Alessio Castro-Montes

Alessio Castro-Montes
Castro-Montes playing for Eupen
Personal information
Full name Alessio Daniel Castro-Montes[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-17) 17 May 1997
Place of birth Tongeren, Belgium
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 17
Youth career
Gelmen VV
Standard Liège
Anderlecht
Sint-Truidense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Sint-Truidense 1 (0)
2017–2019 Eupen 36 (2)
2019–2023 Gent 125 (14)
2023–2025 Union SG 61 (6)
2025– 1. FC Köln 15 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2026

Alessio Daniel Castro-Montes (born 17 May 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln.[2]

Career

He started his football career at Gelmen VV under the coaching of his father, where also his three-year older brother played. He was soon noticed by a scout from Standard Liège and shortly after moved to the club where he played for seven years. He later moved to RSC Anderlecht.[3]

On 17 June 2019, Eupen announced that they had sold Castro-Montes to KAA Gent.[4]

On 1 September 2023, Castro-Montes signed a three-year contract with Union SG.[5]

On 1 September 2025, Castro-Montes moved to 1. FC Köln in Germany on a three-season deal.[6]

Personal life

Castro-Montes was born in Belgium to a Spanish father and a Belgian mother.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 August 2026[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sint-Truiden 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 1000––10
Eupen 2017–18 Belgian Pro League 14010––150
2018–19 Belgian Pro League 22220––242
Total 36230––392
Gent 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 212208[b]0–312
2020–21 Belgian Pro League 377209[c]0–487
2021–22 Belgian Pro League 3545113[d]0–535
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 3113011[e]01[f]0461
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 10003[d]0–40
Total 125141214401018215
Union SG 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 3344010[g]0–474
2024–25 Belgian Pro League 232104[h]01[f]0292
2025–26 Belgian Pro League 5000001[f]060
Total 6165014020826
1. FC Köln 2025–26 Bundesliga 14100——141
2026–27 Bundesliga 1010——20
Total 15110——161
Career total 238232115803031824
  1. ↑ Includes Belgian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, nine appearances in UEFA Conference League
  6. 1 2 3 Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  7. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
  8. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Gent

Union SG

References

  1. ↑ "Player profile".
  2. 1 2 Alessio Castro-Montes at Soccerway
  3. ↑ EXCL. PORTRET: CASTRO MONTES NU WEL KLAAR VOOR BELGISCHE TOPCLUB, voetbalbelgie.be, 7 June 2019
  4. ↑ Alessio Castro-Montes wechselt von der KAS Eupen zu KAA Gent Archived 2019-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, as-eupen.be, 17 June 2019
  5. ↑ "Alessio Castro-Montes joins Union". Union SG. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "FC sign Alessio Castro-Montes". 1. FC Köln. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  7. ↑ DH.be. "Alessio Castro Montes : "Je voulais un sacre chez les jeunes"".
  8. ↑ "Union Saint-Gilloise end 90-year wait for Belgian league title". Reuters. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Union St Gilloise end 110 year wait for third Belgian Cup victory". OneFootball. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
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