Matías Castro (footballer, born 1991)

Matías Gastón Castro
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991
Place of birth Neuquén, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Vibonese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 C.A.I. 19 (4)
2012–2013 El Porvenir 31 (2)
2013–2014 Cambaceres 37 (17)
2014–2015 Danubio 27 (9)
2015 Unión Santa Fe 5 (0)
2016 Unión La Calera 5 (1)
2016 Villa Española 9 (0)
2017 San Marcos 11 (4)
2017–2019 Xanthi 39 (8)
2019 Montevideo Wanderers 15 (5)
2020 Xanthi 8 (1)
2020–2021 Ionikos 27 (15)
2021 Santa Fe 11 (3)
2022 Al-Wehdat 2 (0)
2022 Montevideo Wanderers 10 (1)
2023 Sportivo Luqueño 25 (2)
2024 Gimnasia de Mendoza 7 (1)
2024 Deportivo Morón 13 (0)
2025 Atlético Rafaela 13 (2)
2025 Sancataldese 16 (8)
2026 Gelbison 8 (2)
2026– Vibonese 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 August 2025

Matías Gastón Castro (born 18 December 1991) is an Argentine-Chilean[1] professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Vibonese.

Career

In 2021, Castro joined Colombian club Independiente de Santa Fe.[2] In 2022, he moved to Jordanian club Al-Wehdat.[3] On second half 2022, he returned to South America and signed with Montevideo Wanderers.[4]

In February 2023, Castro joined Paraguayan side Sportivo Luqueño.[5]

Back to Argentina, Castro played for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza and Deportivo Morón during 2024.[6] In February 2025, he signed with Atlético Rafaela.[7]

On 29 July 2025, Castro moved to Italy and joined Serie D club Sancataldese.[8]

In 2026, Castro signed with Gelbison and switched to Vibonese for the second half of the year.[9][10]

Personal life

He holds dual nationality: Argentine-Chilean. In 2017, he acquired the Chilean nationality by descent according to the Chilean law, due to the fact that his paternal grandfather is Chilean.[1]

Honours

Ionikos

References

  1. 1 2 "El desconocido goleador chileno que se destapó en Uruguay" [The unknown Chilean goalscorer who was uncovered in Uruguay] (in Spanish). AS Chile. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Matías Castro y sus primeras palabras como jugador de Santa Fe: "Estoy feliz por mi llegada"". Gol Caracol (in Spanish). 2 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "An Arab team signs an Argentine striker". what-new.com. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. ↑ @mwfc_oficial; (2 August 2022). "𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐢́𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨, centrodelantero argentino de pasado en el Club, firma contrato con el 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐬" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2022 – via Instagram.
  5. ↑ "Luqueño continúa reforzando: presentó a Matías Gastón Castro". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Gimnasia (Mendoza): Matías Castro se fue a otro equipo de la categoría". www.soloascenso.com.ar (in Spanish). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Matías Castro y Thomas Rojas, los últimos refuerzos para Atlético". PaloyGol.com.ar (in Spanish). 24 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  8. ↑ @sancataldesecalciofficial; (29 July 2025). "🗣️𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗽𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶, 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮 𝗹'𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼.💣" (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2025 – via Instagram.
  9. ↑ "Vibonese, colpo in attacco: arriva il giramondo Matías Castro". Zoom 24 (in Italian). 17 August 2026. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  10. ↑ @us_vibonesecalciofficial; (17 August 2026). "L'U.S. Vibonese Calcio comunica di aver acquisito le prestazioni sportive dell'attaccante Matías Gastón Castro" (in Italian). Retrieved 18 August 2026 – via Instagram.
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