberto Castro Avelar (born 24 October 1988) is a Salvadorian professional footballer, who plays as a defender.

Castro was born in Quezaltepeque, La Libertad, and played youth football with Atlético Marte before joining the first team in 2010.

Club career[]

Atlético Marte[]

Castro began his youth career at the San Salvador club, Atlético Marte. He made his first team debut 2010 and amassed 72 appearances and scored 6 goals for Los Marcianos during a two-year spell.

Águila[]

In June 2014, Castro signed with Águila. He made his debut for Águila in a 3–0 victory against Alianza. He scored his first goal for Águila in a 1–2 defeat against Santa Tecla in the Estadio Las Delicias, on August 2014.

With Águila, Castro disputed the finals of the Apertura 2014 and the Clausura 2016, but they were defeated by Isidro Metapán (on penalties) and Dragón (0–1) respectively.

Sonsonate[]

Castro signed with Sonsonate for the Apertura 2017. He scored his first goal for Sonsonate in a 1–1 draw against Águila in the Estadio Cuscatlán, in July 2017.

FAS[]

In 2018, he signed with FAS for the Apertura 2018. He scored a crucial goal[citation needed] in a 1–0 victory against Sonsonate in the Estadio Óscar Quiteño in October 2018.

With FAS, he reached the semifinals of the Apertura 2018.

International[]

Castro was first called up to the El Salvador national team in 2014. He was called up for the 2014 Copa Centroamericana and started the first group stage game, a 2–1 loss against Guatemala, in an eventual fourth-place finish for El Salvador.[3]

Castro has won seven caps with the El Salvador national football team at the moment.

Honours[]

Club[]

FAS

International[]

El Salvador

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Sonsonate-confirma-una-baja-para-la-ultima-fecha-del-Clausura-20180426-0005.html
  2. ^ https://us.soccerway.com/players/ibsen-adalberto-castro-avelar/198157/
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2014-09-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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