Luiz Felipe Castro Neto (born 13 February 1995), commonly known as Castro, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ponte Preta.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Felipe Castro Neto | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ponte Preta | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | São Cristóvão | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Coríntians | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Olaria | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Amparo | 12 | (1) |
| 2017 | Icasa | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Ferroviário | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Alcanenense | ||
| 2019 | Cascavel CR | 9 | (0) |
| 2020 | Anapolina | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Caucaia | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Cascavel CR | 9 | (3) |
| 2021 | Caucaia | 7 | (1) |
| 2021 | Rio São Paulo | 9 | (2) |
| 2022 | UNIRB | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | Garibaldi | 8 | (4) |
| 2023 | Águia de Marabá | 20 | (2) |
| 2023– | Ponte Preta | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:40, 23 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editBorn in Rio de Janeiro, Castro represented hometown side São Cristóvão as a youth.[1] He began his senior career with Coríntians, and subsequently represented Olaria, Amparo and Icasa, impressing in the 2017 Copa Fares Lopes with the latter.[2]
On 9 March 2018, Castro was announced at Ferroviário,[3] but left in April after just three matches. He had a short spell abroad with Portuguese side Alcanenense, before spending the 2019 season with Cascavel CR.
On 19 November 2019, Castro agreed to a deal with Capital,[4] but was announced at Anapolina on 2 January 2020.[5] On 7 February, after just one match, he moved to Caucaia.[6]
Castro returned to Cascavel for the 2021 campaign, but was suspended by the Federação Paranaense de Futebol for six matches after his club provided false COVID-19 test results.[7] He subsequently returned to Caucaia, but finished the year with Rio São Paulo.
Castro played the 2022 Campeonato Baiano with UNIRB, but moved to Garibaldi for the year's Copa FGF.[8] In December of that year, he was named in the squad of Águia de Marabá for the upcoming season,[9] and was a regular starter as the club won the 2023 Campeonato Paraense.
On 23 June 2023, Águia confirmed that Castro had agreed to a deal with Série B side Ponte Preta.[10] He only became a starter in the latter stages of the year,[11] but started the 2024 campaign as a first-choice.
Career statistics
edit- As of 23 February 2024.[12]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coríntians | 2014 | Potiguar | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Olaria | 2016[13] | Carioca Série B | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Amparo | 2017 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Icasa | 2017 | Cearense Série B | — | — | — | — | 6[a] | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Ferroviário | 2018 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Cascavel CR | 2019 | Paranaense | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Anapolina | 2020 | Goiano | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Caucaia | 2020 | Cearense | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Cascavel CR | 2021 | Paranaense | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||||
| Caucaia | 2021 | Série D | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Rio São Paulo | 2021 | Carioca Série B1 | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| UNIRB | 2022 | Baiano | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Garibaldi | 2022 | Gaúcho Série B | — | — | — | — | 8[c] | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| Águia de Marabá | 2023 | Série D | 7 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| Ponte Preta | 2023 | Série B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 4[d] | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 18 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 20 | 1 | 71 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 116 | 15 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
Honours
editÁguia de Marabá
References
edit- ^ "Zagueiro da Ponte lembra início: "Pulava muro da estação de trem e treinava de barriga vazia"" [Ponte stopper remembers beginnings: "I would jump the walls of the train station and I would train with an empty stomach"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Destaque do Icasa na Taça Fares Lopes, zagueiro Castro chama a atenção de clubes" [Spotlight of Icasa in the Taça Fares Lopes, stopper Castro catches the eye of clubs] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Zagueiro Castro é o novo reforço para a defesa coral" [Stopper Castro is the new addition for the coral defense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ferroviário AC. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Ativo no mercado, Capital confirma mais seis novas contratações" [Active on the market, Capital confirm six more signings] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Distrito do Esporte. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Lateral ex-Goiânia e mais três reforçam a Anapolina" [Former Goiânia full-back and three more bolster Anapolina] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Goiano. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Cearense: Visando à Copa do Brasil, Caucaia oficializa quatro reforços" [Cearense: Aiming the Copa do Brasil, Caucaia turn official four signings] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Clube paranaense é suspenso por 2 anos por falsificar testes de covid-19" [Paranaense club are suspended for 2 years for faking COVID-19 tests] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Garibaldi reforça elenco e intensifica preparação para a Copa FGF" [Garibaldi bolster squad and intensify trainings for the Copa FGF] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FML Esportes. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Esportes: Águia de Marabá apresenta novo elenco para 2023" [Sports: Águia de Marabá present new squad for 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Marabá. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Águia de Marabá confirma saída do volante Castro, que está indo para a Ponte Preta" [Águia de Marabá confirm departure of defensive midfielder Castro, who is going to Ponte Preta] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Ponte Preta: titular na reta final, Castro diz que vive "melhor momento da carreira"" [Ponte Preta: starter in the final rounds, Castro says that he is in "the best moment of his career"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Carlos Batista. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ Castro at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "OLARIA ATLÉTICO CLUBE – CAMPEONATO ESTADUAL DA SÉRIE B DE PROFISSIONAIS - 2016" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
External links
edit- Castro profile at Futebol de Goyaz (in Brazilian Portuguese)