Quevin Castro
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 August 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Portugal | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | West Bromwich Albion | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
Sporting CP | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Mildenhall Town | |||
Thetford Town | |||
Norwich CBS | |||
2019 | Leiston | 3 | (1) |
2020 | Bury Town | 2 | (0) |
2021– | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:00, 25 August 2021 (UTC) |
Quevin Castro (born 16 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.
Early life and education[]
Born in Portugal,[2] Castro played in the academy at Sporting CP before moving to England.[3] He grew up in Thetford, Norfolk, and attended The Thetford Academy.[4]
Career[]
Castro played non-league football for Mildenhall Town, Thetford Town, Norwich CBS, Leiston and Bury Town during his early career.[5][6][7] Castro had trial spells at Ipswich Town in 2019 and later in 2020, and also spent time on trial at Sutton United, Arsenal, Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion.[2][5] In summer 2021, he signed for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion on a two-year contract following his trial at the club.[5] He made his debut for the club on 25 August 2021, starting in a 6–0 EFL Cup second round defeat to Arsenal.[8][9]
Style of play[]
Castro has been described as an "energetic and powerful central midfielder".[5]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 25 August 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leiston | 2019–20[7] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
Bury Town | 2019–20[10] | Isthmian League North Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
West Bromwich Albion | 2021–22[9] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Southern League Cup
References[]
- ^ "Quevin Castro". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b Warren, Andy (13 July 2021). "Long-time Ipswich trialist signs for West Brom". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive: West Bromwich Albion's new signing Quevin Castro hoping to go to the very top". SuffolkNews. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Apicella, Liam (13 July 2021). "West Bromwich Albion sign Thetford-raised Quevin Castro". SuffolkNews. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d Masi, Joseph (14 July 2021). "West Brom sign teen Quevin Castro after impressing on trial". Express & Star. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Wolves Left-Back and Former Manchester United Trainee Among Blues Trialists - Ipswich Town News". TWTD.co.uk. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Quevin Castro Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Chapman, Joseph (25 August 2021). "West Brom v Arsenal team news as Ismael hands out five debuts". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Quevin Castro in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Bury Town — Appearances — Quevin Castro — 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Portuguese footballers
- English footballers
- Portuguese people of Angolan descent
- English people of Angolan descent
- Association football midfielders
- Bury Town F.C. players
- Mildenhall Town F.C. players
- Thetford Town F.C. players
- Norwich CBS F.C. players
- Leiston F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Isthmian League players
- Southern Football League players