André Castro

André Castro Pereira (born 2 April 1988), known as Castro, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a central midfielder.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Castro and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.
André Castro
Castro (behind) in action for Porto in 2013
Personal information
Full name André Castro Pereira
Date of birth (1988-04-02) 2 April 1988[1]
Place of birth Gondomar, Portugal[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Braga
Number 88
Youth career
1997–1999 Gondomar
1999–2007 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Porto 20 (1)
2008–2010 → Olhanense (loan) 56 (9)
2011–2012 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 44 (4)
2013–2014 → Kasımpaşa (loan) 33 (3)
2014–2017 Kasımpaşa 98 (15)
2017–2020 Göztepe 96 (8)
2020– Braga 7 (1)
National team
2004–2005 Portugal U17 10 (0)
2005–2006 Portugal U18 8 (1)
2006–2007 Portugal U19 14 (0)
2007 Portugal U20 6 (0)
2008–2010 Portugal U21 19 (0)
2010 Portugal U23 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2020

Formed at Porto, where he was mainly loaned out, he spent most of his career in Turkey, making 227 Süper Lig appearances and scoring 26 goals for Kasımpaşa and Göztepe.

Club career

Porto

Born in Gondomar, Porto District, Castro joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of 11, from hometown club Gondomar SC. In 2007, he helped the team conquer the junior championship.[2]

On 2 February 2008, Castro made his first-team – and Primeira Liga – debut, coming on as a substitute for Paulo Assunção for the last 11 minutes of a 4–0 home win against U.D. Leiria.[3] He appeared in a further two official matches during the season.

In the following two years, Castro played with S.C. Olhanense on loan,[4] helping the Algarve side returned to the top level after an absence of more than 30 years in his debut campaign and being named the country's Best Young Player in his second, where he scored six goals in 28 games as his team retained their status.

Castro returned to Porto for 2010–11, but was soon deemed surplus to requirements by new manager André Villas-Boas as practically all Portuguese players. In January 2011, after having amassed 106 minutes in six competitive matches, he was loaned to Sporting de Gijón in Spain,[5] making his La Liga debut on the 23rd by playing one minute in a 1–0 home victory over Atlético Madrid.[6]

Castro managed to feature regularly for the Asturians during his spell, starting 11 times and scoring against RCD Mallorca (4–0, away)[7] and Getafe CF (2–0 at home),[8] in an eventual escape from relegation.

In mid-August 2011, another loan spell was arranged between Porto and Gijón.[9] He started in 26 of his 29 league appearances and added another two goals, but his team dropped down a division.

Turkey

On 14 August 2013, Castro joined Turkish Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa S.K. on loan.[10] The move was made permanent for the 2014–15 season.

Castro signed a three-year contract with Göztepe S.K. of the same league on 8 July 2017.[11] He scored four times in his debut campaign, adding nine assists to help to a sixth-place finish one year after promotion.[12]

Braga

On 28 July 2020, Castro returned to his own country's top flight, on a two-year deal at S.C. Braga.[13]

International career

Castro earned 57 caps for Portugal all youth levels combined, including 19 for the under-21s. On 5 August 2011, he was called by the full side for a friendly with Luxembourg,[14] but remained an unused substitute.

Career statistics
As of match played on 11 March 2018[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto2007–08Primeira Liga 2000—20
2010–11 1020—2050
2012–13 171203020241
Total 201403040311
Olhanense (loan)2008–09Segunda Liga 28300—283
2009–10Primeira Liga 2860010—296
Total 569001000579
Sporting Gijón (loan)2010–11La Liga 15200—152
2011–12 29200—292
Total 444000000444
Kasımpaşa (loan)2013–14Süper Lig 33310—343
Kasımpaşa2014–15Süper Lig 32500—325
2015–16 33400—334
2016–17 33661—397
Total 981561000010416
Göztepe2017–18Süper Lig 24400—244
Career totals 27536111404029437

Honours

Porto

Olhanense

References
  1. "André Castro". Eurosport. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. Silva, Susana (11 June 2007). "Tiago Silva entra e dá título" [Tiago Silva comes in and gives title]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. "FC Porto goleia União de Leiria por 4–0" [FC Porto rout União de Leiria by 4–0]. Público (in Portuguese). 2 February 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  4. Coelho, Nuno (4 October 2009). "Dragõezinhos de Olhão procuram chegar a bom Porto" [Little dragons from Olhão trying to reach a good Port ("Porto" in English, pun on club name)]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. D'Andrea, Rick (11 January 2011). "Official: Andre Castro joins Sporting Gijon on season-long loan from Porto". Goal. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  6. "Un fallo defensivo del Atlético da al Sporting tres puntos vitales" [Atlético defensive blunder gives Sporting three vital points]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 23 January 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  7. "Gijon hit Mallorca for four". ESPN Soccernet. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  8. "Sporting end unwanted run". ESPN Soccernet. 6 March 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  9. "Cerrada la cesión de André Castro" [André Castro loan completed] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  10. "Andre Castro Pereira Kasımpaşa'da" [Andre Castro Pereira to Kasımpaşa]. Milliyet (in Turkish). 14 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  11. "Turquia: André Castro assina pelo Göztepe por três épocas" [Turkey: André Castro signs with Göztepe for three seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 July 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  12. "André Castro eleito o melhor jogador pelos adeptos do Goztepe" [André Castro voted best player by Goztepe fans] (in Portuguese). Domínio de Bola. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  13. "André Castro por dois anos no Sp. Braga" [André Castro to Sp. Braga for two years]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  14. "André Castro se convierte en compañero de Cristiano" [André Castro becomes Cristiano's teammate]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 5 August 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  15. André Castro at Soccerway
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