Santiago Castro (footballer, born 2004)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Tomás Castro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bologna | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2021 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Vélez Sarsfield | 61 | (8) |
| 2024– | Bologna | 38 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Argentina U15 | 6 | (2) |
| 2022– | Argentina U20 | 4 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:53, 7 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 January 2023 | |||
Santiago Tomás Castro (born 18 September 2004) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Bologna.
Club career
[edit]Velez Sarsfield
[edit]Castro started his career at Vélez Sarsfield, making his debut on August 3, 2021, against Atlético Tucumán. In March 2023, he extended his contract until 31 December 2025.[2]
Bologna
[edit]On 30 January 2024, Castro signed with Bologna in Italy.[3] Later that year, on 20 May, he recorded his first goal and assist in a 3–3 draw against Juventus.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 7 April 2025[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | |||
| Total | 61 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 9 | ||
| Bologna | 2023–24 | Serie A | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 39 | 10 | ||
| Total | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 47 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 99 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 20 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina, Coppa Italia
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Santiago Castro at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Extendió hasta el 2025" (in Spanish). Vélez Sarsfield. 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Santiago Castro joins Bologna". Bologna. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Bologna-Juventus 3-3, spettacolo al Dall'Ara con i bianconeri che recuperano 3 reti" (in Italian). Rai News. 20 May 2024.
- ^ Santiago Castro at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Bologna FC 1909 website
- Santiago Castro – UEFA competition record (archive)
Categories:
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentina men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Argentine Primera División players
- Serie A players
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- Bologna FC 1909 players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen