Castro (Brazilian footballer)
| 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 | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paysandu | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | Ponte Preta | 48 | (1) |
| 2025 | The Strongest | 5 | (0) |
| 2025 | Atlético Goianiense | 4 | (0) |
| 2026– | Paysandu | 16 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:36, 29 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Luiz Felipe Castro Neto (born 13 February 1995), commonly known as Castro, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Paysandu.
Career
Born 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.
On 31 January 2025, after losing his starting spot, Castro moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for Bolivian Primera División side The Strongest.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 29 May 2026.[13]
| 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[14] | 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 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 1 | |||||
| 2025 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 52 | 2 | |||
| The Strongest | 2025 | Bolivian Primera División | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2[e] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Atlético Goianiense | 2025 | Série B | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Paysandu | 2026 | Série C | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 4[f] | 2 | 24 | 3 | |
| Career total | 62 | 2 | 85 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 185 | 19 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Norte
Honours
Águia de Marabá
- Paysandu
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Kelia (13 December 2022). "Esportes: Águia de Marabá apresenta novo elenco para 2023" [Sports: Águia de Marabá present new squad for 2023]. Prefeitura de Marabá - Pa (in Brazilian Portuguese). Marabá. 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.
- ↑ "Zagueiro deixa a Ponte para jogar por time da Libertadores" [Stopper leaves Ponte to play for Libertadores team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ 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
- Castro profile at Futebol de Goyaz (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- Bolivian Primera División players
- Atlético Clube Coríntians players
- Olaria Atlético Clube players
- Amparo Athlético Club players
- Associação Desportiva Recreativa e Cultural Icasa players
- Ferroviário Atlético Clube (CE) players
- Cascavel Clube Recreativo players
- Associação Atlética Anapolina players
- Caucaia Esporte Clube players
- Águia de Marabá Futebol Clube players
- Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
- The Strongest players
- Atlético Clube Goianiense players
- Paysandu Sport Club players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen