Quévin Castro

Quevin Castro
Castro with York City in 2023
Personal information
Full name Quévin Moisés Cachicote da Rocha de Castro[1]
Date of birth (2001-08-16)16 August 2001
Place of birth Linda-a-Velha, Lisbon, Portugal
Date of death 22 August 2026(2026-08-22) (aged 25)
Place of death Malveira, Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position Central midfielder
Youth career
Sporting CP Youth Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Thetford Town 43 (2)
2019 Mildenhall Town 3 (0)
2019 Leiston 3 (1)
2020 Bury Town 2 (0)
2020 Norwich CBS 4 (2)
2021–2023 West Bromwich Albion 2 (0)
2022 → Burton Albion (loan) 3 (0)
2022–2023 → Notts County (loan) 14 (4)
2023 → Gateshead (loan) 1 (0)
2023–2024 York City 14 (1)
2024 → King's Lynn Town (loan) 8 (1)
2025 Chippenham Town 8 (0)
2025–2026 Cambridge City 18 (3)
2026 Eastbourne Borough 6 (3)
2026 Real Sport Clube 0 (0)
Total 130 (17)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Quévin Moisés Cachicote da Rocha de Castro (16 August 2001 – 22 August 2026) was a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Early and personal life

Castro was born in Linda-a-Velha, Lisbon,[2] to a Santomean father and an Angolan mother.[3] His brothers Rudy, Valter Rocha, and Aires are also footballers.[4] Castro played in the academy at Sporting CP before moving to England,[5] where he grew up in Thetford, Norfolk, and attended the Thetford Academy.[2][6]

Career

Castro played non-league football for Mildenhall Town, Thetford Town, Norwich CBS, Leiston and Bury Town during his early career.[2][7][8][9] Castro had trial spells at Ipswich Town in 2019 and later in 2020, and also spent time on trial at Sutton United, Arsenal, Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion.[10][7]

In summer 2021, Castro signed for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion on a two-year contract following his trial at the club.[7] He made his debut for the club on 25 August 2021, starting in a 6–0 EFL Cup second round defeat to Arsenal.[11][12] Castro made his first of two league appearances for West Brom on 28 February 2022, as a substitute in a 2–0 Championship defeat to Swansea City.[13]

On 14 July 2022, Castro joined League One side Burton Albion on a season-long loan.[14] Castro had his loan terminated by mutual consent on 1 September.[15] On 12 September 2022, Castro joined National League club Notts County on loan until 8 January 2023.[16] Upon the expiration of his contract, he joined fellow National League club Gateshead on loan until the end of the season.[17]

On 28 June 2023, it was announced that Castro would sign with National League side York City following the expiration of his West Bromwich Albion contract.[18]

On 19 January 2024, he joined National League North side King's Lynn on an initial month's loan. He made his debut, as a substitute, the day after he joined in a 2-2 league draw against Hereford.[19]

Castro's York contract was cancelled in May 2024.[20]

He joined Chippenham Town in July 2025,[21] but his contract was mutually terminated in October,[22] and the following month, he joined Isthmian League North Division club Cambridge City.[23][24]

Castro signed for Eastbourne Borough in March 2026.[25]

On 29 June 2026, Castro returned to Portugal to sign for Real Sport Clube, but died prior to making an official appearance for the club.[26]

Style of play

Castro was described as an "energetic and powerful central midfielder".[7]

Death

Six days after turning 25, Castro died on 22 August 2026, after collapsing during a pre-season friendly between Real Sport Clube and Estrela da Amadora at the Estádio das Seixas in Malveira, near Lisbon.[27][28]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leiston 2019–20[9] Southern League Premier Division Central 3110—1[a]152
Bury Town 2019–20[29] Isthmian League North Division 2000—0020
West Bromwich Albion 2021–22[12] EFL Championship 2000100030
2022–23[30] 0000000000
Total 2000100030
Burton Albion (loan) 2022–23[30] EFL League One 3000101[b]050
Notts County (loan) 2022–23[1] National League 14410—00154
Gateshead (loan) 2022–23[1] National League 1000—1[c]020
York City 2023–24[1] National League 14120—1[c]0171
King's Lynn Town (loan) 2023–24[1] National League North 81——0081
Chippenham Town 2025–26[1] National League South 8010—0090
Cambridge City 2025–26[31] Isthmian League North Division 18300—00183
Eastbourne Borough 2025–26[1] National League South 6300—1[d]073
Career total 79135020519114
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Southern League Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Sussex Senior Cup

Honours

West Bromwich Albion U23

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Quevin Castro". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Ramsey, Gabriel (22 August 2026). "Former York City player Quevin Castro dies at 25 years old". York Press. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Angola pick several new faces for upcoming friendlies". BBC Sport. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Madeley, Steve. "Quevin Castro: Albion's teen star plucked from non-League with lofty ambitions". The Athletic.
  5. ↑ "Exclusive: West Bromwich Albion's new signing Quevin Castro hoping to go to the very top". SuffolkNews. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Apicella, Liam (13 July 2021). "West Bromwich Albion sign Thetford-raised Quevin Castro". SuffolkNews. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Masi, Joseph (14 July 2021). "West Brom sign teen Quevin Castro after impressing on trial". Express & Star. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Wolves Left-Back and Former Manchester United Trainee Among Blues Trialists — Ipswich Town News". TWTD.co.uk. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Quevin Castro Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Warren, Andy (13 July 2021). "Long-time Ipswich trialist signs for West Brom". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  11. ↑ Chapman, Joseph (25 August 2021). "West Brom v Arsenal team news as Ismael hands out five debuts". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Quévin Castro in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  13. ↑ Ally, Marcus (1 March 2022). "Quevin Castro sends message to West Brom supporters after making debut in 2-0 loss to Swansea City". Football League World. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Quevin Castro completes loan switch to Burton". West Bromwich Albion. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "CASTRO LOAN TERMINATED BY MUTUAL CONSENT". Burton Albion F.C. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "Signing: Quevin Castro". Notts County F.C. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  17. ↑ "Quevin Castro signs". gateshead-fc.com. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  18. ↑ Ramsey, Gabriel (28 June 2023). "York City snap up West Brom midfielder on permanent deal". York Press. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  19. ↑ "Quevin enter the fray". kltown.co.uk. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  20. ↑ "Quevin Castro's contract mutually terminated". yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "Quevin Castro joins CTFC". chippenhamtown.com. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  22. ↑ "Quevin Castro departs CTFC". chippenhamtown.com. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  23. ↑ @cambridgecityfc (31 October 2025). "Friday night signing anyone? we're delighted to introduce you to our latest signing who has recently been plying his trade at Step 2 with Chippenham Town FC. Please welcome....... @Quevincastro16" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 November 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  24. ↑ "New addition has high hopes after sealing City move". Cambridge Independent. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  25. ↑ "Welcome, Quevin Castro". ebfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  26. ↑ "Jogador do Real morre em jogo particular com o Estrela da Amadora". A Bola. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  27. ↑ "Ex-West Brom star dies, 25, after collapsing during friendly match". AOL.com. 22 August 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  28. ↑ Kearns, Sean (22 August 2026). "Ex-West Brom midfielder Castro, 25, dies during friendly". BBC Sport.
  29. ↑ "Bury Town — Appearances — Quevin Castro — 2019–2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Quévin Castro in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  31. ↑ "Cambridge City — Appearances — Quevin Castro — 2025–2026". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  32. ↑ Masi, Joseph (13 May 2022). "West Brom win Black Country derby PL Cup final in dramatic penalty shoot-out". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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