Edson Castillo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edson Daniel Castillo García | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2022 | Caracas | 53 | (7) |
| 2023 | Monagas | 11 | (3) |
| 2023–2025 | Kaizer Chiefs | 37 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Venezuela U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2013 | Venezuela U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Venezuela | 10 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:21, 10 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Edson Daniel Castillo García (born 18 May 1994) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]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]
In July 2023, Castillo signed for South African Premier Division side Kaizer Chiefs on a two-year deal.[7] He made his debut in a 0–0 draw with Chippa United on 6 August.He scored his first goal for the club in the 2023-24 MTN 8 quarter final against Cape Town City FC which resulted the match to end 2–1 to send Kaizer Chiefs to the semi final [8]
International
[edit | edit source]Castillo played with U-17 at Sudamericana sub-17 in Ecuador and with U-20 at Sudamericana sub-20 in Argentina.[9]
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.[10]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 28 September 2024[11]
| 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 | ||
| Kaizer Chiefs | 2023–24 | DStv Premiership | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 5 | |
| 2024–25 | DStv Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 34 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 161 | 5 | 10 | 2 | – | 9 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 188 | 10 | |||
International
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 10 October 2024[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 2021 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
International goals
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 June 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador | 1–1 |
2–2 |
2021 Copa América |
Honours
[edit | edit source]- Copa Venezuela (2): 2011, 2017
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Edson Castillo at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Profile on official club website
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Venezuelan men's footballers
- Venezuela men's youth international footballers
- Venezuela men's under-20 international footballers
- Venezuela men's international footballers
- Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers
- A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana players
- Neftçi PFK players
- Monagas S.C. players
- Zacatepec F.C. players
- Caracas F.C. players
- Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players
- Academia Puerto Cabello players
- Venezuelan Primera División players
- Azerbaijan Premier League players
- South African Premier Division players
- Ascenso MX players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- 2021 Copa América players
- Footballers from Ciudad Guayana